Curriculum Vita
Professional Experiences
2011 - Present, Assistant Professor of Painting & Drawing, Department of Art, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL
2011, Adjunct Instructor of Drawing, Collin College, Plano, TX
2009 - 2011, Adjunct Instructor of Watercolor, Painting, and Drawing, Richland College, Dallas, TX
2009 - 2011, Adjunct Instructor of Watercolor and Drawing, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2006 - 2008, Teaching Fellow, Watercolor, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Education
2009, MFA in Studio Art, University of North Texas, Denton TX
2004, BA in painting, Central Connecticut State University
Competitive Juried Exhibitions
2014, The Red Clay Survey: 2014 Exhibition of Contemporary Southern Art, Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL
2013, Vista: Landscape in Contemporary Art, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2013, 55th Annual Juried Art Show, Gadsden Museum of Art, Gadsden, AL
2013, 17th Annual Juried Show, Artwell Gallery, Torrington, CT
2012, The Day on Fire: Apocalypse in Contemporary Art, Slocumb Gallery, TN
2012, Southworks, Watkinsville, GA
Solo Exhibitions
2013, Microclimates, Arnold Gallery, Shorter University, Rome, GA
2012, On Paper, Hammond Gallery, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL
2012, Open System, Heritage Hall Museum, Talladega, AL
2011, Bryce Lafferty, Brookhaven College, Dallas, TX
2009, Vicious Candied Dreaming, Visual Art League of Lewisville, Lewisville, TX
2009, Spied Ramon, Horizon Gallery, Carrolton, TX
2008, Childish, Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, TX
2007, Allegory of a Child’s Voice, Installation at Alpha Christian Academy, Denton, TX
Invitational Exhibition
2014, Walnut Gallery 2014 Invitational, Hardin Center for Cultural Arts, Gadsden, AL
2009, Japan International Watercolor Exhibition, Niigata Prefectural Civic Center, Niigata, Japan
2008, Japan International Watercolor Exhibition, Niigata Prefectural Civic Center, Niigata, Japan
Group Exhibitions
2014, Remote Topographies, Comer Museum, Sylacauga, AL
2013, Faculty Exhibition, Hammond Hall Gallery, Jacksonville, AL
2013, Artworks Spring Exhibition, Nunnally’s Gallery, Anniston, AL
2012, Faculty Exhibition, Hammond Gallery, Jacksonville, AL
2012, Plurality: Paperwork, LSC-Kingwood Art Gallery, TX
2011, Common Things, Walnut Gallery, Gadsden, AL
2011, Faculty Exhibition, Hammond Gallery, Jacksonville, AL
2011, Catherine Lan, Bryce Lafferty, Derek Leka, Washington Art Association, Washington Depot, CT
2010, Work, Brazos Gallery, Dallas, TX
2009, UNT Faculty Exhibition, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2009, Art Track 001, Modshop Gallery, Dallas, TX
2009, New Texas Talent, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
2009, Hecho en Dallas, Latino Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
2009, 43rd Annual Regional Juried Exhibition, Richardson Civic Art Center, Richardson, TX
2009, Richland Faculty Art Exhibition, Latino Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
2009, Expo 2009, 500x Gallery, Dallas, TX
2008, MFA/CAA, College Art Association, Denton, TX
Awards and Grants
2014, Faculty Research Grant, Jacksonville State University, AL
2013, 1st Place in Watercolor for Hanging Gardens with Balloons, Gadsden Art Association,
2013, Juror Award, Valarie Garlick, Visual Arts Manager, Real Artways
2012, Faculty Research Grant, Jacksonville State University, AL
Academic Papers
2012, Childish: The influence of Child Rearing on my Artist Practice, Southeastern College Art Conference, Durham, NC
Teaching
Graduate: MFA Thesis Committee Chair, MFA Thesis Committee Advisory, Design Studio Research I, Traditional Communication Studio, and Design Studio
Undergraduate: Beginning Watercolor, Intermediate Watercolor, Beginning Painting, Painting II, Painting III, Advanced Painting IV, Drawing I, Drawing II, Figure Drawing, Special Topics in Drawing: Photorealism, Special Topics in Drawing: Fine Art Illustration, Special Topics in Painting: Mural and Wall Drawing, Special Topics in Watercolor: Non-traditional Figure in the Environment, Special Topics in Watercolor: Three-dimensional Painting, BFA Senior Seminar, BA Senior Seminar, Independent Study in Painting, and Independent Study in Drawing
University Service
Foundations Coordinator
Drawing Studio Coordinator
College of Arts and Sciences Curriculum Committee Member
Faculty Senate
Graduate Assistant Mentor
MFA Advisory Committee
Gallery Installation Committee Chair
Gallery Advisory Committee
Safety Committee
NASAD