EDUCATION

2011-2008	Master of Fine Arts Illinois State University	Normal, IL
2005-2001	Bachelor of Arts in Glass and Painting Centre College	Danville, KY
2007-2005	Preparatory Classes for Masters Program Appalachian Craft Center	Smithville, TN
2004	Abroad Study of Italian Renaissance Art Kentucky Institute of International Study	Florence, Italy

EXHIBITIONS

2012	New Voices Ken Saunders Gallery	Chicago, IL
2012	50 Years of Studio Glass Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft	Louisville, KY
2012	Light..Dense..Dark (Solo Exhibition) Centre College	Danville, KY
2012	50 x 50 Muskegon Museum of Art	Muskegon, MI
2011	On Perception- Feature Show Stewart Fine Arts	Boca, Raton, FL
2011	Glass Weekend '11 Morgan Glass Gallery	Millville, NJ
2011	10 x 10 x 10 Pittsburgh Glass Center	Pittsburgh, PA
2011	Searching and Perceiving (Solo Exhibition) ISU University Gallery	Normal, IL
2010	SOFA Chicago Flame Run Gallery	Chicago, IL
2010	Pure Flame Run Gallery	Louisville, KY
2010	Concerns about Cognition (Solo Exhibition) Pyro Gallery, Chapman-Friedman Fine Art	Louisville, KY
2009	Volition Morgan Glass Gallery	Pittsburgh, PA
2009	Twenty-fifth Anniversary Invitational Vespermann-Cooper Gallery	Atlanta, GA
2009	Spotlight Exhibition Prism Contemporary	Chicago, IL
2009	The Human Formed Flame Run Gallery	Louisville, KY
2009	Orchid Daze Atlanta Botanical Gardens	Atlanta, GA
2008	Contemporary Glass Show University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point	Stevens Point, WI
2008	Fourth Annual Invitational Prism Contemporary	Chicago, IL
2008	Visual Texture Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Solo	Louisville, KY
2008	Jarred Chapman-Friedman Gallery	Louisville, KY
2007	SOFA Chicago	Chicago, IL
2007	Legacy of Stephen Rolfe Powell Flame Run	Louisville, KY
2007	GLASSWEEKEND ’O7 Wheaton Arts	Millville, NJ
2007	Third Annual Invitational Prism Contemporary	Chicago, IL
2007	Visual Seduction Morgan Glass Gallery	Pittsburgh, PA
2007	Fast Forward 2 Prism Contemporary	Chicago, IL
2007	Full Spectrum Prism Contemporary	Clawson, MI
2007	Hot Glass in the Blue Grass II Lexington Art League	Lexington, KY
2006	Aquarium Invitational Vespermann Gallery	Atlanta, GA
2006	Matthew Cummings: New Work Marta Hewett Gallery, Solo Exhibition	Cincinnati, OH
2006	Clear Impact Tobin Hewett Gallery	Louisville, KY
2005	Apparent Fragility Danville Arts Center, Solo Exhibition	Danville, KY

WORKSHOPS

2007	Ross Richmond, The Plasticity of Glass: Sculpting Appalachian Center for Craft
2007	John Miller, Burgers and Fries Appalachian Center for Craft
2006	Randy Walker, Sculpting from the Inside Out Appalachian Center for Craft
2005	Nancy Callan and Katherine Grey, Italian Cane Techniques Centre College
2004	Lino Taliapietra, Developing Personal Work Centre College
2004	Jim Mongrain, Goblet Work Centre College

AWARDS

2006	Art Alliance of Contemporary Glass Featured Artist for the Month of July
2005	Centre College Outstanding Overall Art Student Award Monetary Prize for Work in Glass
2004	Centre College Outstanding Overall Art Student Award Monetary Prize for Work in Painting

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

Bender Gallery	Asheville, NC
Chapman Friedman Fine Art Gallery	Louisville, KY
Flame Run	Louisville, KY
Ken Saunders Gallery	Chicago, IL
Kuivato Gallery	Sedona, AR
Marta Hewett Gallery	Cincinnati, OH
Morgan Glass Gallery	Pittsburgh, PA
Pismo Gallery	Aspen, CO
Stewart Fine Arts	Boca Raton, FL

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2005-2007	Sam Stang Hot Shop Assistant and Cold Worker	Augusta, MO
2005-2007	Curtiss Brock Gaffer and Hot Shop Assistant	Smithville, TN
2006	Mark Mitsuda Hot Shop Assistant	Smithville, TN
2005	Che Rhodes Hot Shop Assistant	Danville, KY
2004-2005	Stephen Rolfe Powell Hot and Cold Shop Assistant	Danville, KY

PUBLICATIONS

2006	Glass Quarterly. No. 106, pg. 34-35, Spring ‘07 Director’s Cut: The Best Work from the Top Glass Programs
2006	Art Alliance of Contemporary Glass Featured Artist for the Month of July