Education

 

• January 2012 – May 2013 - Northern VA Community College, Web Design

• Spring 2014 – present - Dixie State University/Utah Tech University, Bachelor of Fine Arts

 

Employment/Volunteer Work

 

• October 2018 – present, Ckaz Dean Art Studio, Art instructor in Charcoal Drawing, Pastel and Oil Painting

• July 2, 2025 – present, volunteer personnel at Arrowhead Gallery

• May 2022 – taught Paint Nite to a women’s group, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Desert Cliffs Ward

• September 2022 – taught Paint Nite to a women’s group, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Desert Canyons Ward

• April 2023 – judge, Washington County School District K-12 Art Contest, District Division, Red Cliffs Gallery

• April 2024 - judge, Washington County School District K-12 Art Contest, District Division, Red Cliffs Gallery

• August 2024 - taught Paint Nite to a men’s group, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Desert Cliffs Ward

• August 2024 - taught Drawing to a young men’s group, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Desert Cliffs Ward

• September 2024 - judge, Reflections 2024 Art Contest, Desert Canyons Elementary School, St. George, UT

• January – May 2025 – UT, Utah Tech Ceramics Club Treasurer

• March 2025 – UT, National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), Cup Sale Volunteer

• April 2025 - judge, Washington County School District K-12 Art Contest, District Division, Red Cliffs Gallery

• May 2025 - taught Paint Nite to a young woman’s group, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Desert Cliffs Ward

• August 2025 – present, UT, Utah Tech Ceramics Club President

 

Shows

 

July 2012, VA, Fauquier County Fair Art Exhibit, juried

• 1st Place in Gray Pencil Class Drawing, “Bathed in Light”, Graphite on Paper, 18”x24”

• 1st Place in Miscellaneous Class, “Lunch at Logan’s”, Graphite on Paper, 10”x24”

 

July 2013, VA, Fauquier County Fair Art Exhibit, juried

• 2nd Place in Mixed Media Class, “Flying Free”, Mixed Media, 18”x24”

• 2nd Place in Acrylic Painting, “As For Me and My House”, Acrylic on Paper, 18”x24”

• 1st Place in Gray Pencil Drawing, “At the End of the Tunnel”, Graphite on Paper, 18”x24”

• 1st Place in Oil Painting, “The Orchid”, Oil on Canvas, 16”x20”

• 1st Place in Colored Pencil, “Cocoa Time”, Color Pencil on Paper, 11”x14”

• Best of Show, “Cocoa Time”, Color Pencil on Paper, 11”x14”

• Best Exhibitor, Adult Division

 

April 2014, UT, Dixie State University Art Department Showcase, juried

• Honorable Mention in Oil Painting, “We Went Apple Picking”, Oil on Canvas, 16”x20”

• 2nd Place in Oil Painting, “Little Green Bottle”, Oil on Canvas, 16’x20”

 

April 2015, UT, Dixie State University Art Department Showcase, juried

• 2nd Place in Drawing, “My Lovely”, Pencil on Paper, 16”x20”

• Best of Show, “Little Green Coke Bottle”, Oil on Canvas, 16”x20”

 

April 2016, UT, Dixie State University Art Department Showcase, juried

• 2nd Place Painting, “Saint Bartoloma Konigsee”, Oil on Canvas, 24”x36”

• 2nd Place in Drawing, “The Lamb”, Pencil on Paper, 18”x24”

 

April 2017, UT, Dixie State University Art Department Showcase, juried

• 3rd Place in Oil Painting, “Pensive”, Oil on Canvas, 11”x14”

• 1st Place in Drawing, “Stoic”, pencil on paper, 12”x18”

 

April 2017, UT, Dixie State University Art Department Showcase, juried

• Best of Show, “Unum Equitem (Lone Rider)”, Charcoal on Paper, 36”x48”

 

August 2019, UT, Washington County Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, juried

• 1st Place & Division Placing Reserve Champion, “Purple Iris”, Oil on Canvas, 17”x17”

 

August 2020, UT, Washington County Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, juried

• 1st Place & Division Placing Reserve Champion, “The Great Emancipator”, Oil on Canvas, 18”x24”

 

April 2021, UT, Washington County Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, juried

• 1st Place in Drawing, “Dennis Martinez”, Charcoal, 11”x14”

• 1st Place & Division Placing Champion in Drawing, “Glen Blakley”, Charcoal, 11”x14”

• 1st Place & Division Placing Champion in Painting, “Heavenward”, Oil on Canvas, 12”x12”

 

April 2021, UT, Utah Tech University Art Department Showcase, juried

• 2nd Place in Oil Painting, “Heavenward”, Oil on Canvas, 12”x12”

• Artistic Merit Award, “Because Thank You Is Not Enough”, Charcoal Reproductions in Mixed Media, 48”x72”

 

October 2021, UT, Utah Tech University Halloween Show

• Best of Show, “Baby Grogu’s First Halloween”, Oil on Canvas, 12”x12”

 

April 2022, UT, Utah Tech University Art Department Showcase, juried

• “Dr. & Mrs. Lynn Dean”, Pastel on Paper, 24”x36”

 

January 2023, UT, Utah Tech University Sculptural Gallery in conjunction with Clay Con West, Café Elevato, juried

• “Arf-imboldo”, Ceramics

 

April 2024, UT, Washington County Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, juried

• 1st Place & Division Placing Champion, “Petroglyph Nativity”, Ceramics

• 1st Place, “Sculpting Elephant”, Ceramics

 

April 2024, Utah Tech University Art Department Showcase, juried

•Honorable Mention, “My First Nativity”, Ceramics, Set of 11 pieces

• "Orchid Vase", Ceramics

 

September 2024, UT, All About Art, Utah Tech Student Booth, juried

• Sold “Tulips”, Ceramics, various sizes

 

October 2024, UT, Southern Utah Art Guild “Bountiful Harvest” Show, Red Cliffs Gallery, juried

• Award of Excellence, “Tulips”, Ceramics, 3 pieces

 

November 2024 – present, UT, represented at Arrowhead Gallery as Utah Tech student artist

• Sold various ceramics sculptures

 

November 2024, UT, Utah Tech Student and Faculty Ceramic Sale, juried

• Various Ceramics pottery and tulips

 

December 2024, UT, Southern Utah Art Guild “Gift of Art” Show, Red Cliffs Gallery, juried

• “Incense Tower,” Ceramics

• “Petroglyph Nativity”, Ceramics

 

January 2025, UT, Utah Tech University Sculptural Gallery in conjunction with Clay Con West, juried

• “Leather & Stone”, Ceramics, Set of 3

 

April 2025, UT, St. George Art Fair, Utah Tech Student Booth, juried

• Sold various ceramics sculptures and pottery

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October 2025, UT, Utah Tech University Halloween Show

• “Widow's Bloom", Ceramics