Biography
Formal Education
Master of Product Design, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Bachelor of Industrial Design, Universidade Federal do Estado do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
Bachelor of English, Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
Ceramic Education
Potter's Wheel and Hand-building - Spruill Center for the Arts. Atlanta, GA – 1999-2001
Volunteer Ceramic Lab Assistant - Spruill Center for the Arts. Atlanta, GA – 1999-2000
Workshops:
Callanwolde Fine Arts Center - Atlanta, GA
• Tom Coleman 2004
• Linda Arbuckle 2003
• Jim Connell 2003
• Michael Simon 2002
• Gay Smith 2001
• Don Davis 2000
• Robin Hopper 2000
OCAF - Watkinsville, GA
• Ron Meyers & Don Penny 2003
Hambidge Center - Rabun Gap, GA.
• Anagama with Rick Berman 2002
Gwinnett Council for the Arts - Duluth, GA.
• Speed Salt Firing with Mike Garnes 2001
Spruill Center for the Arts - Atlanta, GA.
• Mark Derby 2001
Chastain Art Center - Atlanta, GA.
• Raku with Rick Berman 2001
Career Activities
Exhibits:
• 21st Annual National Arts Program - City Gallery East - Third Place Recipient in Professional Category
Atlanta, GA - 2007/2008
• Tradition & Transformation - An Invitational Exhibit of Contemporary Ceramic Art
Chastain Arts Center- Atlanta, GA - 2007
• Brazilian Color/Form and Flavor - two man show - The Art Place - Marietta, GA - 2006
• Seis Visiones Latino Americanas - Roswell Visual Arts Center - Roswell, GA - 2004
• National Teapot Exhibition and Sale Teapots-A-Go-Go 2 - Atlanta, GA - 2004
• Expressions 2000 - Spruill Center for the Arts - Atlanta, GA - 2000
Juried Art Shows / Awards:
• Sundestin ArtQuest / Received Best of Show Award - Sundestin, FL - May 2008
• Destin Arts Festival / Receive a Jury’s Recognition’s Award - Destin, FL - October 2007
• The 17th St. Art Fair in Atlantic Station - Atlanta, GA - September 2007
• 41th Roswell Arts Festival - Roswell, GA - September 2007
• Second Annual Art in the Afternoon - Avondale Estates, GA - September 2007
• 21st Annual Art in the Park - Marietta, GA - September 2007
• Virginia-Highlands Arts Festival - Atlanta, GA - June 2007
• Sundestin ArtQuest - Sundestin, FL - May 2007
• Destin Arts Festival / Received an Award of Excellence - Destin, FL - October 2006
• Sundestin ArtQuest / Received a Merit Award - Sundestin, FL - May 2006
• Destin Arts Festival - Destin, FL - October 2005
• Thirty-Ninth Annual Roswell Arts Festival - Roswell, GA - September 2005
• 17th Annual Decatur Arts Festival and Garden Tour - Decatur, GA - May 2005
• 1st Jubilee Arts Festival - Marietta, GA - October 2004
Non-Juried Art Shows:
• Clay Collective Exhibit and Sale - Roswell, GA - 2001 to present.
2003 to present.
• The Art Place At Cobb County Student and Instructors Art Show - Marietta, GA - 2003 to present
• Mothers’ Day Sale sponsored by the Spruill Center for the Arts. Atlanta, GA - 2003
• Sidewalk Sale - Spruill Center for the Arts. Atlanta, GA - 2000
• Fall Arts Fest'99 - Spruill Center for the Arts. Atlanta, GA - 1999
Work represented by:
Community Art Centers:
Wheel All Levels - Thursday 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Wheel Intermediate to Advanced - Tuesday 9:30AM to 12:00PM
Wheel Beginner to Intermediate - Tuesday 1:00PM to 3:30PM
Wheel Beginner - Wednesday 6:30PM to 9:30PM
Wheel Intermediate to Advanced - Thursday 2:00PM to 4:30PM
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