Education
- East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN — M.F.A. in Studio Art  

- Lee University, Cleveland, TN — B.S. in Art Education 
Certified in Visual Arts K-12 within the State of Tennessee, Summa Cum Laude - Highest Distinction


Professional Experience
2024 -Present - Assistant Professor of Art & Design: Tusculum University, Greeneville, TN
2024 -Present - Clem Allison Gallery Director, Tusculum University, Greeneville, TN

2022 -24 - Instructor of Record: ETSU, Johnson City, TN
ARTA - 1201: Intro to Drawing - (Fall 2022)
ARTA - 2120: Basic Figure Drawing - (Spring 2023)
ARTA - 2957 Special Topics: Basic Figure Drawing for Non-Majors  - (Fall 2023)
ARTA - 2120: Basic Figure Drawing - (Spring 2024)

2021-23 - Teaching Assistant:  ETSU, Johnson City, TN
ARTH - 2010: Art History Survey I - (Fall 2021)
ARTH - 2020: Art History Survey II - (Spring 2022)
ARTA - 2120: Basic Figure Drawing  - (Spring 2022)
ARTH - 2010: Art History Survey I - (Spring 2023)

2020-21 - Student Teaching:  Walker Valley High School, Cleveland, TN and Athens City Middle School, Athens, TN
Walker Valley High School  -  ART 9, Intro to Photography, AP Art, Intro to Art
Athens City Middle School  - 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Art Classes 


2021-2023 - Interdisciplinary Instruction: Westside Elementary School, Athens, TN and ETSU, Johnson City, TN
Westside Elementary  -  S.T.E.A.M. Camp Instructor (4 weeks)
ETSU  -   Renaissance Camp: Art Instructor and Counselor (4 weeks)
ETSU  -  Department of Art and Design Art Camp: Instructor ( 1 week)
ETSU  -  Department of Art and Design Super Saturday: Instructor (Single Day Camp)

Gallery Experience
2021-22 - Gallery Assistant:  Slocumb and Tipton Galleries, Johnson City, TN

Exhibitions
* = Solo and/or Dual Exhibition
2024 - Surface Tension — 123 West Main Gallery, Johnson  City, TN
2024 - Mary & Jim Martin Juried Exhibition  — Slocumb Gallery, Johnson  City, TN
2024 - Confluence — Slocumb Gallery, Johnson  City, TN
2024 - Community Spotlight— HollerHouse,  Bristol, TN/VA
2024 - *In a State of Becoming — Tipton Gallery, Johnson  City, TN
2024 - *Traces —The Cabin,  Johnson City, TN
2024 - *Traces — Watauga Brewing Co.,  Johnson City, TN
2023 - Self Titled — Cranberries, Johnson  City, TN
2023 - EGO  — Watauga Brewing Co.,  Johnson City, TN
2023 - Common Threads 2023 — Tipton Gallery, Johnson  City, TN
2023 - Con-Figurations  — William King Museum, Abingdon, VA
2023 - Nostalgia, Nihilism, Necropsy — Tipton Gallery, Johnson  City, TN
2023 - Good Grief — Fischman Gallery, Johnson  City, TN  (Best in Show)
2022 - TEDX ETSU — Culp Center, Johnson  City, TN
2022 - Catfish — Slocumb Gallery, Johnson  City, TN
2022 - The Figure in Contemporary Art—Hilliard Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2021 - Memories — Hetzel Art Studios and Gallery, Cleveland, TN
2021 - 2nd Anniversary  Group Show — Hetzel Art Studios and Gallery, Cleveland, TN
2020 - Senior Showcase — The Squires Library at Lee University, Cleveland, TN
2020 -* The Classical and the Christian — The Commons at Lee University, Cleveland, TN
2020 - *Benjamin Conley: Solo Exhibition — Hetzel Art Studios and Gallery, Cleveland, TN

Collaborative Projects
2023 - Department of Art and Design Art Camp Exhibition- Single Day, Pop-Up exhibit for families and students to see their work professionally displayed inside a proper gallery space.  Slocumb Gallery, Johnson  City, TN

2023 -  Common Threads - A singular large scale, filled space installation through the collaboration of 6 graduate students. The work consisted of domestic and personal items brought by each student and incorporated into the singular installation. Tipton Gallery, Johnson  City, TN https://easttennessean.com/2023/10/18/common-threads-student-installation-exhibit/

2023 - Global Peace Crane Mural and Installation- 53ft Woodcut installation and mural completed in the D.P. Culp Student Center.  ETSU, Johnson City, TN https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/peace-crane-wall-art-project-promotes-kindness-at-etsu/

Awards/Honors
2024 - Nomination for Outstanding Student Achievement in Sculpture - International Sculpture Center, Hamilton, NJ 
2023 - Nomination for Outstanding Student Achievement in Sculpture - International Sculpture Center, Hamilton, NJ 
2023 - Fischman Gallery - Best in Show, First Place Award, and Cash Prize “Good Grief” Johnson City, TN 
2021-24 - East Tennessee State University - Tuition Scholarship and Graduate Assistantship 
2021 -Summa Cum Laude - Highest Distinction

Related Activities 
2024 - Lecture/Coordinator, Arts in Health Collaborative Event, ETSU, Johnson City, TN, March 10
2022 - Lecture/Presentation, Senior Capstone, LeeU Department of Art and Design, Lee University, Cleveland, TN, March 12
2021 - Guest Critique - Advanced Painting,  Department of Art and Design, ETSU, Johnson City, TN, December 10

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