ABRIDGED VITA

EDUCATION
MFA in painting – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
BA in art – Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri
BS in psychology - Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri

2020     "Joanne Martin: A Life in Miniature" available on DVD 

2019      "Joanne Martin: A Life in Miniature" available on Amazon for digital rental or purchase

2017      Started independent film production company Mojo 2 Spare Productions LLC

2015 – 2018    Completed feature film documentary "Joanne Martin: A Life in Miniature"

2000     “Catharsis,” Tulsa Artists’ Coalition, March

1999     “The Process of Healing,” Arts Center of the Ozarks, Springdale, Arkansas; June

1999     “The Process of Healing,” Crawford County Art Center, Van Buren, Arkansas; January

2022    "Return of the Featured" a group exhibition of local and regional artists' work at 131 Inclusion 
             Gallery, Springdale, Arkansas 

2019     Grand Opening Faculty Exhibition in the new Integrated Design Lab, NWACC 

2015     Art Faculty Exhibition; Becky Paneitz Student Center, NWACC

2014     20th Annual Artists of Northwest Arkansas Exhibition, Arts Center of the Ozarks, Springdale, 
             Arkansas

2010     Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Welcoming Exhibit and Reception for the new
              Museum Director, Don Bacigalupi; at NWACC’s Shewmaker Center

2006     The 19th Annual Small Works on Paper Juried Exhibition, Little Rock, Arkansas

2005     NWACC Faculty Exhibition, Fusion Art Center, Bentonville, Arkansas

2005     “Freedom::Response,” a juried competition sponsored by Heartland International at The Gage
              Gallery at Roosevelt University in Chicago, IL

2005     The Oval Gallery’s First Anniversary Juried Show at The Oval Gallery in Little Rock, Arkansas

2005     “Recent Works,” group art exhibit at Iris Arts in Fayetteville, Arkansas

2004     17th Annual Small Works on Paper Juried Exhibition, Little Rock, Arkansas

2003     Adult Art Competition, Center for Art & Education, Van Buren, Arkansas

2003     “ART812NEXT,” contemporary, group art exhibit, Ft. Smith, Arkansas, April

2002     8th Annual Artists of Northwest Arkansas Regional Juried Exhibition, Arts Center of the
              Ozarks, Springdale, Arkansas; November

2001     7th Annual Artists of Northwest Arkansas Regional Juried Exhibition, Arts Center of the Ozarks,
             Springdale, Arkansas; November

2001     “25 & 5 X 5″ Exhibition,” Crawford County Art Association, Van Buren, Arknansas; May

2000     “Act V: Proscenium,” Rogers Little Theater, February-March; Rogers, Arkansas (*Also curated
              exhibit)

2000     “5 X 5 Exhibition,” Tulsa Artists’ Coalition, May

1998     Spiva Biennial, at the Spiva Center for the Arts, November; Joplin, Missouri

1998     Sixteenth Annual Women’s National Juried Art Exhibition, Sponsored by the Northwest
             Arkansas Branch of the National League of American Pen Women; Arts Center of the Ozarks,
             Springdale, Arkansas; April

1997     “Drawing: The Initial Language of the Visual Arts,” Arkansas Artists’ Registry Gallery, January;
              Little Rock, Arkansas

1997     “Volatile Mixture of Painters,” Anne Kittrell Gallery, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville;
              November

1997     “Question of Intimacy,” Vox Anima Artspace, July; Fayetteville, Arkansas

2014     Virginia Cammack Award for Best in Drawing/Pastel in the 20th Annual Artists of Northwest       
             Arkansas Regional Exhibition (Drawing: "The Smartest Man I Know") (at the Art Center of the 
             Ozarks in Springdale, AR)

2006     Purchase Award for “Brigette” in the 19th Annual Small Works on Paper Exhibition

2003     Researcher; grant-funded research on critical thinking at the college level, Northwest
              Arkansas Community College

2003     Honorable Mention, Adult Art Competition, Center for Art & Education, Van Buren, Arkansas

1998     Second Place, Sixteenth Annual Women’s National Juried Art Exhibition, sponsored by the
             Northwest Arkansas Branch of the National League of American Pen Women

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Chair of Visual Arts and Media
Northwest Arkansas Community College
Bentonville, Arkansas
June 2017 – present
Leadership, guidance, and scheduling for Fine Art, Graphic Design, and Journalism departments | Leadership involved in the Integrated Design Lab building for visual art and workforce | Program coordination and accreditation for the AFA degree in Visual Art | Monitor program coordination and accreditation for the AAS in Graphic Design | Monitor and mentor assessment efforts by Subject Coordinators and other staff creating and implementing assessments | Monitor department budgets (personally responsible for setting and monitoring Fine Art Department Art Lab fee budgets) | Recruiting, hiring, and evaluating faculty | Research, data collection, and implementation | Academic advising

Professor of Art and Art History
Chair of Visual Arts and Media
Northwest Arkansas Community College
Bentonville, Arkansas
August 1999 – present
(1999 - present) Taught online and face-to-face Art Appreciation, Art History I, and Art History II classes as well as Introduction to Drawing, Introduction to Painting, Advanced Painting, and Introduction to Studio Art classes.  This included instruction as well as curriculum development and being a Blackboard Vanguard user at the college.  I have taught online classes since 2002, using WebCT, Blackboard CE, and Blackboard.  I have developed assessment measures for drawing and painting classes. Obtained full professor rank in 2015.

Art Department Head
Northwest Arkansas Community College
Bentonville, Arkansas
July 2014 – May 2017
Duties include teaching four classes, coordinating faculty and curriculum, tracking and maintaining the budget, scheduling classes, and coordination of assessment. As of 2014, I also coordinated the creation of an AFA degree program in visual art at Northwest Arkansas Community College.

Director of Visual Arts
Arts Center of the Ozarks
Springdale, Arkansas
August 2001 – December 2005

Curator of exhibits | Fair Director of The Prairie Grove Clothesline Fair, a regional craft fair | Selected teachers and scheduled classes | Developed personal curricula and taught classes | Developed fundraising exhibits | Grant writing | Acted as liaison between artists and the Arts Center | Solicited donations from artists for the annual fundraising Ball & Auction to benefit the Arts Center