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
2020 (upcoming) Solo Exhibition, 621 Gallery, Jacksonville, FL [Dec 2020]
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]