Education 2014 Master of Fine Arts, Studio Art, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. Equal concentration in Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Studies
2008 Bachelor of Fine Arts Cum Laude, Major Painting and Drawing and Minor Art History, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
2005 Associate in Fine Arts with Honors, Fine Art, Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, FL
Solo and Small Group Exhibitions
2018 Solo Exhibition, Context of Utility, Alexander Brest Gallery, Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL. [February 2018]
2017 Solo Exhibition, Union Grove Gallery, University of Alabama Huntsville, Huntsville, AL. [upcoming January-February 2017]
2015 Solo Exhibition, Installation, USC Upstate Gallery, University of South Carolina Upstate, Spartanburg, SC. [September-October 2015] Solo Exhibition, Disordered Functions, Milliken Gallery, Converse College, Spartanburg, SC. [September-October 2015] Solo Exhibition, Entropic Perceptions, 701 Center for Contemporary Art, Columbia, SC. [May 2015]
2014 701 CCA Prize 2014, 701 Center for Contemporary Art, Columbia, SC. [October – December 2014] (catalogue) Solo Exhibition, Systems of Disorder, MFA Thesis Exhibition, McMaster Gallery, Columbia, SC. [May 2014] Tetralogical Progress, City Art Gallery, Columbia, SC [April - May 2014]
2013 Solo Exhibition, Development:Decay:Reoccurrence, McMaster Student Gallery, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. [October 2013] Progressions, McMaster Student Gallery, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. [August 2013] Referential Realities, McMaster Student Gallery, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. [March 2013]
Group Exhibitions
2017 Eclectic Knights, First Thursdays at Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL. [November 2017] Chris Robinson and Friends, USCB Center for the Arts, Beaufort, SC. [November - December 2017] Drawing for Meaning: An Exhibition of SVAD Faculty Drawings, Curated by Sarah Schneckloth, McMaster Gallery, Columbia, SC. [Jan. - Feb. 2017]
2016 Considering the Revolution, Artista Vista, Columbia, SC [April 2016] The Moleskine Postal Mailer Project, TEMPUS PROJECTS, Tampa, FL [January-February 2016]
2015 701 CCA Biennial 2015, Group Exhibition, 701 Center for Contemporary Art, Columbia, SC [September-October 2015] (catalogue) ArtFields, The Ragsdale Old Building (The R.O.B.) Lake City, SC [April-May 2015] (catalogue) Contemporary South, Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC. [January 2015]
2014 58th Annual USC Student Juried Art Exhibition, McMaster Gallery, Columbia, SC. [February 2014] (catalogue) Art Uncaged, Devine Street Studios, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. [February 2014]
2013 Graduate Student Open Studios, Devine Street Studios, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. [October 2013] Pulp, MAZE Gallery, Ybor City, FL. [October 2013] Hot New Artists, Red Bird Gallery, Columbia, SC. [September 2013] Filter:Border, Creative Loafing, Tampa, FL. [September 2013] OneX100: Creating Within Constraints, Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC. [June 2013] 57th Annual USC Student Juried Art Exhibition, McMaster Gallery, Columbia, SC. [March 2013] (catalogue)
2012 Element Satellite Series No. 2, Franklin Street, Tampa, FL. [December 2012 to February 2013] Front and Center, Gallery 221, Tampa, FL. [September 2012]
2011 Return to Sender, TEMPUS PROJECTS, Tampa, FL [September 2011] We're Not Just In Canvas Anymore, Platform Art, Lakeland, FL. [April 2011]
2010 T-Shirt Show No. 2, TEMPUS PROJECTS, Tampa, FL. [December 2010] RestART: The Art Party, The Orpheum, Ybor City, FL. [November 2010] Grey Matter, TEMPUS PROJECTS, Tampa, FL. [March 2010]
2008 No Class BFA Senior Thesis Exhibition, Flight 19, Tampa, FL. [November 2008] (catalogue)
2007 Your Bill...Our Rights, Centre Gallery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL. [November 2007] 31st Annual Juried USF Student Exhibition, USF Contemporary Art Museum, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL. [April 2007] (catalogue)
2005 HCC Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Hillsborough Community College, Ybor City, FL. [December 2005]
Teaching Experience
2018 Lecturer, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL. ART220 2D Design [Spring 2018] 2017 Lecturer, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL. ART220 2D Design [Fall 2017]
Adjunct Instructor, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. ARTS 103 Fundamentals of Art ARTS 230 Introduction to Drawing [Summer 2017]
Adjunct Instructor, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. ARTS 103 Fundamentals of Art ARTS 104 Three-Dimensional Design [Spring 2017]
2016 Adjunct Instructor, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. ARTS 103 Fundamentals of Art ARTS 104 Three-Dimensional Design [Fall 2016]
Adjunct Instructor, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. ARTS 103 Fundamentals of Art ARTS 230 Introduction to Drawing [Summer 2016]
Adjunct Instructor, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. ARTS 103 Fundamentals of Art ARTS 104 Three-Dimensional Design [Spring 2016]
2015 Adjunct Instructor, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. ARTS 103 Fundamentals of Art ARTS 104 Three-Dimensional Design [Fall 2015]
Adjunct Instructor, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. (Authored) ARTS 529 3-D Workshop: Installation Art ARTS 230 Introduction to Drawing [Summer 2015]
Adjunct Instructor, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. ARTS 103 Fundamentals of Art (Sec 003 and 004) ARTS 104 Three-Dimensional Design [Spring 2015]
2014 Adjunct Instructor, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. ARTS 103 Fundamentals of Art (Sec 002 and E01) ARTS 111 Basic Drawing ARTS 104 Three-Dimensional Design [Fall 2014]
Adjunct Instructor, ITT Technical Institute, Columbia, SC. AR1440 Art Appreciation [Summer Quarter 2014]
Adjunct Instructor, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. ARTS 103 Fundamentals of Art ARTS 107 Color and Composition ARTS 230 Introduction to Drawing [Summer 2014]
Instructor of Record, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. ARTS 103 Fundamentals of Art [Spring 2014]
2013 Instructor of Record, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. ARTS 103 Fundamentals of Art [Fall 2013]
Instructor of Record, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. ARTS 103 Fundamentals of Art [Spring 2013]
Adjunct Instructor, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. ARTS 107 Color and Composition ARTS 111, Basic Drawing ARTS 230 Introduction to Drawing. [Summer 2013]
2012 Instructor of Record, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. ARTS 103 Fundamentals of Art. [Fall 2012]
Teaching Assistant, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. ARTH 106 History of Western Art II. [Spring 2012]
2011 Teaching Assistant, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. ARTH 105 History of Western Art I. [Fall 2011]
Lectures / Presentations / Publications
2018 Co-curated exhibition and catalog: Watson, Keri and Shannon Lindsey. Finding Home: The Global Refugee Crisis. University of Central Florida Art Gallery, Orlando, Florida, January 8 - February 2, 2018. (catalog) [January 2018]
2017 Session Facilitator, “Family at the core: Work / life balance for faculty and students.”, ThinkCatalyst, Integrative Teaching International, Kansas City, MO. [April 2017]
“What Would They Do?, Hurry Up & Wait: Retooling 3D Foundations”, To the Core and Beyond, FATE 2017 National Conference, Kansas City, MO. [April 2017]
2-Day Workshop Water Based Media: Alternative Processes, Instructor, City Art Gallery, Columbia, SC. [February, May, and September 2016]
2015 2-Day Workshop Water Based Media: Alternative Processes, Instructor, City Art Gallery, Columbia, SC. [May, July, November 2015]
“Trust and Collaboration: Mentorship in the Midst of Change: The Impact Brought by Graduate Teaching Assistants in a Foundations Program”, Tectonic Shifts, FATE 2015 National Conference, Indianapolis, IN. [March 2015]
Visiting Artist Talk, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO. [March 2015]
“Installation Workshop with Shannon Rae Lindsey”, 701 Center for Contemporary Art, Columbia, SC. [February 2015]
Water Based Media: Alternative Processes, Instructor, City Art Gallery, Columbia, SC. [January 2015]
2014 701 CCA 2014 Prize Artist Talk, 701 Center for Contemporary Art, Columbia, SC. [November 2014]
Water Based Media: Alternative Processes, Instructor, City Art Gallery, Columbia, SC. [May 2014]
2013 High Noon with Shannon Lindsey, Guest Speaker and Materials Demonstrator, City Art Gallery, Columbia, SC. [August 2013]
Professional Experience
Gallery Director, UCF Art Gallery, University of Central Florida, Tampa, FL. [Fall 2017 - ongoing]
Board of Directors Member, 701 Center for Contemporary Art, Columbia, SC. [August 2016 – Summer 2017] Gallery Director, McMaster Gallery, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. [Summer 2015 - Summer 2017]
Gallery Assistant, McMaster Gallery, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. [Fall 2014 - Spring 2015]
Exhibition Curator, In Line with Nature, McMaster Student Gallery, Columbia, SC. [October 2014]
Event Coordinator, 60th Annual Art Auction, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. [April 2015]
Event Coordinator, Graduate Student Open Studios, Devine Street Studios, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. [October 2013]
Treasurer, The Painting Society at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. [August 2013 to present]
Fundraiser and Presenter, 58th Annual Art Auction, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. [April 2013]
Member of Curatorial Panel, Disegno 6, McMaster Gallery, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. [March 2013]
Corresponding Secretary, The Art Lounge Gallery, Plant City, FL. [May 2010 to July 2011]
Administrative Intern, TEMPUS PROJECTS, Tampa, FL. [June 2010 to July 2011]
Educational Internship, Jules Burt Gallery, Tampa, FL. [May 2007 to August 2007]
Professional Organizations
College Art Association (CAA) member
Foundations in Art: Theory and Education (FATE) member
Awards and Residencies
Integrative Teaching International, ThinkTank 9 Emerging Educator’s Fellowship [June 2016] 701 Center for Contemporary Art, Artist in Residence, Columbia, SC. [January – February 2015]
701 Center for Contemporary Art Prize 2014 Winner [December 2014]