Resume

Email me at dahwah02@yahoo.com

Education

1997-99
- Indiana University, School of Art, Bloomington Indiana. Master of Fine Arts Degree in Painting.
October 1996
- Vermont Studio Center, Johnson Vermont. Studied under Wolf Kahn, Janet Fish, David Humphries, Ed Smith
1991-95
- East Carolina University, School of Art, Greenville North Carolina. Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Painting.

Exhibitions Solo Shows

2024
- Life Story, The Motor Supply, Columbia, S.C.
2021
- Summer’s End, Providence Gallery, Charlotte N.C.
2018
- Wingate University, Helms Gallery, Wingate, N.C.
2015
- Shain Gallery, Charlotte N.C.

Group Shows

2024
- Dryden Gallery, Providence, Rhode Island
2019
- Similitude , Manifest Gallery (Juried Group Show), Cincinnati, OH
2016
- Trees in Conversation, Wingate University, Wingate N.C.
2015
- Greenhill Center for North Carolina Art, “Self-Portraits by NC Artists”
2014
- St. Claude Gallery,-University of New Orleans, New Orleans
2013
- Group Show, Gaston College, Dallas N.C.
2013
- Faculty Show, Wingate University, Wingate N.C.
2013
- Shain Gallery, Darren Young & Veronica Clark, Charlotte N.C.
2011
- Faculty Show Asian Inspiration, Wingate University, Wingate N.C.
2010
- New Works, Shain Gallery, Charlotte N.C.
2009
- New Works, Shain Gallery, Charlotte N.C.
2008
- Charlotte Paints, Shain Gallery, Charlotte N.C.
2007
- New Works, Shain Gallery, Charlotte N.C.
- Tyler White Gallery, Greensboro, N.C.
- Creative Habits, Faculty Exhibition, Winthrop University Rock Hill S.C.
- Moments in Time, Shain Gallery, Charlotte N.C. Artsource, Raleigh N.C.
2005
- Rural Voices & Visions Response – Artists React, Levine Museum ofThe New South, Charlotte, N.C.
- Reflections, Shain Gallery, Charlotte, N.C.
- Connie Winters/Darren Young, Wingate University, Wingate, N.C.
2004
- Group Exhibition, D&S Exhibits, Winston Salem, N.C.
- Connie Winters/ Darren Young, Shain Gallery, Charlotte N.C.
- Small Paintings, Shain Gallery, Charlotte N.C.
2003
- The Great Paint Off, Shain Gallery, Charlotte N.C.
- Generation Gap, Shain Gallery, Charlotte N.C.
2002
- Director’s Choice, Curtis Center of Arts and Humanities, Denver CO.
2001
- Expo 2001, Art Students League of Denver, Denver CO.
- Censored, Emmanuel Gallery, Denver CO.
- The All Colorado Art Show, Curtis Center of Arts and Humanities, Denver CO.
2000
- 100 under 500, Lee Hansley Gallery, Raleigh N.C.
- Faculty Show, Art Students League of Denver, Denver CO.
- Faculty Show, Art Students League of Denver, Denver CO.
- Honorarium Faculty Show, University of Colorado at Denver, Denver CO.
1999
- Group Show, Irene Morrah Ingold Fine Art, Greenville S.C.
- Faculty Show, Art Students League of Denver, Denver CO.
- M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, Indiana University Museum of Art Bloomington, IN.
1998
- M.F.A. Show, Indiana University School of Fine Art (SOFA) Gallery, Bloomington, IN.
1997
- East Carolina Alumni Show, Lee Street Community Arts Center, Monroe, N.C.
- New Artists ’96, Art Source Gallery, Raleigh N.C.
- Student Show, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson VT.
- B.F.A. Exhibition, East Carolina University, School of Fine Art, Mendenhall Gallery

Publications

Bloomington Herald – January 1999; Rocky Mountain News, Westword,
Centennial Citizen – August 2002, Creative Loafing- April 2004, Charlotte
Charlotte Taste 2004, South Park Magazine 2005

Teaching

Fall 2013-2014
- Instructor – Gaston College, Dallas, North Carolin
  - 2-D Design I
  - Drawing I,II
  - Painting I,II
  - Art Appreciation
Fall 2003-Fall 2008
- Instructor – Winthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina
  - Figure Drawing
  - 2-D Design I, II
  - Drawing I, II
  - Painting I
  - Art Appreciation
Spring 2003
- Instructor – Present Wingate University, Wingate, North Carolina
  - Painting I
  - Drawing I
  - Figure Drawing
  - Basic Composition and Design
  - Art Appreciation
Spring 2003-Fall 2005
- Instructor – Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, North Carolina
  - Drawing I, II
  - Painting I, II
  - Figure Drawing I, II
  - 2-D Design I
Fall 2002-Fall 2003
- Braitman Studio, Charlotte, North Carolina
  - Basic Painting
Fall 2002
- Instructor – Provence, France. Two week workshop for painting students in Noves, France.
1999- Instructor
Summer 2002
- Instructor – Front Range Community College, Boulder and Longmont CO.
  - Basic Drawing
  - Basic Painting I, II
  - Watercolor I, II
- University of Colorado at Denver, College of Arts and Media, Denver, CO.
  - Introduction to Art History
  - Basic Drawing
  - Advanced Drawing
  - Basic Painting I
  - Painting II
  - Intermediate Painting III and IV
  - Watercolor I, II and III
  - Graduate Watercolor
- Art Students League of Denver, Denver, CO.
  - Figure Painting
1998-1999
- Adjunct Assistant Professor
  - Indiana University, School of Fine Art, Bloomington, IN.
    - Drawing I, II

Academic References

Dr. Louise Napier / Professor Emeritus (Former Chair of Art)
- home phone: (704) 385-9295
Ms. Charlene Brieger (Art Coordinator)
- Art Department, Wingate University
  - Campus Box 3015, Wingate, North Carolina 28174-0157

Honors & Awards

2005
- Who’s Who in American Teachers
  - Winthrop University (nominated by Nate Rotherham)
2001
- Best in Show, The All Colorado Art Show, Curtis Center of Arts & Humanities, Denver, CO.
1998
- Indiana University Graduate Scholarship
  - Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.

Presentations

Slide Show- Personal Work, March, 2005, Wingate University, Wingate, N.C.
Retrospective- Personal Work, March, 2001, Celestial Seasonings Headquarters, Boulder, CO.

Gallery Representation

Dryden Gallery, Providence, RI
Red Door 906 Gallery, Greenville, SC

Public Collections

Presbyterian College – Clinton, South Carolina
Wingate University – Wingate, North Carolina
Duke Mansion – Charlotte, North Carolina

Private Collections

Mr. & Mrs. Ed & Marilyn Gadinsky – Miami Beach, Miami Florida
Mr. John Hull – Charleston, South Carolina
Mr. Thomas Fasler – Denver, Colorado
Ms. Susan Childress – Charlotte, North Carolina
Dr. Hang Nguyen – Denver, Colorado