EDUCATION
1990-92 Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.), Ceramics, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA.
1983-89 Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Ceramics, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL.
1988 British Studies Program, Watercolor Painting, London, England, via University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
1993-11 Owner/Master Potter, Pottery Central, Gulf Shores, AL.
1999-11 Adjunct Professor of Art, Department of Art, Faulkner State Community College, Bay Minette, AL.
2011 Chairman of Exhibitions, Alabama Clay Conference, Mobile, AL.
1990-11 Co-Owner and Exhibitor, Cathedral Square Gallery, Mobile, AL.
2004 Curator, A Bunch of Guys Named Steve and Their Friend Larry, an exhibition of ten Alabama potters, Cathedral Square Gallery, Mobile, AL.
2000 Art Instructor, Tile Glazing, Continuing Education, through Faulkner State Community College, Gulf Shores, AL.
1998-02 Chair, Visiting Artist Program, Cathedral Square Gallery, Mobile, AL.
1999 Curator, A Bunch of Guys Named Steve, an exhibition of eight Alabama Potters, Cathedral Square Gallery, Mobile, AL.
1991-92 Ceramics Teacher, Project Enhance (for gifted high school students), Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA.
1990-92 Studio Technician, Ceramic Department, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA.
1990-92 Slide Librarian, Making and filing slides for Art History, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA.
1991 Mold Maker assistant, producing working production molds, Campbell’s Factory Studios, Cambridge Springs, PA.
1989 Ceramics Teacher, Eastern Shore Academy of Art, Fairhope, AL.
1987-89 Studio Technician Undergraduate Assistantship, University of South Alabama Ceramics Studio, Mobile, AL.
1986 Summer Apprentice, with Master Potter Steve Burrow, Sea Oat Studio, Gulf Shores, AL.

CONFERENCE, WORKSHOP PRESENTER
2010
Gulf Coast Clay Conference, Demonstrating throwing and hand building Techniques, Pensacola State College, Pensacola, FL.

2010
Clay, Art and Fire, Pottery Fest, Demonstrations from over 15 nationally known premiere potters, Downtown Big Rapids, MI.

2004
First Lady’s Children’s Art Festival, Four day workshop, teaching fourth and fifth grade children of rural Alabama how to throw on the potter’s wheel: Lori Allen Siegelman, First Lady, State of Alabama, Founder and Chair, Montgomery, AL.

2003 A Hands on Workshop for the clients of the Mobile Association of Retarded Citizens, (MARC), is a community based, family-centered, advocacy and service system for persons with cognitive, intellectual and developmental disabilities.

2002 A Hands on Workshop for the clients of the Mobile Association of Retarded Citizens, (MARC), is a community based, family-centered, advocacy and service system for persons with cognitive, intellectual and developmental disabilities.

2001 Slide Presentation and Lecture, School for American English, Parana, Entrée Rios, Argentina. (solo).

CONFERENCES ATTENDED
2011 National Conference on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), Tampa, FL
2008 National Conference on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), Pittsburgh, PA.
1997 National Conference on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), Las Vegas, NV.
1994 National Conference on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), New Orleans, LA.
1992 National Conference on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), Philadelphia, PA.
2005 Alabama Clay Conference, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL.
2000 Alabama Clay Conference, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL.
1999 Alabama Clay Conference, University of North Alabama, Florence, AL.
1996 Alabama Clay Conference, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL.
1995 Alabama Clay Conference, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL.
1993 Alabama Clay Conference, University of North Alabama, Florence, AL.
1989 Alabama Clay Conference, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL.
1987 Alabama Clay Conference, University of Montevallo, Montevallo, AL.
1986 Alabama Clay Conference, Jefferson Davis Community College, Brewton, AL.
 
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2010 Mac Personal Training, Mac & More Store, Gulf Shore, AL
2010 Chairman of Exhibitions, 2011 Alabama Clay Conference, Mobile, AL.
2008 Alabama Community Scholars Institute (ACSI), Documentation of Alabama's Traditional Culture, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL.
2007 Master Class, Firing Anagama Kiln with Masayoshi Shimizu, Gulf Coast Kiln Walk Society, Navarre, FL.
1998 Master Class, Mr. Fujita, University of Montevallo, Montevallo, AL.
1989 Grievance Committee, Student Representative, Art Department, of University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL.
 

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
2004-present Gulf Coast Kiln Walk Society, Navarre, FL.
2003-present Escambia Bay Homebrew Club, Pensacola, FL.
2003-present Kentuck Museum Of Art, Northport, AL.
1997-2007 Pleasure Island Art Association, Gulf Shores, AL.
1997-present Alabama Gulf Coast Area Chamber Of Commerce, Gulf Shores, AL.
1996-present Cathedral Square Gallery Co-op, Mobile, AL.
1996-present Mobile Area Chamber Of Commerce, Mobile, AL.
1993-10 Eastern Shore Art Association, Fairhope, AL.
1990-94 American Ceramics Society, Dayton, OH.
1991-93 Erie Art Association, Erie, PA.
1986-89 Mobile Art Association, Mobile, AL.
1985-89 Student Art Association, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL.

HONORS, AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
Best in Show, Orange Beach Festival of Arts, Orange Beach, AL. 2010.
Chamber Choice Award, National Annual Shrimp Festival, Gulf Shores, AL. 2010
Merit Award, National Annual Shrimp Festival, Gulf Shores, AL. 2010
Purchase Award, National Annual Shrimp Festival, Gulf Shores, AL. 2010.
First Place in Fine Art, Art in the Park, Foley, AL. 2009.
Award of Merit, FestForAll, Baton Rouge, LA. 2009.
Judges Award, Orange Beach Festival of Arts, Orange Beach, Orange Beach, AL. 2009.
Exhibitors Choice Award, Pleasure Island Art Association, Spring Show, Gulf Shores, AL. 2008.
Award of Merit, The Peoples Art Exhibit, Space 301, Mobile, AL. 2008.
Purchase Prize, Fairhope Spring Show, Fairhope, AL. 2008.
Merit Award, Art in the Park, Foley, AL. 2008.
Exhibitors Choice Award, Orange Beach Festival of Arts, Orange Beach, AL. 2007
Award of Merit, National Annual Shrimp Festival, Gulf Shores, AL. 2007
Honorable Mention, Bluff Park Art Association, Birmingham, AL. 2006
Merit Award, National Annual Shrimp Festival, Gulf Shores, AL. 2005.
First Place, Orange Beach Seafood Festival, Orange Beach, AL. 2005.
First Place Fine Craft, Eastern Shore Art Association, Fairhope, AL. 2005.
Best of Show, Mobile Outdoor Art and Craft, Mobile, AL. 2004
Patron Purchase Award, Mobile Outdoor Art and Craft, Mobile, AL. 2004.
Patron Purchase Award, Fairhope Arts and Craft Festival, Fairhope, AL. 2003
Patron Purchase Award, Kentuck Folk Art Festival, Northport, AL. 2003
Award of Merit, Azalea City Outdoor Art and Craft Festival, Mobile, AL. 2002
3rd Place in Three-D Design, National Annual Shrimp Festival, Gulf Shores, AL. 2001
Technical Assistant Grant, Alabama Craft Council, Montgomery, AL. 1999.
First Place in Three-Dimensional and Mixed Media, Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce, Showcase of the Arts, Mobile, AL. 1999.
Second Place in Three-Dimensional A Day in the Park, Laurel, MS. 1998
First Place in Three-Dimensional, Pleasure Island Festival of Art, Gulf Shores, AL. 1997
Patron Award, Art Patrons League, Outdoor Art and Craft Fair, Mobile, AL. 1997
Second Place in Three-Dimensional, Art Patrons League, Outdoor Art Fest, Mobile, AL. 1997
Purchase Award, National Shrimp Festival, Gulf Shores, AL. 1996
Purchase Awards (Two), Pleasure Island Festival of Art, Gulf Shores, AL. 1996
Merit Award, National Shrimp Festival, Gulf Shores, AL. 1996
Art Patron Award, National Shrimp Festival, Gulf Shores, AL. 1996
Purchase Awards (Two) Pleasure Island Festival of Art, Gulf Shores, AL. 1995
Holiday Inn Art Patron Award, National Shrimp Festival, Gulf Shores, AL. 1994
Art Buyers Award, Art Patrons League, Outdoor Art and Craft Fair, Mobile, AL. 1994
Award of Merit, The Outdoor Art and Craft Fair, Mobile, AL. 1994
First Place in Pottery and Raku, Art on the Green, Ft. Myers, FL. 1993.
Museum Purchase Award, Mobile Museum of Fine Art, Mobile, AL. 1993
First Place in Ceramics, Art in the Park, Edison Festival of Light, Ft. Myers, FL. 1993
Third Place in Three-Dimensional, Allegheny West, Erie, PA. 1992.
Bruce Manville Morrison Memorial Fund Scholarship for Outstanding Academic Achievement, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA. 1991.
Best of Show, USA Student Art Association Spring Art Show and Sale, 1989
Merit Award, USA Student Art Association Fall Art Show and Sale, 1988.
Achievement Award, USA Student Art Purchase Awards (Three), Spring Show and Sale, University of South Alabama 1988.
Achievement Award, USA Student Art Association Fall Show and Sale, 1987.
Purchase Award, USA Student Art Association Spring Art Show & Sale, 1987
Merit Award, USA Student Art Association Fall Art Show and Sale, 1986
Purchase Award, USA Student Art Association Fall Art Show and Sale, 1985
Merit Award, USA Student Art Association Spring Art Show and Sale, 1985.

TEACHING, SUPERVISION & MENTORING

Courses taught at Faulkner State Community College:
ART 100 90 Art Appreciation, 24 times
ART 113 80 Drawing 1, 14 times
ART 114 80 Drawing II, 14 times

Courses Taught at Other Institutional Affiliations:
Ceramic Lessons Private, Pottery Central, Gulf Shores, AL.
Beginning Ceramics, Eastern Shore Academy of Art, Fairhope, AL.
Ceramics, Orange Beach Art Center, Orange Beach, AL.
Edinboro University, (Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit)
Studio Ceramics-Raku, 4 times.

EXHIBITIONS

2010
Connections, The Gulf Coast Kiln Walk Permanent Collection, Pensacola, FL.
Falling Waters, Eastern Shore Art Center, Fairhope, AL. (juried).
Merritt Pottery Festival, Roberta, GA.
National Annual Shrimp Festival, Gulf Shores, AL. (juried).
Peter Anderson Festival, Ocean Springs, MS. (juried).
Kentuck Folk Art Festival, Northport, AL. (juried).
Eastern Shore Art Association, Members Exhibition, Fairhope, AL. (juried).
Orange Beach Festival of Arts, Orange Beach, AL. (juried).
FestForAll, Baton Rouge, LA. (juried).
Renaissance Fine Arts Festival, Ridgeland, MS. (juried).
Festival International De Louisiana, Lafayette, LA. (juried).

2009
Shared Expressions: The Bay Area Art Partners, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL. (invitational).
National Annual Shrimp Festival, Gulf Shores, AL. (juried).
Peter Anderson Festival, Ocean Springs, MS. (juried).
Kentuck Folk Art Festival, Northport, AL. (juried).
Eastern Shore Art Association, Members Exhibition, Fairhope, AL. (juried).
Orange Beach Festival of Arts, Orange Beach, AL. (juried).
Fairhope Spring Show, Fairhope, AL. (juried).
The Mule Fest, Mobile, AL.
FestForAll, Baton Rouge, LA. (juried).
Art in the Park, Foley, AL. (juried).

2008
1000 LBS. Alabama Clay, two year traveling exhibition, Montgomery, AL. (invitational).
Shared Expressions: The Bay Area Art Partners, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL.(invitational).
National Annual Shrimp Festival, Gulf Shores, AL. (juried).
Fairhope Spring Show, Fairhope, AL. (juried).
Peter Anderson Festival, Ocean Springs, MS. (juried).
Kentuck Folk Art Festival, Northport, AL. (juried).
Orange Beach Festival of Arts, Orange Beach, AL. (juried).
Art in the Park, Foley, AL. (juried).
The Peoples Art Exhibit, Space 301, Mobile, AL. (invitational).
Edinboro Alum Exhibition, in the Alcoa Center, (NCECA), Pittsburgh, PA.  

2007
Shared Expressions: The Bay Area Art Partners, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL. (invitational).
Atlanta Arts Festival, Atlanta, GA. (juried).
Virginia Highlands, Atlanta, GA. (juried).
Decatur Arts festival, Atlanta, GA. (juried).
Fairhope Festival of Art, Fairhope, AL. (juried).
FestforAll, Baton Rouge, LA. (juried).
Orange Beach Festival of Arts, Orange Beach, AL. (juried).
National Annual Shrimp Festival, Gulf Shores, AL. (juried).
Kentuck Folk Art Festival, Northport, AL. (juried).

2006
FestForAll, Baton Rouge, LA. (juried).
Orange Beach Festival of Arts, Orange Beach, AL. (juried).
National Annual Shrimp Festival, Gulf Shores, AL. (juried).
Fairhope Spring Show, Fairhope, AL. (juried).
Peter Anderson Festival, Ocean Springs, MS. (juried).
Celebrate the Arts, Gulf Breeze, FL. (juried).
Kentuck Folk Art Festival, Northport, AL (juried).

2005
Clay Invitational, Eastern Shore Art Association, Fairhope, AL. (Invitational).
National Annual Shrimp Festival, Gulf Shores, AL. (juried).
Kentuck Folk Art Festival, Northport, AL. (juried).
Fairhope Spring Show, Fairhope, AL. (juried).
Peter Anderson Festival, Ocean Springs, MS. (juried).
Three Rivers Art Festival, Covington, LA. (juried).
Celebrates the Arts, Gulf Breeze, FL. (juried).
Festival On The Green, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL. (juried).
4 Bridges Arts Festival, Chattanooga, TN. (juried).
FestforAll, Baton Rouge, LA. (juried).
Orange Beach Festival of Arts, Orange Beach, AL. (juried).

2004
Mobile Outdoor Art and Craft, Mobile, AL. (juried).
Celebrate the Arts, Gulf Breeze, FL. (juried).
Kentuck Folk Art Festival, Northport, AL. (juried).
Mobile Art Association Annual Juried Exhibition, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL. (juried).
Three Rivers Festival of Art, Covington, LA. (juried).
Fairhope Spring Show, Fairhope, AL. (juried).
Peter Anderson Festival, Ocean Springs, MS. (juried).
Orange Beach Festival of Arts, Orange Beach, AL. (juried).
FestForAll, Baton Rouge, LA. (juried).

2003
Fairhope Spring Show, Fairhope, AL. (juried).
Yellow, third in a series of annual exhibits exploring the primary colors, Gulf Art Space, Fairhope, AL. (invitational).
A Regional View: Art in the Southeast, the Atlanta Artists Center, Atlanta, GA. (juried).
Mobile Art Association Annual Juried Exhibition, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL. (juried).
George Ohr Festival Of Art, Biloxi, MS. (juried).
National Annual Shrimp Festival, Gulf Shores, Al. (juried).
Kentuck Folk Art Festival, Northport, AL. (juried).
Mobile Outdoor Art and Craft, Mobile, AL. (juried).
Grand Festival of Art, Fairhope, AL. (juried).
Three Rivers Festival of Art, Covington, LA. (juried).
Peter Anderson Festival, Ocean Springs, MS. (juried).
Atlanta Dogwood Festival, Atlanta, GA. (juried).

2002
From Earth and Fire, An Exhibition of Works in Clay, curated by Bertice McPherson, Center for the Living Arts, Mobile, AL. (group).
Mobile Art Association Annual Juried Exhibition, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL. (group).
Three Rivers Festival of Art, Covington, LA. (juried).
Peter Anderson Festival, Ocean Springs, MS. (juried).
Mobile Outdoor Art and Craft, Mobile, AL. (juried).
Grand Festival of Art, Fairhope, AL. (juried).
National Annual Shrimp Festival, Gulf Shores, AL. (juried).
Fairhope Spring Show, Fairhope, AL. (juried).

2001
Three Rivers Festival of Art, Covington, LA. (juried).
Peter Anderson Festival, Ocean Springs, MS. (juried).
Mobile Outdoor Art and Craft, Mobile, AL. (juried).
Kentuck Folk Art Festival, Northport, AL. (juried).
National Annual Shrimp Festival, Gulf Shores, AL. (juried).
Fairhope Spring Show, Fairhope, AL. (juried).

2000
Steven Dark Ceramicas, National Bank Gallery, Parana, Entrée Rios, Argentina. (solo).
Three Rivers Festival of Art, Covington, LA. (juried).
Peter Anderson Festival, Ocean Springs, MS. (juried).
Mobile Outdoor Art and Craft, Mobile, AL. (juried).
National Annual Shrimp Festival, Gulf Shores, AL. (juried).
Fairhope Spring Show, Fairhope, AL. (juried).

1999
Thirty Five Years of Acquisition From the Annual Art and Crafts Festival, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL.
Art with a Southern Drawl, Mobile College, Mobile, AL. (juried).
The Best of Mobile, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL. (juried).
A Bunch of Guys Named Steve, Cathedral Square Gallery, Mobile, AL. (invitational).
Alabama Clay Conference, University of North Alabama, Florence, AL. (invitational).
Peter Anderson Festival, Ocean Springs, MS. (juried).
National Annual Shrimp Festival, Gulf Shores, AL. (juried).
Fiesta Arts Fair, San Antonio, TX. (juried).

1998
Contemporary American Crafts from permanent collection, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL.
Art with a Southern Drawl, Mobile College, Mobile, AL. (juried).
The Best of Mobile, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL. (juried).
Alabama Clay Conference, Jefferson Davis Community College, Brewton, AL. (invitational).
Peter Anderson Festival, Ocean Springs, MS. (juried).
National Annual Shrimp Festival, Gulf Shores, AL. (juried).
Atlanta Dogwood Festival, Atlanta, GA. (juried).
Magic City Art Connection, Birmingham, AL. (juried).

1997
The Best of Mobile, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL. (juried).
Peter Anderson Festival, Ocean Springs, MS. (juried).
Kentuck Folk Art Festival, Northport, AL. (juried).
National Annual Shrimp Festival, Gulf Shores, AL. (juried).
Fairhope Arts and Crafts Festival, Fairhope, AL. (juried).
Pleasure Island Art Association, Spring Show, Gulf Shores, AL. (juried).

1996
The Best of Mobile, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL. (juried).
Peter Anderson Festival, Ocean Springs, MS. (juried).
Kentuck Folk Art Festival, Northport, AL. (juried).
National Annual Shrimp Festival, Gulf Shores, AL. (juried).
Fairhope Arts and Crafts Festival, Fairhope, AL. (juried).
Pleasure Island Art Association, Spring Show, Gulf Shores, AL. (juried).

1995
The Best of Mobile, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL. (juried).
Mobile Art Association Fall Juried Exhibition, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL.
Peter Anderson Festival, Ocean Springs, MS. (juried).
National Annual Shrimp Festival, Gulf Shores, AL. (juried).
Fairhope Arts and Crafts Festival, Fairhope, AL. (juried).
Pleasure Island Art Association, Spring Show, Gulf Shores, AL. (juried).

1994
The Best of Mobile, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL. (juried).
Peter Anderson Festival, Ocean Springs, MS. (juried).
Kentuck Folk Art Festival, Northport, AL. (juried).
National Annual Shrimp Festival, Gulf Shores, AL. (juried).
Fairhope Arts and Crafts Festival, Fairhope, AL. (juried).
Pleasure Island Art Association, Spring Show, Gulf Shores, AL. (juried).

1993
The Best of Mobile, Fine Arts Museum of the South, Mobile, AL. (group)
East Meets West, Bruce Gallery, Edinboro University of PA Edinboro PA. (two-man show)
Southeastern-Juried Exhibition, Fine Arts Museum of the South, Mobile, AL. (juried).

1992
Ancients, Bates Gallery, Edinboro University of PA Edinboro, PA. (solo installation)
Edinboro Student Art Exhibition, Edinboro University of PA Edinboro, PA. (group)
National Conference on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), Juried Student Exhibition, Snyderman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. (group)

1991
September Celebration/Best of Mobile, Fine Arts Museum of the South, Mobile, AL. (group)
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Clay Club, Bates Gallery, Edinboro, PA. (group)
October Evenings, Meadville Council on the Arts, Marketplace Gallery, Meadville, PA. (group)
Erie Art Exposition International, Tulio Center, Erie, PA. (juried).
Panorama, Erie Summer Festival of the Arts, Mercyhurst College, Erie, PA. (juried).
EUP Student Art Exhibition, Edinboro University, Edinboro, PA. (group)

1989
The Second International Ceramic Festival, Mino, Japan. (juried). 
September Celebration/Best of Mobile, Fine Arts Museum of the South, Mobile, AL. (group)
Alabama Clay Conference, Alabama A&M University, Huntsville, AL.

MUSEUM AND PERMANENT COLLECTIONS:

National Annual Shrimp Festival, Purchase award, for the Alabama Gulf Coast Area Chamber Of Commerce, permanent collection, Gulf Shores, AL. 2010.

FestForAll purchase award for the arts council of greater Baton Rouge, permanent collection. Baton Rouge, LA.

Outdoor Arts and Crafts Fair, Purchase Award with funds from the Arts Patrons League, for the Mobile Museum of Art permanent collection, Mobile, Al. My Neighbor Jim,

2004.
Outdoor Arts and Crafts Fair, Purchase Award with funds from the Arts Patrons League, for the Mobile Museum of Art permanent collection, Mobile, Al. Untitled Amphora,

1992.
The Second International Ceramic Festival, Donated to the National Collection of Japan, Mino, Japan. Copper Red Teapot 1989.

GALLERY AFFILIATIONS:
Cathedral Square Gallery, Mobile, AL. 1986-present.
Entree Arts, Mobile, AL. 2010.
Orange Beach Arts Center, Orange Beach, AL. 2002-present.
Tino’s Fine Art and Frame. Gulf Shores, AL. 2005-present.
Foley Performing Arts Center, Foley, AL. 2000- present.
Donna Van Gogh, Atlanta, GA. 1995-2000.
Bare Hands Gallery, Birmingham, AL. 1993-1999.

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