Education
Master of Education, Higher Education Administration, GPA: 4.0, July 2013
Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia
Master of Fine Arts, Painting and Drawing, May 2011
Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia
Thesis: Entangled Relationships Illustrated through Parasitic Plants
Bachelor of Arts, Studio Art, Minor in Psychology, December 2006
University of West Georgia, Carrollton, Georgia
Honors Graduate, Cum Laude
Study Abroad-France, June 2005. Concentration: Ceramics and Art History
Art Education Experience
Lecturer of Record, Graduate Teaching Assistantship, August 2010-May 2011 Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia
- Taught two courses per semester, Courses taught: Two-Dimensional Design, Drawing I, Drawing II
- Developed course syllabi and lesson plans, evaluated student learning via Taskstream
- Maintained grades via WINGS and maintained course materials through Georgia View
Visiting Ceramics Teacher, November 2007
Darlington High School, Rome, Georgia
Activities Coordinator, May 2006 and 2007
Showcase for the Arts, Rome, Georgia
- Coordinated art activities for local students K-5
Ceramics Camp Teacher, June-August 2005
Earthworks Pottery Summer Camp, Rome, Georgia
- Taught ceramics, private lessons
Higher Education Experience
2010 - present
2010 - present
Advisor II, March 2014 – Present
Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia
Academic Advisement Specialist, October 2012-March 2014 East Georgia State College, Statesboro, Georgia
Student Achievements
5th Annual Juried FOUNDATIONS: Form and Content, Georgia Southern University
Haley Coker (Best in Show), Kara Kollars, Virginia Angles, Anthony Dowdy
Solo Exhibitions
2011 Eagle Nation on Parade, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA2011 “Entangled,” Contemporaries Gallery, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia
“Art at the Moon, a Painting Exhibit by Colleen Beyer,” Harvest Moon Café, Rome, Georgia
2008 “My Mother’s Garden,” Wright Art Gallery, Floyd Medical Center, Rome, Georgia
2006 “Stripped,” University of West Georgia, Carrollton, Georgia
Group Shows (selected)
2015 “Wet Paint Party,” Greater Augusta Arts Council, Augusta, Georgia
2011 “Art is Healing,” Floyd Breast Center, Rome, Georgia
Chiaha Arts Festival, Rome, Georgia
“Sense of Place 2011,” Juried Show, Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, Georgia Valdosta National Juried Show, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia
2010 National Wet Paint Exhibition, Zhou B Gallery, Chicago
6th Annual National Self-Portrait Online Exhibition, 33 Collective Gallery
MFA Biennial, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia
2009 The Art Place College Juried Exhibit, Marietta, Georgia
“Ossabaw,” Contemporary Gallery, Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art, Georgia Southern
University, Statesboro, Georgia
1ST Annual Alumni Show, Bruce Bobick Gallery, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, Georgia
Miscellany Magazine, Juried Arts Publication, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia
“Dada and Surrealism,” Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA
2008 MFA Biennial, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA
2007 Emerging Artists Show, Rome Area Council for the Arts, Rome, GA
Chiaha Arts Festival, Rome, GA
“Bloom,” Rome Area Council of the Arts, Rome, GA
Miscellany Magazine, Juried Arts Publication, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia
2006 University of West Georgia Big Night, Carrollton, GA
The Art Place College Juried Exhibit, Marietta, GA
University of West Georgia Student Show, Carrollton Cultural Arts Center, Carrollton, Georgia
2005 The Art Place College Juried Exhibit, Marietta, GA
Commissions
2011 Eagle Nation on Parade, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA
Honors, Awards
2007 Purchase Award, Merit Award, Chiaha Arts Festival
2005-2006 University West Georgia Foundation Scholarship
Art Foundation Departmental Scholarship
S.T.A.R.S. Scholarship, Bayeux Study Abroad Trip
Marianne Bobick Memorial Scholarship
Ingram Scholar
Purchase Award, The Art Place College Juried Exhibit
2004-2005 Art Foundation Departmental Scholarship
Winsor & Newton Painting Award
Dee Canon Scholarship
Rousch Family Scholarship
2003-2004 Art Foundation Departmental Scholarship
Purchase Award, UWG Annual Student Show
Volunteer Work
Relay for Life, East Georgia State Bobcats Team, 2013
ArtsFest, 2009-2011
Empty Bowls, Participating Potter, 2007-2008
Chiaha Arts Festival, 2002-2008
Professional Associations
Greater Augusta Arts Council, December 2014-Present
National Academic Advising Association (NACADA), January 2013-Present