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EDUCATION
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NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY
LAS CRUCES, NM
Master of Fine Arts: Studio Art
Graduated May 2015
Summa cum laude
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MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY
STARKVILLE, MS
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Painting
Graduated December 2011
Magna cum laude
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE | FULL TIME FACULTY:
ART APPRECIATION, DRAWING I, DRAWING II, DESIGN I, DESIGN II, ART HISTORY I, ART HISTORY II, 3-D DESIGN, CERAMICS
RIDGELAND, MS | GOODMAN, MS
AUGUST 2018 - PRESENT
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HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE | ADJUNCT FACULTY:
ART APPRECIATION, DRAWING I, DRAWING II, ART HISTORY I
RIDGELAND, MS
AUGUST 2015 - MAY 2018
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY | ASSISTANT TO SAFETY OFFICER, CHEMICAL SAFETY MANAGER, FACILITIES TECHNICIAN
LAS CRUCES, NM
AUGUST 2013 - MAY 2015
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY | UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY ASSISTANT
LAS CRUCES, NM
JANUARY 2013 - MAY 2013
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY | INSTRUCTOR OF RECORD:
DRAWING I, PAINTING I
LAS CRUCES, NM
AUGUST 2012 - MAY 2014
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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
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Interludes & Expanses: Deep South Gallery, Jackson, MS: January 10 2019 - February 10 2019.
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Priced To Move: Luckytown Brewery, Jackson, MS: December 2018.
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Art on the Rez, St. Peter's on The Lake, Brandon, MS: September 28 2018 - September 30 2018 & September 29 2017 - October 1 2017.
Juror: Bob Tompkins, Co-Founder of Mississippi River Publishing Co.
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Interludes - Solo Exhibition. Deep South Gallery, Jackson, MS: June 4 2017 - July 8 2017
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NMSU MFA Graduates and Faculty Exhibition, Red Dot Gallery, Santa Fe, NM: May 15 2015 - June 19 2015
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In Between: MFA Thesis Exhibition, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM: April 17 2015 - May 9 2015
Dynamic Institution - Group Show, West End Art Depot, Las Cruces, NM: December 6 2013 - January 28 2014
Project Postcard, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM: Fall 2013
NMSU Juried Student Show, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM: March 2013 - April 6 2013.
Juror: Grant Billingsley, former Border Art Residency (BAR) 2012
12 x 12, Todd Art Gallery, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN: February 2013.
Juror: Jochen Wierich, Ph.D. Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art
iT'S a ColOR ThING, Art Scene Today online Juried Exhibition: Fall 2012. Juror: Ava Rado Harte,
Founder/Artistic Director of the Center For Emerging Art (CEA) Miami Beach, FL
Convergence - BFA Thesis Exhibition. McComas Hall/CAAD Visual Arts Center, Starkville, MS. November 8 2011 -
November 15 2011
The Sketchbook Project: 2011, Brooklyn Art Library, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY: Fall 2011
Kris Wilson: Paintings - Solo Exhibition, Ridgeland Library Exhibition Space, Ridgeland, MS: May 25 2011 -
July 25 2011
39th MSU Art and Design Competitive Exhibition, McComas Art Gallery, Mississippi State University,
Starkville, MS: February 8 2011 - March 25 2011
AWARDS
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2013
Richard & Marlane Parra Spirit Winds Award, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM.
Josefina & Jesus Mata Award, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM. 2013
2011
Williamsburg Excellence in Painting Award, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS.
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SERVICE
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2018
Juror: Holmes Community College District High School "POST CARD" Art Competition. Goodman, MS
2015
Juror: Gadsden Independent School District Annual Art Show. Anthony, NM
2014
Juror: Gadsden Independent School District Annual Art Show. Anthony, NM
2013
Juror: Gadsden Independent School District Annual Art Show. Anthony, NM
Guest Speaker: Desert Trail Elementary Career Day. Chaparral, NM.
2012
Visiting Artist: Project Innovation After School Program. Jackson, MS.
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