Exhibitions
2010
Columbus College of Art and Design Faculty Biennial, Canzani Center Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Landing, dual exhibition, Art Access Gallery, Bexley, Ohio, USA
Line Break, solo exhibition, Ohio Art League Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Ohio Art League Spring Juried Exhibition, Ron Pizzuti (juror), Shot Tower Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
It’s All New, group exhibitions, Art Access Gallery, Bexley, Ohio, USA
2009
Pulp Art, juried group exhibition, Columbus Metropolitan Library, Ohio
Small Works, group exhibition, Roy G Biv Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
2008
Anonymous Drawing 9, Blutenweiss, juried group exhibition, Berlin, Germany
Waiting in Line, dual exhibition, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Focused Spaces, juried dual exhibition, City Gallery Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
In-Between, group exhibition, Art Access Gallery, Bexley, Ohio, USA
2007
Art in Work Spaces Exhibition, Upper Arlington, Ohio, USA
Arts for Life Juried Exhibition, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Dealer’s Choice, group exhibition, Schumacher Gallery, Capital University, Ohio, USA
The Time It Takes, juried dual exhibition, Roy G Biv Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
Portrait, group exhibition, Concourse Gallery, Upper Arlington Cultural Center, Upper Arlington, Ohio
2006
In Fragment, solo exhibition, McGraw Hill Corp. Headquarters, Ohio, USA
Ohio Art League Fall Juried Exhibition, Melissa Meyer (juror), Columbus, Ohio, USA
Displaced, solo exhibition, Ohio Art League Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Teaching Experience
2010, Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, Ohio, USA
-Drawing 1- Perspective and Still Life
-Drawing 2- Figure Anatomy
-Figure Drawing
2007-2008, ‘GOALS Project’, Scotland
-Motherwell Primary School, Motherwell,
Textile project with P6 classes
-Kirkcolm Primary School, Stranrear,
Pattern/ geography project with P5-P6
-Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow
Superheroes and identity project with P4-P6
2005, Community Education Class, Columbus College of Art and Design, Ohio, USA
-Beginning Drawing, Clintonville, Ohio, USA
Education & Residencies
2008, Artist Residency, Plovdiv Cultural Center, Bulgaria
2009, Masters of Art, Design, Architecture Education, Glasgow School of Art and Glasgow University, Glasgow, Scotland
2005, Ohio Art League Gallery Internship, Columbus, Ohio, USA
2006, Bachelor of Fine Art, Columbus College of Art and Design, Ohio, USA
Bibliography
Elitza Kaneva, ‘Bulgarian Painter Exhibits Alongside a Visiting American Artist at the National City Gallery’, Newspaper 24 Hours, August 2008, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Eva Pampulova , ‘Focused Spaces, the debut of a Bulgarian and American artists at the National City Gallery’, Newspaper Maritza, August 2008, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Melissa Starker, ‘The Power of Three’, Columbus Alive, August 2007, Ohio, USA
Melissa Starker,‘Magic Moments’, Columbus Alive, January 2007, Ohio, USA
Nikki Davis, ‘Art Collection’, Columbus Alive, November 2006, Ohio, USA
Bill Mayer, ‘CCAD Graduates Follow Varied Paths in Exhibit’, Columbus Dispatch, June 2006, Ohio, USA
Collections & Awards
2010, Franklin Part Conservatory, Honorarium, Columbus, Ohio
2008, Trak Art Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2008, National City Gallery Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2008, ‘Arts for Life’ live auction selected artist, Ohio, USA
2007, Greater Columbus Art Council Business Partnership Award selected artist
2007, Greater Columbus Arts Council permanent collection, Ohio, USA
2007, Chemical Abstract Services permanent collection, Ohio, USA
2006, Ron and Ann Pizzuti Prize- 1st Place, Ohio Art League, Ohio, USA