Education
2017-2020 MFA In Ceramics – Wichita State University
2009-2013 BFA In Ceramics with A Minor In Art History – Edinboro University, Edinboro, PA
2006-2009 Liberal Studies – Community College of Allegheny (CCAC)
Work
2021 - Senior Studio Arts Manager - The Des Moines Art Center
Teaching Experience
2025 Ceramics overview - 12 Week Ceramics Class. DMAC
2023 Ceramics overview - 12 Week Ceramics Class. DMAC
2018-2020 Direct instruct Intro to Ceramics – Wichita State University
2020 Murals In Clay REMIX 1 week Intensive Workshop Instructor. Touchstone Center
2020 Duality – Teen Week Workshop Instructor. Touchstone Center For Craft
2019 Murals In Clay – 1 Week Intensive Workshop Instructor. Touchstone Center
2018 Teaching Assistant – 3D design. Wichita State University
2018 Teaching Assistant – Advanced Ceramics, Wheel Throwing. Wichita State Uni.
2017 Teaching Assistant – Professional Practice. Wichita State University
2017 Teaching Assistant – Intro Ceramics. Wichita State University
2015-2017 Teaching Artist and Studio Coordinator. Brockway Center for Arts and Technology
2016-2017 Direct Instruct of Art History Overview – Butler Community College. Brockway, PA
2015-2017 Direct Instruct of Ceramics – Butler Community College. Brockway, PA
2015 Art after Dark. Adult-Ed Class Instructor. Brockway Center For Arts and Technology
2014-2015 After School Mentor and Teacher. Brockway Center for Arts and Technology
2010 Teaching Continuing/Adult Ed Class. CCAC (Multiple 8-week summer sessions) Pittsburgh, PA
2009-2011 Tutor for Edinboro University, ceramic students levels 1-6
Exhibitions
2025 Juried Show "Layered" at Mainframe Studios, Downtown Des Moines, IA
2023 Group show invitational - Heritage Gallery. Downtown Des Moines, IA
2022 Revamp. Revise. Repeat - Solo exhibition. Kunzlers Studio Valley Junction, IA
2020 Hiding In Plain Sight: MFA Thesis Exhibit - Clayton Staples Gallery. Wichita, KS
2020 Allegheny Arts Council Touchstone invitational. Cumberland, MD
2020 Touchstone 2020 Art In The Airport Exhibition. Pittsburgh International Airport Pgh, PA
2019 Materialize: A Survey Of Emerging Artist Working In Clay. Lawrence, KS
2019 The New Cool invitational – Mark Arts. Wichita, KS
2019 Form, Fire, And Flux - Reuben Saunders Gallery. Wichita, KS
2018 Garden City Gallery Show. Garden City, KS
2017 WSU Ceramic Graduate Class: Group Show at City Arts Gallery. Wichita, KS
2016 Opposites Attract A show by Chuck Purviance and Ryan Rakhshan. Ridgeway, PA
2015 Dual Projections A Solo Show by Chuck Purviance. Brockway, PA.
2013 Domestic connections Bates Gallery, multi-medium group show. Edinboro, PA
2013 Y-art show and sale, Pittsburgh Center for The Arts. Pittsburgh, PA
2012 Vigilance Bates Gallery, 2-person Film Installation. Edinboro, PA.
2012 Y-art show and sale, Pittsburgh Center For The Arts. Pittsburgh, PA
2011 Mark and Chuck Make Some Pots Bates Gallery. Edinboro, PA
2011 Y-art show and sale, Pittsburgh Center For The Arts. Pittsburgh, PA
2011 Connections In Clay Bates Gallery. Edinboro, PA
2010 Juried Spring Show North Hills Art Center. Pittsburgh, PA
Related Field Experience
2019 9th street GrowingTree Mosaic And Mural Installation. Wichita, KS
2019 Horace Mann Elementary Mosaic installation. Wichita, KS
2018 Garden City Community College visiting artist and demonstration. Garden City, KS
2018 Uniontown City Park Mural with community members. Uniontown, PA
2017 Elk County Tile Mural – Elk County community center. Elk County, PA
2016 Creator and co-organizer of, Potters For Pulse. A Global Fundraiser For Victims Of Shooting
2016 United States History Mural With Brockway Highschool Students. Brockway, PA
2015 Pennsylvania Wilds Mural In Dubois Middle School. Dubois, PA
2015 Creator Of @Claycrits (Instagram)
2015 Assisted Presentation at NCECE k-12 demonstration. Providence, RI
2015 Creator of "The Keystone Collegiate" show. An Annual Juried show by, Bill
Strickland For College Students In The State of PA.
2014 Curator of "Nu Contemporary: Next Generation of Ceramic Artist Invitational.
Slippery Rock, PA
2012 Visiting Artist demonstration At CCAC. Pittsburgh, PA
2012 Production potter for Dunmore Pottery. Corry, PA
2009-2011 Ceramic Tech and tutor for ceramic students. Edinboro University,
Edinboro PA.
Conferences and Workshops
2019 Annual NCECA Conference. Minneapolis, Minnesota
2018 Week long intensive, Figures in Clay with Kensuke Yamada, Touchstone Center. Farmington, PA
2018 Annual NCECA Conference. Pittsburgh, PA.
2017 Annual NCECA Conference. Seattle WA
2016 Joanna Powell Visiting artist and lecture. Edinboro University.
2016 Dale Huffman Workshop and demonstration. BCAT. Brockway, PA.
2016 Lisa York Workshop, BCAT. Brockway, PA.
2016 Lauren Gallaspy Visiting Artist and Lecture. Edinboro University.
2016 Annual NCECA Conference. Kansas City, MO
2015 Ron Meyers Workshop and demonstration. BCAT. Brockway, PA.
2015 Annual NCECA Conference. Providence, RI
2014 Peter Christian Johnson Visiting Artist Lecture and Demo. Edinboro University.
Annual NCECA Conference. Milwaukee, WI
Linda Arbuckle Visiting Artist Lecture and Demo. Edinboro University
2013 Annual NCECA Conference. Houston, TX.
John Byrd Visiting Artist Lecture/Demo. Edinboro University
2012 Nikki Renee Anderson Visiting Artist Lecture and Demo. Edinboro University
2011 Annual NCECA Conference. Tampa, FL.
Kristen Kieffer Visiting Artist Lecture and Demo. Edinboro University
Magda Gluszik, Visiting Artist Lecture and Demo. Edinboro University
2010 Annual NCECA Conference. Philadelphia, PA
Ron Meyers Visiting Artist Lecture and Demo. Edinboro University
2009 Jennifer Allen Visiting Artist Lecture and Demo. Edinboro University
Kurt Weiser Visiting Artist Lecture and Demo, Erie Clay Space. Erie, PA
Technical Classes
Clay and Glaze Calculation, Kiln Building, Mold Making, Slip Casting, Studio
Upkeep, Hand Building, Wheel Throwing, Clay mixing and Slab Roller.
Print Making- Screen Printing, Etching, Wood Cuts.
Wood Working- Certified with Table Saw, Band Saw, Jig saw, Router, Sanders,
Hand Tools.
Color Theory, 2D, and 3D studies.
Film and Cinema- Final Cut, and Adobe Premier Pro CS5, Sound Booth, AE
Leadership Roles and Event Planning
2017 Organized and executed Elk County Tile Mural – Elk County community center. Elk County, PA
2015-2017 Studio and Resident Artist Coordinator- Brockway Center for Arts
2016 Creator and co-organizer of, Potters For Pulse. A Global Fundraiser For Victims Of Shooting
2016 Organized and executed U.S. History Mural With Brockway Highschool Students. Brockway, PA
2015 Organized and executed Pennsylvania Wilds Mural In Dubois Middle School. Dubois, PA
2015 Creator Of @Claycrits (Instagram)
2015 Creator of "The Keystone Collegiate" show. An Annual Juried show by, Bill
Strickland For College Students In The State of PA.
2014 Curator of "Nu Contemporary: Next Generation of Ceramic Artist Invitational.
Slippery Rock, PA
2012-2013 Vice President of Edinboro Film Series
2011-2013 President of Edinboro LGBTQIA Club and Student Representative for office of diversity.
2013 Event organizer for: John Waters’ one-man show titled “This Filthy World”. (800+people)