History

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EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

CALIFORNIA

AA/Graphic Design
San Jose City College
San Jose, CA

BA/Art History
Concentration: Art of Africa,
Oceana & the Americas
First Minor: African History
Second Minor: Photography
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA

MA/AAS
Major Area: African History
Minor Area: Art History
[Africa and the Diaspora]
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA

Graphic Arts Internship
Museum of African History
Smithsonian Institute
Washington, DC

Graphic Artist
Museum of Cultural History
[Now Fowler Museum of Cultural History, UCLA]
Los Angeles, CA

Best of Show [Sculpture]
Art from the Heart 1994
Carteret Arts Council

Best of Show [Decorated Gourds]
National Gourd Society 1993
Decorated Gourds
Mt. Gilead, OH

Art from the Heart Show
Arts Council of Carteret County
Award of Achievement [First] Mixed Media

Beautiful Snow Photography Show
Core Sound Waterfowl Museum 2011
Honorable Mention, Photography

Cape Lookout Anniversary Exhibit
Core Sound Waterfowl Museum 2009
Honorable Mention, Photography

First PlaceColor
N C Seafood Festival Photography
Contest Carteret 2007

First Place Black & White
N C Seafood Festival Photography
Contest Carteret 2007

First Place [3D Mixed Media]
Art from the Heart 2002
Carteret Arts Council

NORTH CAROLINA

Program Coordinator
Carteret Arts Council
Morehead City, NC

Creative Director
Web Designer
Consumer Concepts
Morehead City, NC

Web Designer &
Graphic Artist
Conk Point Graphix
Morehead City, NC

Special Service Award
Crystal Coast Habitat for Humanity, June 2009

Distinguished Woman
in the Arts
Crystal Coast Council for
Women, November 2009