Benedum Distinguished Scholar Award

I received the Benedum Distinguished Scholar Award in the category of Humanities and the Arts at West Virginia University. The Benedum Distinguished Scholars Awards, funded by the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, are awarded annually to faculty engaged in “creative research” in as many as four categories: behavioral and social sciences, biosciences and health sciences, humanities and the arts, and physical sciences and technology. This year, exceptional scholars were identified in three of the four categories. 

Vanishing Points at the Huntington Museum of Art

My Vanishing Points project is on display at the Huntington Museum of Art in Huntington, WV from March 11-June 18, 2023. The show consists of 72 pieces, including 38 large format landscapes ranging from 24x30 to 32x40 inches and 34 smaller 14x11 inch still life images from a series titled, Artifacts. Each landscape image is shown with a short caption that I wrote to provide historical context to the site.

Artist Presentation at Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex

I was invited to be the West Virginia Archaeology Month speaker at Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex in Moundsville, WV. The presentation titled, “Vanishing Points: Revisiting America’s Indigenous Landscape,” will take place on Thursday, October 27th, at 7:00 pm and include a book signing. The program is free and open to the public.

Silver Eye’s 2022 Benefit Auction Exhibition

A piece from my Vanishing Points project is featured in Silver Eye Center for Photography’s 2022 Benefit Auction Exhibition September 2–October 22, 2022. According to Silver Eye, “The photographs in this Auction represent the most talented, generous, and creative artists working in photography today. They have been gathered together over a period of years and represent one of the most exciting exhibitions held on the premises of Silver Eye.” Proceeds from the Auction support exhibitions and artists and keep the gallery and programs at Silver Eye admission free.

Presentation at the Art Museum of West Virginia University

I’ll be giving a presentation at the Art Museum of WVU titled, “The Persistence of Landscape”, on November 10, 2021 at 6:00 pm EST. You can watch it live via the following link or play it back. The presentation will connect my own place-based art making and research with objects on display in Trees on the Mountain: Landscapes from Appalachia and Beyond, exhibition on view in the McGee gallery.