GALLERY REPRESENTATION :

Current: Blowing Rock Frameworks & Gallery, Blowing Rock, NC -

2003 - 2005: Sanctuary Art Gallery & Studio, Charlotte, NC

1999 - 2000 : Blue Pony Gallery , Charlotte, NC

1996 - 1998 : Center of the Earth Gallery, Charlotte, NC

CORPORATE COLLECTIONS & COMMISSIONS:

Festival in the Park, Inc., Charlotte, NC - Commission -

Lodestone Digital, Inc., New York, NY - Commission

Center City Partners, Charlotte, NC

Richard A. Peniston & Associates, PA - Charlotte / Raleigh, NC

'Chairs on Parade' public art sculpture commissioned by Tryon Center for the Visual Arts,
Charlotte, NC. Display dates 5/2001 - 9/2001

AWARDS:

2004 WINNER - Multiple awards, 'Visual Art Exchange Annual Spring Juried Exhibition', Raleigh, NC.
jjjjjjjjjjjJuror - Charles Joyner, Prof. of Art, NC State, School of Design.

2003 WINNER - '2003 Charlotte 'Shout' Poster Competition' Annual celebration of the arts innnnnnnnCharlotte, NC. Image was used on posters, t-shirts, books and related.

2003 'BEST NEW GALLERY'- SANCTUARY ART, (Jerry Kirk- owner, director)
cccccCreative Loafing - Annual Critics Picks

1997 'BEST LOCAL ARTIST', Reader's Award, Charlotte's Best Magazine

1997 'BEST NEW VIDEO', Reader's Award, Charlotte's Best Magazine, for writing, producing, art direction on the documentary,'NoDa: The Evolution of Charlotte's Historic North Davidson Street Art District' for Burke Communications

1994 EMERGING ARTIST GRANT, awarded by the Arts & Science Council Charlotte/ Mecklenburg

1990 FIRST PRIZE, Plattsburgh AFB Annual Art Competition, Plattsburgh, NY

SPECIAL EXHIBITS :

2009 Juried invitational - ' Carolina's Got Art', Atherton MIll, Charlotte NC
jjjjjjjjjjjjJuror - Brice Brown, NYC Art Critic

2006 Invitational - 'Eclipse in Soho', Ward-Nasse Gallery, New York City, NY
(((((((w/ ECLIPSE ART GROUP)

2003 Opening Exhibit, Sanctuary Art - 'Chaos Troubadour' (invitational- participating artist, curator)

2002 Juried invitational exhibit- 'Celebrating The Legacy of Romare Beardon' Knight Gallery, Spirit ccccsSquare, Charlotte (curated by Mint Museum and McColl Arts Center)

2000 Exhibit (invitational) - 'The Political Machine' J.R. Reynolds Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC
(((((((w/ ECLIPSE ART GROUP)

1998 Invitational Exhibit (w/ Tyler Strouth) , 'Strouth / Kirk', J.R. Reynolds Gallery, Winston-Salem NC

1992 Juried Invitational, 'Discovering America', Winthrop Galleries, Winthrop U, Rock Hill, SC

1991 First Solo Exhibition, 'The Harlequin's Mind Tour and Soul Rub', Acanthus Gallery, Charlotte

RELATED POSITIONS :

2003-2004 Owner / Director, 'Sanctuary Art Gallery & Studio', NoDa Art District, Charlotte, NC

1998-2002 Advertising Art Director, Cato Corp., Charlotte, NC

1995-1998 Senior Graphic Designer, Burke Communications, Charlotte NC

1994 Lead Mural Artist, 'Big Al Carter Mural Project', Spirit Square Center for the Arts, Charlotte, NC

1993 Art Instructor, Young Adults Summer Session, Spirit Square Center for the Arts, Charlotte, NC

1993 Scenic Artist, 'The Nutcracker Suite', North Carolina Dance Theater, restoring original sets and ppppprops from decades old European productions and creating new

1978-1980 Editorial Cartoonist, Globe Newspaper, Fairfax, VA

ORGANIZATIONS:

1997 - 2006 Founder / member, ECLIPSE Art Group, Charlotte NC

2000-2002 Artist / Member, Ward-Nasse Gallery, Soho, New York

1991-1993 Member, 'Friends of Van Gogh' Artists Co-operative, Charlotte, NC