Awards

  • Twice recognized by the National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts as an influential teacher in the Arts.

  • Received the Faculty Recognition Award for 2019 at the Glassell School of Art.

Lecturer

  • 2012 - Present

    • Glassell School of Art, Junior School, Senior Class Instructor

  • 2003 – Present

    • Glassell School of Art, Ceramics Dept., Senior Faculty and Studio Manager

  • 1999 - 2019

    • High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Head of Ceramics Dept.

  • 2010 – 2015

    • Lighthouse for the Blind, Ceramics Instructor

  • 2006

    • Museum of Southeast Texas, “Careers in Art”, Guest Speaker

  • 1997

    • Looking at Art, “Life as an Artist Series”, Guest Speaker

  • 1996

    • Artables Gallery, Artist talk for “Personal Perspective”

  • 1995

    • Glassell School of Art, “Teapot Workshop”, Guest Artist

Exhibitions (Solo)

  • 2008

    • “Short Stories and Snapshots”, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, Texas

  • 2006

    • “A State of Becoming”, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, Texas

  • 2004

    • “Excesses of the Soul” , Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, Texas

  • 2001

    • “Recent Works”, Goldesberry Gallery , Houston, Texas

  • 2000

    • “Family Business”, Goldesberry Gallery , Houston, Texas

  • 1997

    • “A Personal Perspective” , Artables Gallery, Houston, Texas

  • 1995

    • “New Geometrics”, Artables Gallery, Houston, Texas

  • 1993

    • “Sharon Dennard”, Artables Gallery, Houston, Texas

Exhibitions (Juried Group)

  • 2018

    • Faculty Exhibition, High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Houston, TX

  • 2017

    • Faculty Exhibition, Glassell School of Art, MFAH “Texas Invitational”

    • Stephen F. Austin State University, Reavley Gallery, Nacogdoches, TX

    • “Reflecting Reimagining”, University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, TX

    • “Glassell at Tea and Art”, Tea and Art, Houston, TX

  • 2016

    • HSPVA Faculty Exhibition, HSPVA, Houston, TX

    • Figurative Exhibition, Kinder Morgan, Houston, TX

  • 2013

    • 2013 Glassell Faculty Exhibition, Glassell School of Art, MFAH, Houston, TX

    • Glassell Faculty Exhibition NCECA,1600 Smith Gallery, Houston, TX

  • 2012

    • “Vision Viewpoint Variety” Goldesberry Gallery, Houston TX

  • 2011

    • “Sculpted Space” Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX

  • 2009

    • “Back to Basics” Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX

  • 2004

    • “Texas Clay” The Beeville Art Museum, Beeville, TX

  • 2002

    • “Great Clay” Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX

    • “CRAFTHOUSTON 2002” Houston Center for Contemporary Craft

    • “Texas Mud” Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Dallas, TX

  • 2001

    • Faculty Exhibition, High School for the Performing & Visual Arts, Houston, TX

  • 1999

    • “Earth, Fire, & Water”, Brazosport Art League, Lake Jackson, TX

Professional Organizations

  • Juried numerous exhibitions including for organizations such as

    • The Houston Metal Arts Guild

    • The Glassell Scholarship Jury

    • Bayou City Arts Festival

    • Museum of Southeast Texas

    • National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA)

    • and others.

  • Featured in publications such as Texas Magazine, The Houston Chronicle, Paper City, and Southwest Art.

  • An active member of the Houston Arts community for forty years, including a member of professional organizations such as Clay Houston.

  • Acted as lecturer and faculty representative on three Glassell School of Art International trips to Greece and France where students studied contemporary and ancient art abroad.

Education

University of Houston , BA in Communications ‘83