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Curriculum Vitae

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Curriculum Vitae
 

 


Education


2003                   M.F.A. Concentration in Painting, Indiana University, Bloomington
 

Graduate Painting Exhibition, End Pursuit, SoFA Gallery
Director of the Painting Program: Bonnie Sklarski

 

1999                   B.F.A. Concentration in Painting
 

1999                   B.S.E. Art Education K-12th, Emporia State University
 


Teaching Experience


2022- Curr.          Professor of Art, Louisiana State University at Alexandria
 

2010- 2021          Associate Professor of Art, Louisiana State University at Alexandria
 

2004-2010           Assistant Professor of Art, Louisiana State University at Alexandria
 

2003-2004           Instructor, The University of Indianapolis
 

2002-2003           Associate Instructor/Graduate Assistant, 

Indiana University, Bloomington
 

1999-2000            Elementary Art Teacher, Grades PK-5th, S.G.A Elementary, Sardis, GA
 


Gallery Affiliation


Gallery 59
Gallery Owner: Prof. Athena Lazarides
Gallery Website: www.gallery59.nyc


Exhibition Record

Solo Exhibitions  


Recent Works, Jeremy Simmons, Cabrini Hospital Gallery, Alexandria, LA 2011
 

Observation, Memory, and Imagination, Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA, 2007
 

Natchitoches Art Guild Featured Artist, Natchitoches Art Guild, Natchitoches, LA, 2007
 

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Two Person Exhibitions

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Mark Gordon, Ceramics & Jeremy Simmons, Paintings, Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center, The University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, 2005

 


Group Exhibitions   

    
Art Jazz and Jambalaya Regional Artists Exhibition, Centennial Cultural Arts Center, Olla, Louisiana, 2024


Art Jazz and Jambalaya Regional Artists Exhibition, Centennial Cultural Arts Center, Olla, Louisiana, 2023


Art Jazz and Jambalaya Regional Artists Exhibition, Centennial Cultural Arts Center, Olla, Louisiana, 2022


Art Jazz and Jambalaya Regional Artists Exhibition, Centennial Cultural Arts Center, Olla, Louisiana, 2021


LIC Fall Salon Invitational, Curated by Richard Mazda; LIC Arts Open Gallery at the Factory, Long Island, 2019, Three Artworks Selected


LIC Arts 10x10x10 invitational exhibition; LIC Arts Open Gallery at the Factory, Long Island, 2019 One Artwork Accepted: Green Bayou, Oil on Panel - The painting was made for the exhibition on 10x10 panel supplied by LIC Arts


LSUA Faculty & Friends Invitational Exhibition, Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, Louisiana, 2016


LSUA Faculty & Friends Invitational Exhibition, Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, Louisiana, 2015
 

LSUA Faculty & Friends Invitational Exhibition, Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, Louisiana, 2014
 

LSUA Faculty & Friends Invitational Exhibition, Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, Louisiana, 2010
 

PSG Small Works Invitational, Prince Street Gallery, 530 West 25 Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY, 2008
 

Art Faculty and Friends Valentines Exhibition, Eppink Gallery, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS, 2005
 

Recent Works, Resident Artists Exhibit, River Oaks Square Arts Center, Alexandria, LA, 2005
 

Annual Miniature Exhibition, River Oaks Square Arts Center, Alexandria, LA, 2005
 

University of Indianapolis Department of Art and Design Faculty Exhibit, Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN, 2004
 

Indiana University Graduate Painting Group Exhibition, Leeds Gallery, Earlham College, Richmond, IN, 2002
 


Juried Exhibitions       


Tom Peyton Memorial Arts Exhibition, First United Methodist Church, Alexandria, Louisiana, 2024; Two Works Accepted


Juried Exhibition: Quick Paint Competitive Event, Farm to Forest Plein Air Festival, Juror: Phil Sandusky, nationally renowned Louisiana plein air painter Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA 2022; Award: First Place


Annual National Competition Exhibition, One E111even Gallery, Leesville, LA 2021
Small Works, Big Talent, International Juried Exhibition, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA, 2020


Pause 2020 Juried Regional Exhibition, Alexandria Museum of Art, 2020, Two works accepted


Annual River Oaks 5x5x5 National Juried Exhibition, Juror: Virginia Rougon Chavis, faculty at The University of Mississippi Department of Art & Art History, River Oaks Square Arts Center, Alexandria, LA, 2020


Annual River Oaks 5x5x5 National Juried Exhibition, Juror: Alex Beard, artist, River Oaks Square Arts Center, Alexandria, LA, 2019 3 works accepted Award: Honorable Mention, Dream of the Magi, Linoleum Block Print


Nachitoches Art Guild and Gallery 16th Annual Juried Competition & Exhibition, Nachitoches Art Guild, Nachitoches, LA, August 8th-29th, 2009, Two works selected, Honorable Mention for Photography


16th Annual Bowery Gallery National Competition, Bowery Gallery, New York, NY; Juror: Jed Perl, Art Critic for the New Republic, 2008


Valdosta National, Fine Arts Gallery, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA; Juror: Richard Heipp, Professor, Painting and Drawing, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2008, Two Works Selected, Second Place Award


20th September Competition, Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA; Juror: Peter Jones, Professor of Art, Louisiana Tech University, 2007


The 34th Annual Juried Competition, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA; Juror: Marilyn Kushner, Curator and Head, Department of Prints, Photographs, and Architectural Collections, New York Historical Society, 2007


19th September Competition, Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA; Juror: Bill Bryant, Emeritus Head of Art Department, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA, Juried Exhibition; Two Works Selected, Second Place Award, 2006
 

Madison National, Madison-Morgan Cultural Center, Madison, GA; Juror: George Adams, George Adams Gallery, New York, NY, 2006


The 33rd Annual Juried Competition, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA; Juror: Henry Finkelstein, Faculty, National Academy of Design, NY, 2006
 

13th Annual Bowery Gallery National Competition, The Bowery Gallery, New York, NY; Juror: Bill Jensen, Faculty, New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture, 2005


12th Annual Bowery Gallery National Competition, Bowery Gallery, New York, NY; Juror: William Bailey, Kingman Brewster Professor of Art Emeritus, Yale University, 2004
 

47th Chautauqua National Exhibition of American Art, Chautauqua Center for the Visual Arts, Chautauqua, NY; Juror: Dr. Donald Kuspit, Professor of Art and Philosophy Stony Brook University, 2004


59th Annual Wabash Valley Juried Exhibition, Sheldon Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, IN, Juror: Lawrence Rinder, Curator of Contemporary Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, Juried Exhibition, Award of Distinction, 2003
 

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Exhibition Juror Service


Juror, PAM (Plein Air Marksville), En Plein Air Painting Exhibition, Avoylles Arts Council, Marksville, Louisiana, 2019
 

Juror, Student Art Exhibition, Louisiana College, Alexandria, Louisiana, 2015
 

Juror, 2015 Contemporary Art Guild Exhibition held at Capital One, Alexandria, Louisiana, 2015
 

Juror, Arts and Healthcare Follies Art Exhibition; Central Louisiana Arts & Healthcare Inc. & Cabrini Hospital, 2008
 

Juror, Annual Contemporary Artist Guild Show, Alexandria, LA, 2007
 

Juror, Natchitoches Art Guild 13th Annual Juried Competition, Natchitoches, LA, 2006
 

Juror, Louisiana College Annual Juried Art Student Exhibition, Pineville, LA, 2006
 


Publications 

 
Printmaking Process Statement for Exhibition Display, Theo Tobiasse Exhibition, Alexandria Museum of Art, 2014 - Statement on printmaking processes used by Theo Tobiasse

 

Arnold Vernon Collection Catalog, Alexandria Museum of Art, 2010
 

Article on Asian art from the Arnold Vernon Collection
Photographed 30 artworks in the collection for inclusion in catalog

 

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Presentations

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Scholar Day Presentation on Creative Practice and Scholarship in Art, LSUA, 2022

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Greek Art & Culture, LSUA Life Long Learning Lecture Series, Alexandria Museum of Art, 2017

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