EDUCATION

● MFA (Textiles), Georgia State University

● BFA (Textiles), Georgia State University

TEACHING AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

2019 to Present

Part-Time Assistant Professor (Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Spring 2021) and Limited Term Assistant Professor (Spring 2020), School of Art and Design, Kennesawy State University

ATT1000 Orientation; Overview of Apparel Textile Technology Program

ATT1150 History of Fashion

ATT3250 Math Applications in Merchandising

ATT1400 Principles of Merchandising

ATT3505 Fabric Formation and Design

ATT3600 Apparel Analysis Product Development

ATT4490 Textile Sewing and Construction Techniques

ART4400 Directed Study Advanced Sewing and Couture Techniques

2018 - 2019

Instructor, Ernest G. Welch School of Art and Design, Georgia State University

Courses taught -

TEXT 3100 Surface Design I : Applications of Surface Design Techniques;

ART 1020 2D Design : Fundamentals of 2D Design

2017

Part-Time Assistant Professor, School of Art and Design, Kennesaw State University (KSU)

Courses taught -

ATT 1000 Orientation; Overview of Apparel Textile Technology Program;

ATT 3250 Math Application in Merchandising - math applications for planning, controlling and interpreting merchandising functions.

2016 to 2018

Graduate Assistant, Georgia State University

Assisted with fibers area studio maintenance and organization.

Assisted Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced levels of Fibers courses.

2009 to 2019

Owner and Founder, Stitch Pretty

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT - STITCH PRETTY

• Developed and operate a completely self-sustaining textile arts teaching studio without external investment or funding.

• Provide between 20 to 80 hours a week of sewing and textile arts classes for adults and children along with 8 full weeks of summer camps each year.

• Supervising teacher and mentor to teachers that support Stitch Pretty classes.

EXHIBITIONS

2021 Relics: Stories from the Past, Roswell Visual Arts Center, Roswell, GA

2021 Invisible, Kyoto Shibori Museum, Japan *

2019 Ongoing Conversation: Impression, Kyoto Shibori Museum, Japan

2019 Ongoing Conversation: Recall, Recollect, Reconstruct, Kyoto International Community House (Kokoka), Japan

2019 Dignity, Ernest G. Welch Galleiries, Atlanta, GA

2018 Ongoing Conversation, Istanbul Ticaret University, Küçükyalı, İstanbul, Turkey

2018 Ongoing Conversation, ŞİŞLİ municipality's gallery , İstanbul, Turkey

2018 Ongoing Conversation, Istanbul University, Edebiyat Fakültesi, İstanbul, Turkey

2018 Tribute: A Reunion of Chandler Fellows, Ernest G. Welch Galleries, Atlanta, GA

2018 Aqua Art Miami, Miami, FL

2018 Economy of A Woman's Touch: Contemporary Artist in Dialogue With Ghada Amer, Ernest G. Welch Gallery, Atlanta. GA

2018 Exchange Show, Lamar Dodd School of Art, Athens, GA

2018 Trifecta, Trio Contemporary Art Gallery, Athens, GA

2018 Tenable Folly, SOUP, Tallahassee, FL

2017 Association of Craft Producers (ACP) & Dhukuti l Artisan Group, Nepal (1500 women); Annual Showcase of Designs for local, national and international sales. Hand–woven, hand screened and block printed wearables and accessories l Nepal

2010 Alive After 5, third Thursday of every month from April to October, Roswell, GA

2010 Artisans Emporium, Alpharetta, Ga

2009 Little Things Mean a Lot, Swan Coach House, Atlanta, GA

2009 Extreme Threads, Defoor Center, Atlanta, GA

2008 City of Milton, Milton, GA

2008 Point of Art Gallery, Union Point, GA

2008 Strawberry Fields Gallery, Alpharetta, GA

2008 Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA

2008 Koko Gallery, Roswell, GA

2008 Tallulah Falls Gallery, Tallulah Falls, GA

2008 Roswell Stake Art Exhibit, Stake Center, Roswell, GA

2008 Hope for a Cure, JDRF Atlanta Event Gala, Buckhead, GA

2008 Chattahoochee Handweavers Guild, Members Show, Roswell Visual Arts Center

2008 Solo Exhibit, Art Heritage Room, Georgia Heritage Center for the Art, Tallulah Falls

2008 No Paintbrushes Allowed, Georgia Heritage Center for the Arts, Tallulah Falls, GA

2008 Globe Gallery, Clayton, GA

2007 Juried Invitational Exhibit, Lynne Farris Gallery, Atlanta, GA

2007 Art Beyond Borders, Alpharetta, GA

2007 Color Explosion, Georgia Heritage Center for the Arts, Tallulah Falls, GA

2007 Libia Fine Art Gallery, Cumming, GA

2007 Crabapple Art Center, Alpharetta, GA

2007 Origins, Atlanta, GA

2007 Georgia State University l Dpt. of Teaching and Learning, Atlanta l GA

2007 Making Mind Maps, BFA Graduating Exhibit l Spring Exhibit, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

2006 Fireball Collective Invitational, Atlanta, GA

2005 Juried Invitational Exhibit, Lynne Farris Gallery. Atlanta, GA

(Contact me if interested in an expanded CV)