- Artwork in permanent collections of Mission Hospital, Wake Forest University Medical Center, Cone Health Women’s Hospital, and numerous private collections
- Represented at 310 Art, River’s Edge Gallery, Riverview Station in River Arts District, Lyman Street, Asheville, NC 28801
- Director/Instructor of Encaustic Art Education at River’s Edge Studio, 191 Lyman St., Asheville, NC 28801 2010-2019
- Instructor Worship Studio “2018 Gathering of the Artisans” Ridgecrest, NC 2018
- Co-founder and owner of Sassafrass Studio, (now closed) Riverview Station, 191 Lyman Street, Suite 168, Asheville, NC 28801. A contemporary art gallery featuring encaustic, photography, painting, and mixed media, and bookarts.
Exhibitions
2019 “Landscapes and Waterscapes” 311 Gallery of Art, Raleigh, NC
2019 “Music” group show Adler Gallery of Posana
2018 Solo show “Waterscapes” LAB Lexington Avenue Brewery
2018 “Anything Goes” juried exhibit Arrowhead Gallery and Studio, Old Fort
2017 “Welcome to the Hood” Wedge Brewery juried Riverview Station Artists
2016 Solo show LAB Lexington Avenue Brewery
2016 Second Annual Toe River Arts Juried Show
2015 “Openings” 310 Art invitational
2015 “Hot and Cold” 310 Art juried/invitational
2015 “Ebb and Flow” Asheville Area Arts Council group show
2014 “Devil in the Straight Line” IEA juried, Bakehouse Art Center, Audrey Love Gallery, Miami, FL 33127
2014 “Hot and Cold” 310 Art juried/invitational
2014 Solo exhibition “Windows, Doors, and Glass Ceilings” UNC-Asheville Intercultural Center
2014 “Rivers of Art” Women in the Arts
2012 “Encaustic Artists of 310 Art”
2012 Green Sage, “Colors of Spring.” F/32 juried exhibit
2011 Front Gallery, Pack Place, “Autumn in the Southern Appalachians.” Carolina Nature Photographer’s Association
2011 “Wild Ones & Wax” 310 ART Gallery, River Arts District
2010 Black Mountain Center for the Arts, “Black and White.” F/32 Juried exhibit
2010 “Doors of Asheville” Mountain Housing Opportunity juried/invitational annual fundraiser
2009 North Carolina Arboretum Spring Juried Exhibition, “Nature’s Harmonies.” Carolina Nature Photographer’s Association
2009 Cradle of Forestry Fall Juried Exhibition, “Nature’s Harmonies.” Carolina Nature Photographer’s Association
2009 Front Gallery, Pack Place, “Fall in Appalachia.” F/32 juried exhibition
Publications
2011 Camera in the Wild. “Encaustic: Hot New Medium for Photography”
2010 O Magazine hardbound anthology Love Your Life.
2009 O Magazine. “The Women in the Water.” February featured article.
2009 The Laurel of Asheville. “Capturing Asheville Moments” featured F/32 article.
2008 The Laurel of Asheville. “Winter Wonderland” featured photo.
Professional Affiliations/Grants
2016 Recipient AAAC Artist Grant
Asheville Area Arts Council
Women in the Arts
International Encaustic Artists
National Association Professional Photoshop Users
F/32
Carolina Nature Photographer’s Association
River Arts District Association
Education/Training/Workshops
“Encaustic and Mixed Media” 2018 Michelle Belto
“Soul Work” 2018 Michelle Belto
“Paper making/Encaustic Sculpture: A Melding of Form and Structure” Michele Belto 2016
“Intro to Eco-printing” Patricia Spangler 2016
“Solarplate Printing” Dona Barnett 2016
“Encaustic Monotypes” Gina Louthian, 2015
“Gyotaku” Lauren Miko, Bookworks 2015
“Printing with Wax” Encaustic collagraphs, Jane Nodine 2014
“Color Mixing” Hylla Evans, 310 Art 2014
UNC-Asheville pursuing certificate of major Fine Arts 2014
“Intro to Encaustic Monotypes” Paula Roland Workshops, Santa Fe 2013
International Encaustic Artists EncaustiCon, San Antonio, 2012
“Lazertran/Poly Silk/Tea Bags” Special printing with Bridget Conn, Asheville, NC May 2012
“Encaustic and Mixed Media” Patricia Seggebruch, River’s Edge Studio, Asheville, NC February 2012
Fifth International Encaustic Conference, Provincetown, MA June 2011
“Off the Wall” Miles Conrad. Post Conference. 2011
“Bricolage” Nancy Natale. Post Conference. 2011
“Silk Screen Prints and Encaustic” Celia Gray, Daniel Maw and Laurie Corral, Asheville Bookworks. 2011
“Oil and Cold Wax Techniques” Cindy Walton, 2011
“Advanced Encaustic using Image Transfer” Mary Farmer. 2010
“Advanced Encaustic” Celia Gray, Asheville Bookworks. 2010
“Introduction to Encaustic” Celia Gray, Asheville Bookworks. 2010
Numerous photography and Photoshop courses/workshops:
CNPA Brookgreen Gardens
Scott Kelby, CNPA Flash Photography, Charlotte, NC
Bridget Conn Asheville Darkroom
UNC-A
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Institute
Richard Bernabe
Richard Babb, Les Saucier, Doug Ellingston, Garry Crossey
Mars Hill College with BS in Comprehensive Business Education
National Board Certified Teacher