2014 Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. Equal concentrationin Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Studies
2008 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art, Cum Laude, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL. Major: Painting and Drawing and Minor: Art History
2005 Associate of Arts in Fine Art with Honors, Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, FL
Solo and Small Group Exhibitions
2022 (upcoming) Solo Exhibition, Displaced Processes, University Place Gallery, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC. [September – October 2022]
2021 (upcoming) Solo Exhibition, Convergent Utility, Florida School of the Arts Gallery, Florida School of the Arts, Palatka, FL [October-December 2021]
2020 Solo Exhibition, Disrupted Sequence, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL [December 2020- January 2021]
2019 Solo Exhibition, Shifting Utility, Tempus Projects, Tampa, FL [Jul-Aug 2019]
2018 Solo Exhibition, Context of Utility, Alexander Brest Gallery, Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL [Feb 2018]
2017 Solo Exhibition, Succession of Disarray, Union Grove Gallery, University of Alabama Huntsville, Huntsville, AL. [Jan-Feb 2017]
2015 Solo Exhibition, Installation, USC Upstate Gallery, University of South Carolina Upstate, Spartanburg, SC. [Sep-Oct 2015]
2012 Element Satellite Series No. 2, Franklin Street, Tampa, FL. [Dec 2012-Feb 2013]
Front and Center, Gallery 221, Tampa, FL. [Sep 2012]
2011 Return to Sender, TEMPUS PROJECTS, Tampa, FL [Sep 2011]
We're Not Just In Canvas Anymore, Platform Art, Lakeland, FL. [Apr 2011]
2010 T-Shirt Show No.2, TEMPUS PROJECTS, Tampa, FL. [Dec 2010]
RestART: The Art Party, The Orpheum, Ybor City, FL. [Nov 2010]
Grey Matter, TEMPUS PROJECTS, Tampa, FL. [Mar 2010]
2008 No Class BFA Senior Thesis Exhibition, Flight 19, Tampa, FL. [Nov 2008] (catalogue)
2007 Your Bill...Our Rights, Centre Gallery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL. [Nov 2007]
31st Annual Juried USF Student Exhibition, USF Contemporary Art Museum, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL. [Apr 2007] (catalogue)
2005 HCC Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Hillsborough Community College, Ybor City, FL. [Dec 2005]
Teaching Experience
2020 Full-time Lecturer, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL. ART 4935 BFA Exhibition Seminar, ART 6699 Graduate Concourse II [Spring 2020]
2019 Full-time Lecturer, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL. ART 4935 BFA Exhibition Seminar, ART 3161 Mixed Media [Fall 2019] Full-time Lecturer, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL. ART 2201 Two-Dimensional Design [Summer 2019] Full-time Lecturer, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL. ART 4935 BFA Exhibition Seminar, ART 6689 Graduate Research Concentration II [Spring 2019]
2018 Full-time Lecturer, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL. ART 4935 BFA Exhibition Seminar, ART 5698 Graduate Concourse I [Fall 2018] Full-time Lecturer, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL. ART 2201 Two-Dimensional Design [Summer 2018] Full-time Lecturer, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL. ART 2201 Two-Dimensional Design [Spring 2018]
2017 Full-time Lecturer, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL. ART 2201 Two-Dimensional Design [Fall 2017] Adjunct Instructor, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. ARTS 103 Fundamentals of Art, ARTS 104 Three-Dimensional Design [Spring2017]
2016 Adjunct Instructor, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. ARTS 103 Fundamentals of Art, ARTS 104 Three-Dimensional Design [Fall2016] 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 (Sec 003 and 004), 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 [Fall2015] 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] 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 InstructorofRecord,UniversityofSouthCarolina,Columbia,SC.ARTS103FundamentalsofArt. [Fall 2012] Teaching Assistant, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. ARTH 106 History of Western Art II. [Spring 2012]
2011 TeachingAssistant,UniversityofSouthCarolina,Columbia,SC.ARTH105HistoryofWestern Art I. [Fall 2011]
Selected Professional Experience
Gallery Director, UCF Art Gallery, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL [Aug 2017-ongoing]
Board of Directors Member, 701 Center for Contemporary Art, Columbia, SC. [Aug 2016-Jul 2017]
Gallery Director, McMaster Gallery, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. [May 2015-Jul 2017]
Gallery Assistant, McMaster Gallery, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. [Aug 2014-May 2015]
Young Artist Festival Planning Committee Member, 701 Center for Contemporary Art, Columbia, SC. [May 2015-Jul 2017]
Exhibition Curator,In Line with Nature, McMaster Student Gallery, Columbia, SC. [Oct 2014]
Event Coordinator, Graduate Student Open Studios, Devine Street Studios, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. [Oct 2013]
Treasurer, The Painting Society at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. [Aug 2013-May 2014]
Member of Curatorial Panel, Disegno 6, McMaster Gallery, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. [Mar 2013]
Corresponding Secretary, The Art Lounge Gallery, Plant City, FL. [May 2010-Jul 2011]
Administrative Intern, TEMPUS PROJECTS, Tampa, FL. [Jun 2010-Jul 2011]
2019 Session Presenter, “Student Artist to Emerging Artists: Breaking Down Professional Development”, 2019 SECAC Conference, Chattanooga, TN. [October 2019]
Session Presenter, “Critique Strategies: Confidence Through Comradery”, Foundations in Art: Theory and Education, 2019 Conference: Foundations in Flux, Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, OH. [April 2019]
Session Chair, “Academic Galleries: The Who, What, When, and Why”, Foundations in Art: Theory and Education, 2019 Conference: Foundations in Flux, Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, OH. [April 2019]
2018 Session Chair, “Reflecting the Contemporary Art World through Undergraduate Curriculum Reform”, 2018 SECAC Conference, Birmingham, AL. [October 2018]
Conference coordinator, FATE Southeast Regional Conference: art[WORK]ing, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL. [September 2018]
Session Facilitator, “Entrepreneurial Endeavors: Aesthetics and Ethics”, Integrative Teaching International: ThinkTank 10, University of Delaware, Newark, DE [June 2018]
Presenter, FATE Southeast Regional Conference: FOUNDATIONS: RETOOLING + RECONTEXTUALIZING, “Transitioning to a New Institution and New Synchronized Foundation Curriculum” Columbus State University, Columbus, GA. [April 2018]
Watson, Keri and Shannon Lindsey. Finding Home: The Global Refugee Crisis.University of Central Florida Art Gallery, Orlando, Florida, January 8 - February 2, 2018. (catalogue) [January 2018]
2017 Session Facilitator, “Family at the core: Work / life balance for faculty andstudents.”, ThinkCatalyst, Integrative Teaching International, Kansas City, MO. [April 2017]
Session Presenter, “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. [January, May, July, November2015]
Visiting Artist Talk, Trenholm Artist Guild, Columbia, SC. [January 2016]
“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]
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]
Publications as Author
2019 Contributing Author, “Cultivating Entrepreneurial Habits of Mind in Visual Arts Education,” Future Forward Vol. 6, Issue 1, March 2019, Compass Points: navigating the landscapes of art, design, mind and body, Integrated Teaching International, page 57-81.
2017 Contributing Author, “Context and Creativity: Designing a Global Citizen,” Future Forward Vol. 5, Issue 1, April 2017, Citizen/Artist: Education and Agency, Integrated Teaching International, page 41-53.
Awards and Residencies
2020 Co-PI, National Endowment for the Arts Big Read 2021 Grant, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL. [granted Apr 2020]
2019 Co-PI, National Endowment for the Arts Art Works Grant, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL. [granted Nov 2019]
Co-PI, National Endowment for the Arts Big Read 2020 Grant, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL. [granted Apr 2019]
2019 Women’s History Month Award, Faculty Excellence, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL. [Mar 2019]
2018 Nominee for FATE 2019 Emerging Educator Award [Jan 2019]