Associate Professor
Drawing Specialist & Foundations Coordinator
Department of Art + Design at Central Washington University
EDUCATION
2004
Master of Fine Arts
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Concentration: Drawing & Painting
Thesis: "Bygones," an exhibition of mixed-media works on paper
2000
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Austin Peay State University, magna cum laude
Concentration: Drawing & Painting
SOLO & TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2021
UNCULTIVATED I - 2-person exhibition with sculptor Renee Adams, 420 Loft Gallery, Ellensburg, WA
UNCULTIVATED II - 2-person exhibition with sculptor Renee Adams, Boxx Gallery, Tieton, WA
2014
ABSTRACTIONS - Thigpin Gallery, Vol State Community College, Gallatin, TN
2012
MACRO TO MICRO - Austin Peay Downtown Gallery, Clarksville, TN
HAPPY DAYS - The Roxy Theatre, Clarksville, TN
2009
NATURAL SELECTIONS - DAC Gallery, Clarksville, TN
2008
THE BIG PAYBACK - Twist Gallery, Nashville, TN
2007
FLYING SOLO - Nashville International Airport, TN
2006
THE FAMILY JEWELS - Alter Gallery, Clarksville, TN
2004
NEW WORKS - Houchens Gallery, Capital Arts Alliance, Inc., Bowling Green, KY
BYGONES - Ewing Gallery at University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
2003
SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW - Point B Gallery, Clarksville, TN
2002
A VARIETY SHOW: RECENT WORKS BY RACHEL PAYNE HALL - Point B Gallery, Clarksville, TN
2000
OBSERVATIONS OF SELF - Gallery 108, Clarksville, TN
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2022
75th ANNUAL GILPIN COUNTY ARTS ASSOCIATION NAT'L JURIED EXHIBITION - Central City, CO
(Juror: Keith Wicks, professional painter, founder of the Sonoma Plein Air Foundation)
ABSTRACT! - Macon Arts Alliance, Macon, GA
(Juror: Anonymous panel of art professionals)
TRAHC 34th ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION - Texarkana Regional Arts Center, Texarkana, TX
(Juror: Carmen Champion, Professor of Art History and Gallery Director at San Jacinto College)
2022
INT'L ALL MEDIA 2022 - Northwest Arts Center, Minot State University, Minot, ND
(Juror: Sarah Justice, Executive Director of Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art in Great Falls, Montana)
ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONS (online) - Red Bluff Gallery, Red Bluff, CA
(Juror: Anonymous panel of art professionals)
2021
CCAN 2021: CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION - Abilene, TX
(Juror: Liz Trosper, Assistant Professor of Instruction at The University of Texas at Dallas)
CQ66: CREATIVE QUARTERLY Runner-Up Fine Art: Professional Category - Online Exhibition, Creative Quarterly, The Journal of Art & Design, Issue 66
EXTRAORDINARY WORKS - Mona Niko Gallery, Mission Viejo, CA
(Juror: Unannounced)
2020
ABSTRACTIONS - Cultural Center of Cape Cod, South Yarmouth, MA
(Juror: Unannounced)
65th ANNUAL CENTRAL WASHINGTON ARTISTS’ EXHIBITION - Larson Gallery, Yakima, WA
(Juror: Lauren Lessing, Director of University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art)
PURELY ABSTRACT - Fine Line Creative Arts Center Kavanagh Gallery, St. Charles, IL
(Juror: Meg Bero, Emeritus Executive Director, Schingoethe Museum at Aurora University)
SEPTEMBER GROUP SHOW - Jones Gallery, Kansas City, MO
(Juror: Unannounced)
2018
11th ANNUAL CVG SHOW 2018 - Collective Visions Gallery, Bremerton, WA
(Juror: Teresa Saia, 2D Category)
23rd ARTS IN HARMONY ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL SHOW: THE NORTH SHOW - Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hopkins, MN
(Juror: Unannounced)
ALL THAT GLITTERS NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION - Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Ellensburg, WA (Jurors: Keith Lewis and Tariqa Waters )
2017
62nd ANNUAL CENTRAL WASHINGTON ARTISTS’ EXHIBITION - Larson Gallery, Yakima, WA
(Juror: Freya Liggett)
OVERLAND PARK ART AT THE CENTER NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION - Tomahawk Ridge Community Center, Overland Park, KS
(Juror: David Beal)
KITTITAS COUNTY JURIED SHOW - Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Ellensburg WA
(Juror: Lisa Kinoshita)
EAFA OPEN JURIED ABSTRACT SHOW - Evergreen Association of Fine Arts Gallery, Kirkland, WA
(Juror: Katya Palladina)
2016
61st ANNUAL CENTRAL WASHINGTON ARTISTS’ EXHIBITION - Larson Gallery, Yakima, WA
(Juror: Nicole Herden)
TRAHC 28th ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION - Texarkana Regional Arts Center, Texarkana, TX
(Juror: Ann Prentice Wagner)
WILLIAMS PRIZE IN DRAWING EXHIBITION - Silpe Gallery at Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT
(Juror: Douglas Martenson)
2015
2nd ANNUAL LIVING MARK EXHIBITION - Verum Ultimum Gallery, Portland, OR
(Juror: Internal, anonymous)
10th NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION - Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA
(Juror: Max Presneill)
THE BOOK AS ART v3.0: NO JACKET REQUIRED - Decatur Arts Alliance, Art Institute of Atlanta, Decatur, GA
(Jurors: Margot Ecke, Arlyn Ende, Jeff Rathermel
KITTITAS COUNTY JURIED SHOW - Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Ellensburg WA
(Juror: Laura Fry)
2010
TOMATO ART FESTIVAL ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION - Art & Invention, Nashville, TN
2009
THIRD ANNUAL SQUARE FOOT SHOW - The Galaxie, Chicago, IL
PAINTPRESENT - Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY
ALL SMALL REDUX - Dalton Gallery at Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA
TOMATO ART FESTIVAL ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION - Art & Invention, Nashville, TN
2008
SIMPLY RED - Ciel Gallery, Charlotte, NC
9 x 12 - Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, TX
SMALL WORKS - E A Gallery, Lyons, GA
TOMATO ART FESTIVAL ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION - Art & Invention, Nashville, TN
2007
ON YOUR MARK: CONTEMPORARY DRAWING - Spencertown Academy Arts Center, Spencertown, NY
TOMATO ART FESTIVAL ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION - Art & Invention, Nashville, TN
INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
2019
RECIPROCITY: 37 YEARS OF APSU STUDENT PHOTOGRAPHERS - Art + Design Building Hallway Gallery, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN
THE TRAHERN COLLECTIVE: RECENT WORKS - Vol State Art Gallery, Volunteer State Community College, Gallatin, TN
2018
THE TRAHERN COLLECTIVE PRESENTS: ART FROM THE RECYCLE BIN - Turnip Greens Gallery, Nashville, TN
20 COLLABORATIONS IN BOOK ART III - Nashville Public Library, Nashville, TN
2016
LOGIC OF CHANCE - Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Ellensburg, WA
2014
20 COLLABORATIONS IN BOOK ART - Nashville Public Library, Nashville, TN
2011
INFLUENCE - Leu Gallery, Belmont University, Nashville, TN
2008
GENETICS ILLUSTRATED - Sage Theatre, New York, NY
2007
WINTER SHOW - Art & Invention Gallery, Nashville, TN
2006
EARTHWORKS INVITATIONAL EXHIBITION - Crystalwood Gallery, Nashville, TN
2004
INSIDE THE OLYMPICS - The Parthenon, Nashville, TN
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022
CWU DEPARTMENT OF ART & DESIGN FACULTY EXHIBITION - Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA
GALLERY ONE MEMBERS’ EXHIBIT - Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Ellensburg, WA
2022
KITTITAS COUNTY OPEN SHOW - Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Ellensburg WA
(Juror: Davin Diaz of DrewBoy Creative)
2021 KITTITAS COUNTY OPEN SHOW - Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Ellensburg WA
CWU DEPARTMENT OF ART & DESIGN FACULTY EXHIBITION - Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA
2020
GALLERY ONE MEMBERS’ EXHIBIT - Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Ellensburg, WA
2019
GALLERY ONE MEMBERS’ EXHIBIT - Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Ellensburg, WA
KITTITAS COUNTY OPEN SHOW - Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Ellensburg WA
(Juror: Nikki Todd)
2018
GALLERY ONE MEMBERS’ EXHIBIT - Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Ellensburg, WA
CWU DEPARTMENT OF ART & DESIGN FACULTY EXHIBITION - Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA
2017
GALLERY ONE MEMBERS’ EXHIBIT - Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Ellensburg, WA
2016
CWU DEPARTMENT OF ART & DESIGN FACULTY EXHIBITION - Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA
GALLERY ONE MEMBERS’ EXHIBIT - Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Ellensburg, WA
2014
CWU DEPARTMENT OF ART & DESIGN FACULTY EXHIBITION - Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA
2013
FACULTY SHOW - O'More College of Design, Franklin, TN
HEIDI - The Roxy Theatre, Clarksville, TN
2012
ROCKY HORROR ART SHOW - The Roxy Theatre, Clarksville, TN
9 to 5 ART SHOW - The Roxy Theatre, Clarksville, TN
STILL LEARNING - Austin Peay Downtown Gallery, Clarksville, TN
VALENTINE'S DAY ART SHOW - The Roxy Theatre, Clarksville, TN
2009
WHAT I DID ON MY SUMMER VACATION - MIR Gallery, Nashville, TN
THE GROUP SHOW - MIR Gallery, Nashville, TN
2008
BIENNIAL ART FACULTY EXHIBITION - Trahern Gallery, APSU, Clarksville, TN
STUFF YOUR SORRIES IN A SACK - Art House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS OPEN EXHIBITION - DAC Gallery, Clarksville, TN
MAIL ART SHOW - Twist Gallery, Nashville, TN
CHILL - Untitled Artist’s Group, Nashville, TN
2006
BRAWL ON THE WALL: BIENNIAL ART FACULTY EXHIBITION - Trahern Gallery, APSU, Clarksville, TN
STRIKE - Alter Gallery, Clarksville, TN
BLOOM - Untitled Artist’s Group, Nashville, TN
2005
WERTHAN MILLS LOFT TOUR - Werthan Mills, Nashville, TN
GOT ART…IF YOU WANT IT - Alter Gallery, TN
2004
THE BIENNIAL ART FACULTY EXHIBITION - Trahern Gallery, APSU, Clarksville, TN
CARTE BLANCHE: STUDENT ART COMPETITION - Ewing Gallery, UT Knoxville, TN
PROFESSIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE
CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Drawing and Foundations Specialist, Graduate Coordinator
Associate Professor, Art (09/2018 to present)
Assistant Professor, Art (09/2014 to 09/2018)
Courses taught:
· Introduction to Drawing
· Figure Drawing
· Mixed Media Drawing
· Advanced Drawing
· Graduate Drawing
· Beginning Watercolor
· Advanced Watercolor
· Freshman Seminar Special Topics for Gen Ed Program: Art, Design, and Human Perception
· Individual Study in Drawing
· Graduate Course: Pedagogy of Studio Art & Design Foundations
O’MORE COLLEGE OF DESIGN
Adjunct Professor, Fine Arts (08/2010 to 05/2014)
Courses taught:
· Color Theory
· Design Fundamentals I & II
· Basic Drawing
THE ART INSTITUTE OF TENNESSEE - NASHVILLE
Part-time Faculty, Art Foundations (01/2010 to 2014)
Courses taught:
· Color Theory
· 2-D & 3-D Design
· Drawing
· Life Drawing
· Visual Presentation for Interior Designers
NASHVILLE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Instructor (Fall semester 2010)
Course taught:
· Art Appreciation
AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY
Visiting Assistant Professor (08/2007 to 05/2010)
Adjunct Instructor (08/2004 to 05/2007)
Courses taught:
· Drawing I, II, & III
· Painting I
· 2-D Design
· Art Appreciation
· Electronic Imaging
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
Graduate Teaching Associate (08/2001 to 05/2004)
Courses taught:
· Drawing I, Instructor of Record
· Painting I, Teaching Assistant
· Watercolor I, Teaching Assistant
· Figure Drawing, Teaching Assistant
· Performance and Installation, Teaching Assistant
· Figure drawing open studio Coordinator
OTHER TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Community Education Adult Art Classes, O'More College of Design (Spring 2012, 2013)
Taught: Watercolor, Basic Drawing
Summer Studio K-12 Youth Art Classes, O'More College of Design (Summer 2012, 2013)
Taught: Puppet Making, Watercolor, Painting, Drawing, Cutout Animation
ACADEMIC SERVICE & COMMITTEE EXPERIENCE
CWU Department of Art + Design:
- Graduate Coordinator, five years
- Personnel Committee, four years (Chair 2018-22)
- Curriculum & Assessment Committee, seven years (Co-chair 2018-19, 2021-22)
- Scholarship Committee, three years (Chair 2015-17)
- Search Committee for Tenure-Track Sculpture Professor (2021-22)
- Search Committee for Tenure-Track Photography Professor (2016-17)
- Search Committee for Department Secretary (2021)
CWU College of Arts and Humanities Service:
- Search Committee for College of Arts & Humanities Dean (2018-19)
- Leadership CAH College of Arts & Humanities leadership training experience (2020-21)
CWU University Service:
- Sabbatical Leave Committee (2022-25)
- CWU Graduate Council, five years
Graduate Council leadership positions held:
Chair of the Graduate Council and head of Executive Committee (2021-22)
Chair of Academic Standards Committee (2020-21)
Chair of Curriculum Committee (2018-20)
Professional Academic Service:
- External Evaluator for Arizona State University Assistant Professor applying for tenure and promotion to rank of Associate Professor (2022)
ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS
CWU PRESENTATION
Title: Graphic Organizers as Teaching and Learning Tools for Art and Design Students
Capstone Presentation: "Certificate of College Teaching and Learning in Hispanic Serving Institutions," a 27-hour course for HSI Faculty in mastering culturally responsive teaching to benefit Latinx students.
ESCALA Educational Services 2021 Cohort
Central Washington University, Virtual Format
February 14, 2022
CONFERENCE PRESENTATION
Paper: Figure Drawing: Fostering an Inclusive, Respectful, and Engaging Learning Environment
Session: F.A.T.E. Affiliate Session: Strategies for Inclusive Studio Art Pedagogy
Panel Chair: Heidi C. Hodgen
110th CAA (College Art Association) Annual Conference, Virtual Format
March 3-5, 2022
CONFERENCE PRESENTATION
Paper: Figure Drawing: Update is Ready to Install
Session: Best Practice Share: Navigating 21st Century Figure Drawing
Panel Chairs: Hannah Barnes & Kelly Hrenko, University of Southern Maine
F.A.T.E. (Foundations in Art: Theory and Education) Biennial Conference: Infrastructure, Virtual Format
April 15-17, 2021
CONFERENCE PRESENTATION
Paper: Where Do We Go From Here?
Session: From Flounder to Founder
Panel Chair: Will Carpenter, Indiana Wesleyan University
F.A.T.E. (Foundations in Art: Theory and Education) Biennial Conference: Foundations in Flux, Columbus, OH
April 4-6, 2019
CONFERENCE PANEL SESSION CHAIR
Session Title: Updating the Academy: Figure Drawing and Social Responsibility
Panelists: Fidalis Buehler (Brigham Young University), Mark Graham (Brigham Young University), Susan Altman (Middlesex County College), Clark Stoekley (American University of Kuwait)
F.A.T.E. (Foundations in Art: Theory and Education) Biennial Conference: Foundations in Flux, Columbus, OH April 4-6, 2019
CONFERENCE PRESENTATION
Paper: Teaching in the Trenches
Session: Transitions
Panel Chair: Stacy Isenbarger, University of Idaho
F.A.T.E. (Foundations in Art: Theory and Education) Biennial Conference: Beyond the Core, Kansas City, MO April 6-8, 2017
AWARDS
2022 Honorable Mention: ABSRACT EXPRESSIONS JURIED INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION (online) - Red Bluff Gallery, Red Bluff, CA
2020 Karen Raine Memorial Award: 65th ANNUAL CENTRAL WASHINGTON ARTISTS’ EXHIBITION - Larson Gallery, Yakima, WA
2020 Best in Show: PURELY ABSTRACT - Fine Line Creative Arts Center Kavanagh Gallery, St. Charles, IL
2019 Honorable Mention: KITTITAS COUNTY OPEN SHOW - Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Ellensburg WA
2018 College of Arts and Humanities Outstanding Faculty Artistic Achievement Award 2017-2018: Central Washington University
2017 Eldean Adams Award for Landscape/Nature: KITTITAS COUNTY JURIED SHOW - Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Ellensburg WA
2017 Jack Richeson & Co. Award of Merit: EAFA OPEN JURIED ABSTRACT SHOW - Evergreen Association of Fine Arts Gallery, Kirkland, WA
2016 Juror's Choice Award: WILLIAMS PRIZE IN DRAWING EXHIBITION - Silpe Gallery at Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT
PUBLICATIONS
“Studio Visit Magazine Volume 38: A Juried Selection of International Visual Artists.” The Open Studios Press, (2017): 100-101. Print.
"A Circle of Art." Abbey Leix Anthology 3, O’More Publishing (2012): 72-76. Print.
"Hover," 2005 Graphite and gesso on paper 22"x30." Zone 3 24.2, Zone 3 Press (2009): Cover Art. Print.
MFA THESIS COMMITTEES
2021 Lindsay Peyton, MFA Painting; Thesis: Dislocation; Committee Member
2019 Aveline Layne, MFA Ceramics; Thesis: Foil Sown; Committee Member
2018 Jacqueline Trujillo, MFA Drawing; Thesis: FLUIDSOLID; Committee Chair
Brock Jensen, MFA Sculpture; Thesis: Inter : Domesticity; Committee Member
2016 Chase Grover, MFA Ceramics; Thesis: Whiskey Ginger Shirley Temple; Committee Member
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ART EXPERIENCE & SERVICE
Board of Directors, Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Ellensburg, WA (02/2018-present)
Board of Directors, Clymer Museum and Gallery, Ellensburg, WA (12/2014-12/2015)
Studio Manager for professional artist Adrienne Outlaw, Nashville, TN (10/2005-12/2006)
Board of Directors (Charter Member), Alter Gallery, Clarksville, TN (2005)
Internship with Curator of Customs House Museum and Cultural Center, Clarksville, TN (2000)