Education

Virginia Commonweath University
Bachelors in Fine Arts: Double Major
Sculpture and Extended Media
Painting and Printmaking
May 2009

Governors School For the Fine Arts (Tidewater Area of Virginia) and Norview High School
Graduating class of 2002

Exhibitions

Inlight Richmond (Juried National)
1708 Gallery, Richmond VA
September 2008

Command Print: Southern Graphics Conference
Portfolio Exchange Exhibition and In-house Student Exhibition
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA
March 2008

Wooden Erections (Group Show)
Fine Art Building, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA
March 2008

Invisible Children (Charity Silent Auction)
Plant Zero: Art Space , Richmond, VA
December 2007

Gateway Asia (International Group Show)
Gallery5, Richmond, VA
May 2007

Ovaries Alienated
Bizarre Market at Nonesuch Gallery, Richmond, VA
May - June 2007

Nine Over One Hundred Twenty One (Group Show)
Fine Art Building, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
May 2007

VCU: Intercultural Festival
Virginia Ballroom, VCU Commons, Richmond, VA
April 2007

VCUarts Annual Juried Student Exhibition
Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA
April 2007 & February 2006

Winners Exhibition for Uber: Wearable Art 9
Window Display Of The Winning Entries, The Phoenix, Richmond, VA
November 2006

Uber: Wearable Art 9
Juried Panel, La Difference, Richmond, VA
November 2006

Small Sculptures and Prints By Diana Cavanaugh
Red Dragon Tattoo, Richmond, VA
September 2006

Collaborative Works (Group Show) &
Reaction and Reflection (Collaborative Installation)
Virginia Commonwealth University, Student Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA
March 2006

Exposed: Wearable Art 8 (Collaborative Entry)
Juried Panel, La Difference, Richmond, VA
October 2005

Art for Tsunami Relief
Curated by Heather Bregman
Relative Theory Records Art Gallery, Norfolk, VA
January 2005

Online Student Gallery
http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/artweb/afo, Virginia Commonwealth University Art
February 2004 – August 2007

Olive Moon (Group Show)
Pagoda Tea House, Norfolk, VA
May 2002

Student Gallery and Finalist Exhibition for Student Gallery (Tidewater Regional)
Juried Panel, Chrysler Museum, Norfolk VA
April 2002 and March 2002

Curitorial

Founder and Current Director of WORN Gallery, one of Richmond's 1st Mobile Scale Galleries


Curated Exhibitions in 2008:

January- Michelle Lyons & Carlton Morgan

February- "The Matchbook show" featuring Jacq Crowley & Nicole Baumann

March- Printmaking Exhibition: Chino Amobi and Jenn Erwin

April- "Parallel Exhistence" Sayaka Suzuki

Curated Exhibitions for 2007

November- "Awkward Portions" Featuring illustrators: Cara Frye, Derek Cavanaugh, and Jeff Love

Awards

Professors Choice Award-Most Creative and Overall Professional PortfolioVirginia Commonwealth University: Communication Arts, Richmond Va
2008

VMFA Fellowship- Undergraduate, Sculpture
Virginia Meuseum of Fine Arts, Richmond Va
2008

The Dangerous Artist Award
Virginia Commonwealth University: Sculpture and Extended Media
2007

Best in Show
1708 Gallery, Uber: Wearable Art 9
2006

Most Valuable Volunteer Muralist Award
Richmond Friends Association for Children
2005

Deans Portfolio Scholarship Nominee
Virginia Commonwealth University, Art Foundation
2005

Yetta Bornstein Memorial Award
Tidewater Artist Association, Student Gallery
2001

Best in Show
Norfolk Regional Student Exhibition, Hermitage Museum
2000

Scholarships

DaVinci Center Scholar Award
Virginia Commonwealth University, School of the Arts
2008

Reynolds Gallery Scholarship
Reynolds Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University: Painting & Printmaking
2007

Dean’s $1000 Scholarship
Virginia Commonwealth University
2007

Academic Achievement Award
Virginia Commonwealth University
2005

Vice Provost Scholarship
Academic Achievement as a University freshman
2005

Collections and Bibliography

Collections:

Southern Graphics Conference Archives
University of Mississippi
2008

VCUarts Print Archive
Virginia Commonwealth University
2008

Private Collections: Tommy White, Blake Huff and Caroline Henne,

Bibliography

Guest Artist Biography and Portfolio
Ambre UK: Internation Artist Organization
Online Representation: July 2008-2009

Gallery and Artist Spotlight
"Spotlight on Broad"
Richmond Magazine
2008

Review: Uber: Wearable Art
RVA Magazine: Richmond, VA
2006

Published Sculptural Work
Virginia Commonwealth University Art and Literature Journal:
Millennium “Poictesme”
2005

Published Mural Work
Friends Association For Children’s Annual Report
2004

Work Experience

Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA
School of the Arts
Graduate Admissions Assistant (Dean’s Office)
August 2008- Current
     • Processing graduate applications and updating applicant’s status
     • Answering admissions inquiries for the School of the Arts
     • Reviewing School of the Arts web sites for errors
VCUarts Admissions Liaison (Dean’s Office)
June 2008- August 2008
     • Assistant to Director of Communications and Deans
     • Greeting visitors and answering general school of the arts inquiries
     • Responding to admissions correspondence
     • Fulfilling national and international Fed-Ex requests

Art Foundation Program
Front Desk Clerical Assistant
May 2005-June 2008
     • Assistant to Art Foundation Directors and Coordinator
     • Assist in Art Foundation application process and reporting
     • Customer Service intensive (Prospective Students + Freshman Class)
     • File entry and organization of Student Files
     • Receiving and processing of Faculty paperwork (grades, attendance)
     • Delivery and receiving of School of The Arts Mail
School Of The Arts
Ambassador
Intermittently since August 2005
     • Conducting Daily Tours of the School of the Art
     • Representative during Open Houses
     • Assisting in Various School of the Arts Events
     • Q&A with prospective or current students
Survey and Evaluation Research Lab
Interviewer level 2
June 2004-May 2005
     • Conducted national and local surveys via phone
     • Assisted in Richmond Census

Ticketmaster, Virginia Beach, VA
Consumer Specialist and National Escalation Helpdesk
September 2002-May 2004
     • Resolved Better Business Bureau cases
     • Researched Company Policies and Account History
     • Escalations management for national Ticketmaster call centers

Activities

Student Volunteer and Event Photographer: Southern Graphics Conference
Richmond, VA March 2008

Assistant for Hope Ginsburg: Sponge Space
Richmond, VA January 2008

Costume Designer For Richmond Lucha Libre
Richmond, VA 2004-2007

Volunteer Artist for Harrell Fletcher
“The American War” Speech Event, Richmond, VA, 2006

1708 Gallery Intern
Richmond, VA, 2004-2005

Event volunteer for Exposed: Wearable Art 8
La Diff, Richmond, VA, 2005

Volunteer Muralist for Friends Association for Children
Richmond, VA, 2004

Photographers Assistant for VMFA Youth Program
Richmond, VA 2004