Education 1992 - BA in Anthropology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte 1996 - MA in Anthropology, University of Colorado at Boulder Selected Exhibitions 2009 - Spirit of the West (group show), Open Shutter Gallery, Durango, CO. 2008 - Light, Shadows, and Time (two-person show), Open Shutter Gallery, Durango, CO 2008 - Photography 171 (co-curator), Western History Gallery, Denver Public Library 2008 - Debating Heritage (invited exhibit), University of Denver Museum of Anthropology 2008 - Conflict on the Plains (solo show), Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder, CO 2008 - Images of the Southwest (juror and guest artist), Center of Southwest Studies, Durango, CO 2007 - Ten G-Local Artists Interpret Genocide (group show), Mizel Museum, Denver, CO. 2006 - Kiikiqo Hisatsinom Ship’aap: Pueblos of the Ancestral North (solo show), Museum of Anthropology, University of Denver, Denver, CO. 2006 – Mask (juried show), FLASH Gallery, Lakewood, CO. 2006 – Our Land (juried show), FLASH Gallery, Lakewood, CO. 2005 – Mirrors and Windows (group show), Durango Arts Center, Durango, CO. 2005 – Farmers, Saints, and Tyrants: Historic Scotland (solo show), Dairy Center, Boulder, CO. 2005 – The Honest Landscape (featured artist in juried show), FLASH Gallery, Lakewood, CO. 2005 – Industrial Strength (juried show), Fifth St. Gallery, Pueblo, CO. 2004 to 2006– Presence within Abandonment (solo show), museums in Colorado and New Mexico. 2004 – The Ancient Pueblos of Mesa Verde (solo show), Hiwan Museum, Evergreen, CO. 2003 to 2004 – A Forgotten Place (film Screenings), 5e Festival International du Film Archeologique, Brussels, and the Archaeology Channel International Film Festival, Eugene, Oregon. 2002, 03, 04, and 06 - Colorado Photographic Arts Center Members Show (juried shows), Denver, CO. 1998 – Chaco and Bluff (solo show) Department of Anthropology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO. 1995 – Restless Spirits (solo show) Department of Anthropology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO. 1989, 1991, and 1992 – Southern Visions (juried shows), Museum of York County, SC, 1985 and 1988 – National Aperture (juried shows), Winston Salem, NC. 1986 – Man Made Environments and Altered Spaces (group show), Republic Bank, Charlotte, NC. 1984 – Winter Scenes from McAlpine Greenway Park (solo show), Charlotte, NC. 1983 to 2007 - The Light Factory Members Show (open shows), Charlotte, NC. Curatorial Projects 2008 - Photography 171: a Continuum of Process and Method (co-curator), Denver Public Library, CO 2007 - Capitol Hill People’s Fair (juror), Denver, CO. 2007 - (Real) Photographic Constructs (co-curator), Center for Visual Art, Denver, CO. 2006 - From Nordenskiold to Nusbaum (co-curator), Denver Public Library, Denver, CO. 1993 - The History of Reedy Creek Park (co-curator), Reedy Creek Nature Center, Charlotte, NC. Awards 2008 - Young Arts Magazine - Featured Alumni artist profile, Spring 2008. 2007 - Westword Magazine - Best of Denver Award for “Nordenskiold to Nusbaum” and “(Real) Photographic Constructs, co-curator on both projects. 2006 - Capitol Hill People’s Fair, Best of Show for Photography, Denver, CO. 2005 – Boulder Art Fair – Best of Show for Photography, Boulder, CO. 2002 – Colorado Photographic Art Center Members Show, Juror’s Award, Denver, CO. 1999 and 2000 - Tour Anthropology Scholarship, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO. 1990 - Third Prize, Southern Visions, Museum of York County, SC. 1982 - Award in Photography, National Endowment for Advancement in the Arts, Washington, DC. 1980 and 1981 – Scholastic Photography Exhibition, Gold Key/Kodak Medallion of Excellence, Charlotte, NC. Selected Publications and Professional Papers 2006 - “From Nordenskiold to Nusbaum: Photography, Archaeology, and Tourism in the Early Years of Mesa Verde National Park” (journal, in Colorado Heritage, Spring 2006, Colorado Historical Society. 2006 - “Photography and Archaeology: the View from Mesa Verde” (guest curator talk), Denver Public Library, Denver, CO 2005 - Archaeology and the Arts, (round table host), 70th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Salt Lake City, UT 2005 - “Sixty Years Later: the Remnants of Amache”, in Colorado Heritage, Colorado Historical Society, Spring 2005 2003 - Visual Imagery, Artistic Representation, and Story Telling in Archaeological Research (professional paper), 5th World Archaeological Congress, Washington, DC 2003 - “Photography and Archaeology: Parallel Histories, Colorado Perspectives” (journal article), in Colorado Heritage magazine, Colorado Historical Society, Winter 2003 1996 - “Evaluating Regional Lithic Procurement Using Multi-spectral Imagery and Geophysical Exploration”, with Mort D. Turner in Archaeological Prospection, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 109-129 1994 - “Varieties of the ‘Other’, Voice and Native American Culture”, in Voices on Voice: Perspectives, Definitions, Inquiry. Kathleen Blake Yancey ed., National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, Illinois Publicity and Press 2007- Westword Magazine exhibit review. “Eyewitness Reports: The message is the medium at the Mizel Museum’s new show, by Susan Froyd. 2006 - Rocky Mountain News exhibition review. “Buried Treasure: Library, Museum Dig Deep for Mesa Verde Photo History, by Mary Voelz Chandler. 2006 - Four Corners Free Press exhibition review. “Images Reveal Bond between Photography and Archaeology”, by Connie Gotsch. 2005 – Boulder Daily Camera exhibition review. “Earth, Wind, and Stone” by Elizabeth Marglin. 2004 – Durango Herald exhibition review. “Presence in the West: Photographer revitalizes notion of Romanticism – freshly,” by Judith Reynolds. 2000 – Charlotte Observer article. “Filmmaker hoping we won’t forget” by Dannye Romine-Powell. Professional Association Membership Society for American Archaeology, Colorado Council for Professional Archaeology, Colorado Archaeological Society, Colorado Preservation Inc., Society for Photographic Education, Colorado Photographic Arts Center (board member), The Light Factory Photographic Arts Center. Selected Collections Parks and Recreation - Charlotte, NC. Colorado Photographic Arts Center – Denver, CO. Hiwan Museum – Evergreen, CO. Colorado Preservation Inc. – Denver, CO. University of Colorado at Denver – Denver, CO. San Juan Mountains Association – Durango, CO. Center of Southwest Studies – Durango, CO.
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