bio

Born in 1952 in Aberdeen, MS

education

1980    MFA University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS
1975    BFA Delta State University, Cleveland, MS
1971    Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS

professional

1989- Present    University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
1985-1989    Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR
1980-1985    Itawamba Community College, Fulton , MS
1983-1984    Artist in Residence, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
1976-1977    Artist in Residence, Tombigbee State University, Tupelo, MS

solo exhibitions

2006    David Lusk Gallery, Memphis
2005    scopeMiami, David Lusk Gallery, Miami
            Delta State University, Cleveland, MS
2004    Freed Hardeman University, Henderson, TN
2003    David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN
2002    The Art Museum of The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
            Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta, GA
            Nashville International Airport, Nashville, TN
2001    AutoZone Park/Redbird Stadium, Memphis, TN
2000    David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN
1999    Thompson Gallery, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
            Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR
            Atelierhaus Arlesheim, Arlesheim, Switzerland
1998    University of Arkansas, Conway, AR
1997    Clough-Hanson Art Gallery, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN
1996    Ledbetter Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN
            Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta, GA
            UALR Gallery One, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, AR
            Southside Gallery, Oxford, MS
1993    Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta, GA
            Cooper Street Gallery, Memphis, TN
1990    University Gallery, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
1989    Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA
            Galveston Arts Center, TX
            Robinson-Willis Gallery, Nashville, TN
1988    Memphis Center for Contemporary Art, Memphis, TN
            Franklin Furnace, New York, NY
            Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, MO
1986    Mario Villa Gallery, New Orleans, LA
            Fine Arts Center Gallery, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR
1985    Ringling School of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL
            Environmental Gallery, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS
            Itawamba Community College Fine Arts Gallery, Fulton, MS

awards and honors

2002    Alumni Association Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Creative Arts, The University             of Memphis
1999    Promoted to Professor of Art, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
1998    Tennessee Arts Commission's Israel-Tennessee Visual Arts Exchange Project
1994    Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Award - Visual Art
            SPUR Award, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
1993    Alternate Roots Artist Initiative Grant, Alternate Visions, Atlanta, GA
1992    Individual Artist Fellowship from the Tennessee Arts Commission
            Deans Creative Achievement Award, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
1983    Ford Foundation Fellowship, Artist in Reidence, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

selected pubications

Atlanta Journal Constitution
Memphis Flyer
Number
The Commercial Appeal
 Art in Mississippi
Southern Accents
Sculpture
Art Papers
Nashville Scene
Tennessee-Israel Visual Artists Exchange, catalog
    

public commissions

Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, TN
AutoZone Park, Redbirds Inc, Memphis, TN
Wolf River Nature Consortium, Germantown, TN
Vent. Atelierhaus Arlesheim, Arlesheim, Switzerland
Nexus Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA
Interstate Sculpture Project, Department of Transportation and Art Commission, State of Tennessee, Hartford, TN
Promus Corporation Headquarters, Memphis, TN
The University of Louisiana, Monroe, LA
The Brewery, Memphis, TN
Nashville International Airport, Nashville, TN