Danielle Williams
3255 Belsouth Drive
Belmont NC 28012
heartmadebydanielle@gmail.com
Employment:
2020-present Piedmont Community Charter School, Gastonia North Carolina
High School Art Teacher, Yearbook Advisor
Fall Semester 2021 Brevard College
Adjunct Instructor: Student Teaching Facilitator/Mentor
2017-2020 Pinnacle Classical Academy, Shelby North Carolina
Middle/High School Art Teacher
English IV Honors Teacher
Yearbook Staff Supervisor
Men’s/Women’s Soccer Coach
NJHS Advisor (2017-2019)
2016-2017 Winterthur Museum, Winterthur Delaware
Visitor Services Associate
2016-2017 Starbucks Coffee Company, Brandywine Mills Location, Glen Mills PA Barista
2015-2016 Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester New York Instructor of Record
Drawing for Non-majors
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Watercolors
Advanced Drawing
Painting I, II
2014-2015 Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester New York Graduate Teaching Assistant
Watercolors
Drawing II
Open Studio Printmaking
2015 Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester New York
Lucy Burne Gallery Intern, Fall 2015
Fall, 2014 Gallery R, Rochester New York
Gallery Assistant
2012-2014 Kings Mountain Intermediate School, Kings Mountain NC 5th-6th Grade Art Teacher
Education:
2018 9-12 English Language Licensure: Praxis testing completed
2014-2016 MFA, Rochester Institute of Technology
Fine Art Studio
2008-2012 BA, Brevard College
Studio Fine Arts, Painting, Magna Cum Laude
2012 NC Art K-12 Teacher Licensure, Brevard College
Solo Exhibitions:
Present/Current Synthesis: The Audio-Visual Connection
Permanent exhibition at the Dyer Arts Center of the National Technical Institute of the Deaf, RIT, Rochester NY
2015 Synthesis: The Audio-Visual Connection
Duke University, Brown Gallery at the Bryan Center, Durham, NC
2012 Denouement: An Honors Exhibition
Brevard College, Brevard, NC
Group Exhibitions/Shows:
2018 Brevard College Alumni Exhibition
Brevard College, Brevard, NC
Engage Arts Contest of the Carolinas
Distinguished Level merit, North and South Carolina
2017 Pinnacle Classical Academy Holiday Gift Galleria and Sale
Lower Campus, Pinnacle Classical Academy, Shelby, NC
2015 Art Friends: Necessary Trouble
460 State Street, Rochester, NY
6x6x2015
Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY
The Ebola Domino Project
Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon
The Sketchbook Show
Nave Gallery, Somerville, Massachusetts
2014 Great Expectations
Gallery R, Rochester, NY
Rare Forms
New Forms installation, Joy Gallery, Rochester, NY
Cleveland County Teachers Exhibition
Tucker Student Center, Gardner-Webb University, Boiling Springs, NC
2012 Denouement: Brevard College Honors Exhibition
Brevard College, Brevard, NC
2011 Eleven (Brevard College Senior Exhibition 11-11-11)
Synthesis: The Audio-Visual Connection
Brevard College, Brevard, NC
Major Commissions and Collections:
2022 Floral birthflower commission (oil on canvas)
Collection of Alison Carswell
Floral birthflower commission (oil on canvas)
Collection of Brenna Ruh
Floral birthflower commission (oil on canvas)
Collection of Luis Barbosa
Floral birthflower commission (oil on canvas)
Collection of Kelsey Knicely
Sunrise over the Farm (oil on canvas)
Collection of Lindzey Chester
Miscellaneous pup portraits (watercolor on paper)
Collection of Kimberly Inman
2021 Grandparents with kids (commissioned oil on canvas)
Collection of Kara Powell
2020 Grandparents with kids (commissioned oil on canvas)
Collection of Watson/Burnette families
2019 A Little Girl’s Christmas (oil and acrylic on canvas)
Collection of Leah Gibson
Sinful Pleasure (oil on canvas)
Collection of Jennifer Pyne
Spike: A Collection of Portraits
Collection of Mari Meiners
2018 Portrait of a Pet (oil on canvas with a chalk pastel sketch)
Collection of Mike Griffith
Map of Pyne Family (oil on canvas)
Collection of Jennifer Pyne
Map of Self (oil on canvas)
Collection of Nicole Avant
Kempf/Black Wedding suite (watercolor and ink on paper)
Collection of Emily Kempf
Hom/Simonson Wedding suite (watercolor and ink on paper)
Collection of Rachel Hom
Portrait of a Boat; Ross Sobeloff (watercolor on paper)
Collection and distribution rights of Mari Meiners
Fruits of the Spirit (watercolor on paper)
Collection of Jennifer Feeler
2017 Fantasy Landscape: Dreams Are Real (oil on canvas)
Collection of Vicki Davies
One by One (mixed media on canvas)
Collection of Malcom Cline
Map of Self (oil on canvas)
Collection of Nicole Avant
Watercolor greeting cards commissioned and purchased by various clients (some repeat, some new)
2016 Three Beasts (oil on Birch wood panel)
Collection of Bri and Zeb Koch
Four Horsemen (oil on masonite)
Collection of Matt Mroz
Four Living Creatures (oil on masonite)
Collection of Andrew Barrington
Anakanosis (stained aluminum)
Collection of Joan Edelstein
Seven Plagues (cast and gold leafed concrete)
Collection of Diane Baron
Synthesis: The Audio-Visual Connection (mixed media series on masonite) Collection of the Dyer Art Center, National Technical Institute of the
Deaf,
2015 Amy Sue Martin, commissioned illustrations for Pebbles, pastel on paper Kathie Schroeder, commissioned pastel portrait of pet dog
2014 Stephanie Ellis, commissioned portrait of house, oil on canvas Cherie Haseltine, commissioned still life painting, oil on canvas
Christen Harmon, commissioned nursery scene, acrylic on canvas
2012 Securing Our Country, commissioned abstract portrait, oil on canvas UFinancial/Vic Dupuis, commissioned portrait of house, oil on
canvas
Laura Burgess, commissioned floral painting, oil on canvas
2011 Paula Roberson, commissioned floral painting, acrylic on canvas
2010 Laurie Black, commissioned floral painting, acrylic on canvas Kevin Mounce, commissioned portrait of children, oil on canvas
Reviews and Publications:
2016 MFA Thesis Document: Kataklysmos
Online publication via Proquest Database at RIT
Print copies, bound by RIT Wallace Library
2015 Marie Kazalia, Artist Marketing Resources “Case Study: Art Students Ask Which Online Art Gallery is Best for
Sales” http://artistmarketingresources.com/2015/09/24/case-study-artstudents-ask-which-online-art-gallery-is-best-for-sales/
Educational and Academic Grants/Awards:
2022 Student achievements:
High Point University Emerging Artist Show; student work accepted and displayed Gaston County College Exhibit; student artwork selected for honorable mentions Downtown Gastonia Art Contest; student artwork won 3rd place overall
2021 Student achievements:
25th Anniversary Charter School Art Contest; student won first place overall Gaston County Student art competition; student won first place overall 2017 Donors Choose Grant: Pottery Wheel for Pinnacle Classical Academy 2013 Cleveland County Arts Council Grant
2012 Cleveland County Arts Council Grant
2011 Outstanding Art Major Award, Brevard College
2011 Outstanding Painter Award, Brevard College
2009 3rd Place, Student Juried Exhibition, Brevard College