Curriculum Vitae
Education
2014 MA in Art Education, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2005 MFA in Sculpture, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
1998 Professional Printers’ Certificate, Tamarind Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1997 BFA in Studio Art, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, New Mexico
Selected Exhibitions
2019
Transformation | Verwandlung, Mönchskirche Salzwedel, Salzwedel, Germany
Beyond the Parting Line: Steering Committee Exhibition, Birmingham, AL
Iron Tribe, New Mexico Highlands University Gallery, Las Vegas, NM
Burning Ring of Fire, Amarillo Museum of Art, Amarillo, TX
2018
Juried Professional Show, Western Cast Iron Art Conference, Granite City, IL.
The Railroad Exhibition, Steamtown National Museum, Scranton, PA.
The Time is Now, Shidoni Gallery, Tesuque, NM
Verklären, Atelier Hilmsen Residency, Hilmsen, Germany
2017
Forever Young, Balzer Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Alumni Art Exhibition, Burris Hall Gallery, Las Vegas, NM
2016
Heavy Metal, Downtown Contemporary, Albuquerque, NM
Encompass, Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque, NM
2015
12x12, Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque, NM
2014
MA Exhibition, Masley Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
Iron Tribe, Burris Hall Gallery, Las Vegas, NM
2010 Iron Tribe, Burris Hall Gallery, Las Vegas, NM
2008 Iron Tribe, Burris Hall Gallery, Las Vegas, NM
2006 Iron Tribe, Burris Hall Gallery, Las Vegas, NM
2005
Another Keen Idea, Art Car Museum, Houston, TX
Contemporary Cast Iron, National Ornamental Metals Museum, Memphis, TN
2004
The Artists of the Thomas Project, Bare Hands Gallery, Birmingham, AL
Iron Tribe, Donnelley Gallery, Las Vegas, New Mexico
2003
Sloss Metal Artist, Space One Eleven, Birmingham, Alabama
The Sloss Alumni Show, The Circle Gallery, Birmingham, Alabama
2002
2300F 2002, Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ
Full Well, Space One Eleven, Birmingham, AL
Breadth, Eyedrum Art and Music Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2001
Iron Tribe: Contemporary Cast Iron by Artists from the USA and Scotland, Donnelley Library Fine Art Gallery, Las Vegas, New Mexico
Out of the Fire, Alabama State Council for the Arts Gallery, Montgomery, AL
2000
Cast Iron Sculpture by Artist at Sloss, Space One Eleven Gallery, Birmingham, AL
Iron Show, Doris Wainwright Kennedy Art Center, Birmingham, AL
Sloss Artist in Residence Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Robert Lowery Gallery, Dansville, GA
Personal Circumstances: Georgia Artist at the End of the Century, Spruill Art Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Ferrum: Contemporary Cast Iron Art by Artist at Sloss, Bare Hands Gallery, Birmingham, AL
School of Art and Design Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
1999
Iron Revival: A Tent Exhibition, Southeastern Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art, Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark, Birmingham, AL
Casting, Donnelley Gallery, Las Vegas, NM
Edgewood on the Wall, The Righteous Room, Atlanta, GA
1998
Inside Edgewood, Atlanta Arts Exchange, Atlanta, Georgia
Tamarind Collaborative Lithography, Ralph Green Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
Cast Metal Art Exhibition, Donnelley Gallery, Las Vegas, New Mexico
Teaching Experience
2016-2022
Assistant Professor, Sculpture, Institute of American Indian Arts Santa Fe, NM
2014-2016
Adjunct Faculty, Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, NM
2014
Student Teaching: Ceramics, Rio Grande High School, Albuquerque, NM
Long-term Substitute Art Teacher, E.G. Ross Elementary, Albuquerque, NM
2012
Student Teaching: Kindergarten, UNM Teaching Art in the Elementary School
La Mesa Elementary School, Albuquerque, NM
Fourth Grade After School Art Program, UNM Arts at La Mesa Presbyterian Church, Albuquerque, NM
Cooperative Teaching: Studio Art, Valley High School, Albuquerque, NM
2005
Adjunct Faculty, Atlanta College of Art, Woodruff Arts Center, Atlanta, GA
2002-2004
Adjunct Faculty, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
2000-2001
Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Professional Experience
2022-present
Studio Manager, Jaune Quick-To-See Smith Studio, Corrales, NM
2015-2016
Sculpture Technician, Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, NM
2012-2013
Gallery Assistant, The Masley Gallery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
2008-2012
Founder, Owner, Aidan Architectural Ironworks, LLC, Albuquerque, NM
2006-2008
Metals Installer and Welding Technician, Hart Design and Construction, Albuquerque, NM
2006
Welding and Metal Finishing Technician, High Desert Forge, Albuquerque, NM
2004-2006
Welding Foreman and Fabricator, Stolisma Inc., Birmingham, AL
2003-2004
Project Foreman and Welding Technician, Allen Architectural Metals, Talladega, AL
2001-2003
Artist in Residence and Metal Arts Coordinator, Sloss Metal Arts, Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark, Birmingham, AL
2000-2001
Assistant Facilities Manager: Sculpture Department, Atlanta College of Art, Woodruff Arts Center, Atlanta, GA
2001
Emerging Artist in Residence, Sloss Metal Arts, Birmingham, AL
1998-201
Graduate Research Assistantship, Studio Technician for the Sculpture Department, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
1996-1998
Foundry Technician, Adobe Forge and Foundry, Corrales, NM
1994-1996
Assistant to Cathrine Clinger, Printmaking, Department of Art, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM
1995-1996
Woodworker in the Construction of Fine Furniture, G. Whitwell Fine ` `Furniture, Albuquerque, NM
Awards and Fellowships
2020
Faculty Member of the Year, American Indian College Fund, IAIA
2018
Best of Show, Juried Professional Show, Western Cast Iron Art Conference
2000
Dean Dreyer Juror’s Award, School of Art and Design Annual Juried Art Exhibition, School of Art and Design, Georgia State University Atlanta, GA
Outstanding Graduate Sculpture Student Award, School of Art and Design, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
The Sloss Emerging Artist in Residency Grant, Sloss Metal Arts, Birmingham, AL
1997
Lorraine Shula Scholarship for the Visual Arts, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, New Mexico