EDUCATION
BFA University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning (DAAP).
Minors: Geology and Psychology
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2024 - Current Metal Arts Director. Sloss Metal Arts. Birmingham, AL
2021- 2024 Operations Manager. Sloss Metal Arts. Birmingham, AL
2019 - 2021 Mold Maker. Rookwood Pottery Company. Cincinnati, OH
2013 - 2019 Art Instructor and Office Assistant. Painting with a Twist. Mason, OH
RESIDENCIES AND INTERNSHIPS
2021 Visiting Artist Residency. Sloss Metal Arts. Birmingham, AL
2019 Intern Artist. Sculpture Trails Outdoor Museum. Solsberry, IN
2018 Intern Artist. Sculpture Trails Outdoor Museum. Solsberry, IN
2017 Intern Artist. Josephine Sculpture Park. Frankfort, KY
HONORS AND AWARDS
2021 Best Repair. Repair Days at The National Ornamental Metal Museum.
2013 - 2017 University of Cincinnati’s Dean’s List
2015 Xingkui Guo Scholarship Award
2014 DAAP Exemplary Portfolio Award
2013 Montgomery Women’s Club Scholarship
CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION
2023 NCCCIAP Ex-Officio. Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham, AL
2021-2023 Volunteer. Repair Days at the National Ornamental Metal Museum. Memphis, TN
2021 NCCCIAP Crew. National Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art and Practices (NCCCIAP). Sloss Furnaces. Birmingham, Al
2019 Volunteer. Repair Days at the National Ornamental Metal Museum. Memphis, TN
2019 Panel chair. “Internships and Initiatives”. National Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art and Practices (NCCCIAP). Sloss Furnaces. Birmingham, AL
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021 Visiting Artist Residency Exhibition. Sloss Furnaces Visitors Center. Birmingham, AL
2017 Endangered Species. 2815 Woodburn Ave. Cincinnati, OH
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Filter Coffee Parlor. Scale. Birmingham, AL
2023 Vox Gallery. Rust Never Sleeps. Birmingham, AL
2023 Dogwood Arts. 2023 Regional Exhibition. Knoxville, TN
2023 The National Ornamental Metal Museum. F.I.R.E. Pop-up Exhibition. Memphis, TN
2023 NCCCIAP Exhibition. Steering Committee Exhibition. Birmingham, AL
2023 Sloss Furnaces. Catalyst/Reaction. Birmingham, AL
2022 University of Alabama, Birmingham. Rekindled. Birmingham, AL
2021 The University of Southern Mississippi. Little Things Matter Exhibition. Hattiesburg, MS
2021 NCCCIAP Juried Exhibition. Lived Histories / Imagined Futures. Virtual Exhibition.
2021 NCCCIAP Biennial Exhibition. The Boilers Gallery. Virtual Exhibition.
2021 NCCCIAP Biennial Exhibition. #2 Casting Shed Gallery. Virtual Exhibition.
2019 Prairie Center for the Arts. Fierce - Women in Iron. Peoria, IL
2019 Sloss Furnaces. Contemporary Curator Juried Exhibition: The Rare Few. Birmingham, AL
2019 The National Ornamental Metal Museum. 40 Under 40. Memphis, TN
2019 Ruth B and Arthur R Harvey Gallery. For a Better World. Miami University, Middletown, OH
2018 L’ours. Sculpture Trails Outdoor Museum. Solsberry, IN
2018 L’aigle. Josephine Sculpture Park. Frankfort, KY
2018 Pyramid HIll Sculpture Park. The Big Little Art Show. Hamilton, OH
2018 SOS Art 2018. Illustration for Toni Lackner’s poem
2018 The Female Foundry. Featured Artist. Femalefoundry.org/virginia-elliot
2017 Reed Gallery. DAAPworks. Cincinnati, OH
2017 Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park. International Sculpture Day Exhibition. Hamilton, OH
2017 840 Gallery. Endangered Species. Cincinnati, OH. Solo Exhibition.
2017 Reed Gallery. All-Star Show. Cincinnati, OH
2016 Station 116 Gallery. Art Books, Comics and Zines. Athens, OH
2016 Modern Makers. Better Than Art. Cincinnati, OH
2016 840 Gallery. At Capacity. Cincinnati, OH
2016 840 Gallery. Greenhouse. Cincinnati, OH
2016 Pyramid HIll Sculpture Park. International Sculpture Day Exhibition. Hamilton, OH
2016 SOS Art 2016. Illustration for Jean Syed’s poem
2015 840 Gallery. Pop Up Printmaking. Cincinnati, OH
2015 Girandola-Wolhoy Studios. In a Gallery Far, Far Away. Cincinnati, OH
2015 Gallery Metanoia. Un Seul Grain de Riz. Paris, France
2014 840 Gallery. Non-Mutual. Cincinnati, OH