Born 1970, Decatur, Georgia Lives and works in Charleston, South Carolina
EDUCATION
1997
M.S., Public Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Interned in Kigali, Rwanda as orphan tracing program director.
1993
B.S., Business, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
AWARDS
2025
Winner for Outstanding Achievement, Port Clinton Art Festival, Highland Park, Illinois
Winner of Juror’s Award, Des Moines Art Festival, Des Moines, Iowa
Winner of Best of Show, Gold Coast Art Fair, Chicago, Illinois
Winner of First Place for Mixed Media, Beaux Arts Festival of Art, Coral Gables, Florida
2024
Winner of Award of Distinction in Fine Art, Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach, Virginia
COMMISSIONS AND SPECIAL PROJECTS
2023
Commissioned by the Charleston Convention and Visitors Bureau to create the official art for the Lowcountry Oyster Festival, Charleston, South Carolina
2009-2018
Created art, design, and branding for 250 product packages as Founder of Oliver Pluff & Company, Charleston, South Carolina
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025
Artfields Southeastern Art Competition and Festival, Lake City, South Carolina
2024
‘Beauty Can Save the World’ – Grand Bohemian Lodge Gallery, Greenville, South Carolina
‘Surprised by Joy’ – Grand Bohemian Lodge Art Gallery, Greenville, South Carolina
‘An Art Gallery’ – DeVinci House vol. 1, DeVinci House Gallery, Greenville, South Carolina
ART FAIRS
2025
Port Clinton Art Festival, Highland Park, Illinois
Woodland Art Fair, Lexington, Kentucky
Wickford Art Festival, North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Des Moines Art Festival, Des Moines, Iowa
Wells Street Art Fair, Chicago, Illinois
Gold Coast Art Fair, Chicago, Illinois
Tephra ICA Arts Festival, Reston, Virginia
Arlington Festival of the Arts, Arlington, Virginia
Beaux Arts Festival of Art, Coral Gables, Florida
Las Olas Art Fair, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
2024
West Palm Beach Art Festival, West Palm Beach, Florida
Great Gulfcoast Art Festival, Pensacola, Florida
MOCA Boardwalk Art Show, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Bridgehampton Art Affair, Bridgehampton, New York
Shadyside - The Art Festival on Walnut Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Wickford Art Festival, North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Frederick Festival of the Arts, Frederick, Maryland
Asheville Festival of the Arts, Asheville, North Carolina
Arlington Festival of the Arts, Arlington, Virginia
Artfest by the Sea, Juno Beach, Florida
Artigras, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Beaux Arts Festival of Art, Coral Gables, Florida
2023
Boca Raton Fine Art Show, Boca Raton, Florida
Alexandria Old Town Art Festival, Alexandria, Virginia
Kings Drive Art Walk, Charlotte, North Carolina
St. Armands Fine Art Festival, Sarasota, Florida
Sandy Springs Artsapalooza, Atlanta, Georgia
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Studio Artist at Redux Contemporary Art Center, 1056 King Street, Charleston, South Carolina