bio

Born in 1961 in Memphis, TN

education

1983        B.A. in studio art, cum laude, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN
1984        College of the Redwoods, Mendocino, CA
1986-99   Independent Study:  National Ornamental Metal Museum

selected exhibitions

2006    David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN
2005    Tobin Hewitt Gallery, Louisville, KY
            Earthspace: a landscape sculpture garden (two person show),David Lusk Gallery
                Arlington, TN
            Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY
            Kentucky Museum of  Art and Craft, Louisville, KY
2004   Function Art Gallery, Chicago, IL
            Jackson Summer Art Salon, David Lusk Gallery, Jackson, MS
            Gerald Melberg, Charlotte, NC
            Function Art Gallery, Chicago, IL
2003    Tennesse Governor's Inaugural Exhibition, Tennessee Arts Commission Gallery,
                Nashville, TN
            Gerald Melberg Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL    
2002    Gerald Melberg Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2001    Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, TN
            David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN
2000    National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN    
1994    Limn Gallery, San Francisco, CA
            National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN
1993    Chicago International New Art Forms Expo, Chicago, IL
            Kurts Bingham Gallery, Memphis, TN
1992    Kurts Bingham Gallery, Memphis, TN
            TACA 1992 Biennial, The Parthenon, Nashville, TN
1991    Kurts Bingham Gallery, Memphis, TN
1990    Selections from the Metals Museum, Schering Plough Corporation, Memphis, TN
            Life Support, One Market Square, San Francisco, CA
            National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN
            Clough Hanson Gallery, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN
            American Craft Council 10th Annual Fundraiser, Christie's, New York, NY
1988    National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN
1984    Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN

selected commissions

Hemisphere 22 Sheaf, Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, TN
Cerebral Map, sculpture, Rhodes College, Memphis, TN
The Will To LIve, sculpture, Tennessee State Museum, Bell South Collection, Nashville, TN
Ceremonial Mace for Rhodes College: commissioned by the college to create a mace to be carried
     by the faculty marshall at commencement.
Draig Mempho, outdoor sculpture, Loeb Properties, Memphis, TN
Dancers, outdoor sculptures,  Ballet Memphis, with the Memphis Arts Council, Memphis, TN
Blue Plate Special, indoor wall sculpture, Urban Retail Properties, Chicago, for the Wolfchase Galleria
      Memphis,TN
St. Isadore, private memorial garden sculpture, Lepanto, AR

selected publications

Veranda
American Style magazine
Home Magazine
Direct Metal Sculpture
The Contemporary Blacksmith
The Atlanta Journal/Constitution
Memphis Magazine
The Commercial Appeal
Memphis Business Journal
Rhodes Magazine
ArtForm exhibition guide

selected collections

Aaron Spelling, Los Angeles, CA
Al Pacino, New York, NY
Disney, Orlando, FL
Embassy Suites, Memphis, TN
R.L. Stine, New York, NY
Robin Williams, San Francisco, CA
Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, TN