EDUCATION

2004                MFA - Ceramics, Ohio University, Athens, OH

2001                 BFA - Ceramics, Kansas City Art Institute (KCAI), Kansas City, MO

1996                 BS -Human Development and Family Studies and Early Childhood Education, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

SOLO/TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2011 (solo)        Perpetual Echoes, Gail Floether Steinhilber Gallery, Oshkosh, WI

2009 (solo)      Before Recollection, Cervini Hass Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ

2006               Margaret Leininger & Michelle Tobia, Communication Arts Gallery, Kenosha, WI

2005 (solo)      To Have Within, Choy Gallery, Port Chester, NY

2004 (solo)      Distillations  (MFA Thesis Exhibition), Seigfred Gallery, Athens, OH

SELECTED JURIED & INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS

2017                REDUX: Transformations 6 x 6, Clay Art Center Gallery, Port Chester, NY

                        Topographies, Lawton Gallery, Green Bay, WI

                        Rewind, Clay Art Center Gallery, Port Chester, NY, Juried by Reena Kashyap

2016                Ceramic Tile 2016, Pewabic Gallery, Detroit, MI, Juried by Bobby Silverman

                        Topographies, Carlsten Gallery, Steven’s Point, WI

2013                Location, Spring Street Studios, Houston, TX

2012                Pots at Rest, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA

                        Deviations From Comfort, Seattle Design Center, Seattle, WA

                        Small Favors VII, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA

2011                 Outlandish: Contemporary Depictions of Nature, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA, Juried by Alison Gass

                        Method Multiple, C. Emerson Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, FL  

                        Black & White, Red Star Studios Ceramics Center, Kansas City, MO

2010                A Sense of Place 2010, Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA, Juried by Betsy Cain

                        Force, Under the Influence of Poseidon, The Meadows Gallery at the University of Texas Tyler, Tyler, TX, Juried by Merrie Wright & Kim Greene

                        Materials: Hard &Soft, Greater Denton Arts Council Center for the Arts, Denton, TX, Juried by Jo Lauria

                        2010 Clay National: Clay on the Wall, Landmark Arts, Lubbock, TX, Juried by Elaine Henry

                        Three Cups of Tea, McComas Gallery, Mississippi State, MS

                        White Ware, Red Star Studios Ceramics Center, Kansas City, MO

                        Bricks and Mortar: Inspired by Architecture, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM

                        Yunomi Invitational, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA

2009               The Triennial, Wagner Opera House, Oshkosh, WI, Juried by Laura Fiser & Jeanine Coupe-Ryding

                        Northern Exposure Exhibition: A Ceramic Survey Curated by Peter Held, Promega Corporation, Madison, WI

                        Clay & Context: National Juried Exhibition, Indiana State University Art Gallery, Terre Haute, IN, Juried by Sherman Hall

                        Under Cover, Choy Gallery, Port Chester, NY

                        Yunomi Invitational, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA

SELECTED AWARDS

2011                 Juror’s Award- Outlandish: Contemporary Depictions of Nature, Awarded by Alison Gass

2010                Juror’s Award- Clay on the Wall, Awarded by Elaine Henry

                        Juror’s Award- Materials: Hard & Soft, Awarded by Jo Lauria

2009               Best of Show- The Triennial, Awarded by Laura Fiser & Jeanine Coupe-Ryding