Education:
M.F.A. Sculpture, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia
B.F.A. Sculpture, Northern Michigan University

Major Fields:
traditional and contemporary sculpture and drawing
ephemerality, process, and installation
design

Courses Taught:
SA102 Foundations of Studio Art: 2D
SA103 Foundations of Studio Art: 3D
SA201 Beginning Drawing
SA392 Special Topics: Conceptual Drawing
SA392 Special Topics: 3D Aspects
SA395 Projects in Studio Art
SA491 Senior Thesis in Studio Art

Oral presentations and public lectures:
Creativity, Honors College, Oakland University, 2012
Artist’s Talk, Twin Kittens Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 2010
Visiting Artist Lecture, Ernest G. Welch School of Art & Design, Atlanta, GA, 2010
Artist's Talk, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE, 2007
2005 Atlanta Biennial Artist’s Talk, Museum of Contemporary Art, Atlanta, GA, 2005

Recent Exhibitions:
Forthcoming, That DAM Drawing Show, Detroit Artists Market, MI 2013
Even Gravity Has Its’ Ups and Downs, Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, 2012
LIVE / WORK, Twin Kittens Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 2012
The Board Room, Hotel Indigo, Athens, GA, 2012
Brick and Mortar, Meadow Brook Hall, MI, 2012
Fiber Hybridity, Anton Art Center, Mount Clemins, MI, 2012
Nothing To Say, Slusser Gallery, University of Michigan School of Art and Design, 2011
The Way Things Work, ATHICA, Athens, GA, 2011
Cody VanderKaay, Snack Projects, Houston, TX 2011
Messages From Invisible Sources, Twin Kittens Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 2010
Within Arms Reach Kept at Arms Length, www.charcoaldetroit.com, 2010
Joshua Tree Highlands Exhibition, Joshua Tree Art Gallery, Joshua Tree, CA, 2010
Hope-A-Holic, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island, NY, 2010

Curated Exhibitions:
James Johnson: I Come From A Serious Place, Oakland University Art Gallery, 2012
Brick and Mortar, Meadow Brook Hall, MI, 2012

Residencies:
Joshua Tree Highlands House, Joshua Tree, CA, 2010
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE, 2007

Artists Registries:
White Columns, Curated Artists Registry, New York, NY, 2009-Present
Bemis Center For Contemporary Arts, Featured Artist, Omaha, NE, 2007-Present
Museum of Modern Art Library, In-house Slide Registry, New York, NY, 2006-Present
Artists Space, Irving Sandler Curated Artists Registry, New York, NY, 2006-Present
The Drawing Center, Viewing Program, New York, NY, 2005-Present