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| 2009 - Present | RESIDENT ARTIST Penland School of Crafts Penland, NC |
| 2008 | Master of Fine Arts, Sculpture East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN |
| 2002 – 2003 | Resident Artist Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts Asheville, NC |
| 2002 | Studied sculpture privately under Mike Moser, former head of the Sculpture Department at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Danville, PA |
| 2002 | Studied ceramics under Karl Beamer at Bloomsburg State University Bloomsburg, PA |
| 2002 | Bachelor of Arts, Three-Dimensional Arts Bob Jones University Greenville, SC |
| 2010 | "Joinery, Joinery, Joinery" with Yuri Kobayashi Penland School of Crafts Penland, NC |
| 2009 | "Mastering Hand Tools" with Brian Boggs Penland School of Crafts Penland, NC |
| 2007 | “Books on the Move” with Dolph Smith. Shakerag Workshops Sewanee, TN |
| 2006 | “Ethiopian Coptic Binding” with Daniel Essig Book Works Asheville, NC |
| 2005 | “Forged Lighting Fixtures” with Toby Hickman Penland School of Crafts Penland, NC |
| 2001 | “Thrown and Altered Forms” with Brad Schwieger Penland School of Crafts Penland, NC “Stone Carving” with Chris Berti Penland School of Crafts Penland, NC |
| 2000 | “Shino on Porcelain” with Malcolm Davis Penland School of Crafts Penland, NC |
| 2010 | ADJUNCT PROFESSOR Appalachian State University, Boone, NC Courses: ART 1001: Foundations I ART 1011: Design Fundamentals I ART 1012: Design Fundamentals II ART 3101: Sculpture II – Contemporary Issues ART 4301: Sculpture III – Advanced Sculpture WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston – Salem, NC |
| 2009 | ADJUNCT PROFESSOR Appalachian State University, Boone, NC Courses: ART 1011: Design Fundamentals I ART 1012: Design Fundamentals II ADJUNCT PROFESSOR East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN Course: ARTA 1140: Three Dimensional Design |
| 2008 | ADJUNCT PROFESSOR East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN Course: ARTA 1140: Three Dimensional Design |
| 2008 | GUEST LECTURER Tri-State Sculptors Education Association Conference "Machine Shop Methods: Utilizing a Machine Shop for Sculptoral Ends" Johnson City, TN |
| 2008 | WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR Jacksonville Center for the Arts Floyd, VA |
| 2007 | ADJUNCT PROFESSOR East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN Course: ARTA 1140: Three Dimensional Design TEACHING ASSISTANT (Instructor of Record) East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN Courses: ARTA 2091: Introduction to Ceramics ARTA 1110: Two Dimensional Design WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR Jacksonville Center for the Arts Floyd, VA |
| 2006 | WORKSHOP INSTUCTOR Lu Xen Art Academy Shenyang, China |
| 2007 – 2008 | Apprenticeship under Jon Bowers at Power Pneumatics Bristol, TN |
| 2006 | RESEARCH ASSISTANT, Sculpture Area East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN |
| 2005 | RESEARCH ASSISTANT, Ceramics Area East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN |
| 2002 – 2003 | RESIDENT ARTIST Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts Asheville, NC |
| 2001 – 2002 | TEACHER’S ASSISTANT, Ceramics Area Bob Jones University Greenville, SC |
| 2000 – 2001 | Estate Wrought Iron, Inc. Greenville, SC |
| 2008 | Mockingbird 2008: ETSU’s Award Winning Art and Literary Magazine. First Place Artwork |
| 2007 | Vision. Issue #5. “Artist Profile: Daniel Marinelli” Johnson City, TN Mockingbird 2007: ETSU’s Award Winning Art and Literary Magazine. Second Place Artwork |
| 2006 | Mockingbird 2006: ETSU’s Award Winning Art and Literary Magazine. Honorable Mention Artwork
500 Pitchers: Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Design. A Lark Ceramics Book Publication |
| 2010 | “Reunion: Invitational Exhibition of 100 Alumni" Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City, TN
"Artist, Educator, Mentor, Rascal: Dolph Smith and Friends" Penland Gallery, Penland, NC "Penland School of Crafts Artist’s Exhibition" Christa Faut Gallery, Cornelius, NC "Department of Art Faculty Biennial" Catherine J. Smith Gallery, Boone, NC "Fourteen Hands, Three Years: Penland Resident Artists” Caldwell County Arts Council, Lenoir, NC |
| 2009 | "The Barns: 2009" Penland Gallery, Penland, NC
"Adjunxtaposition II" Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City, TN "Functor" Johnson City Area Arts Council, Johnson City, TN "New X 3" Blue Spiral 1 Gallery, Asheville, NC |
| 2008 | “Fresh 2008: Emerging Artists Exhibit” Main Gallery at the AVA Center, Chattanooga, TN
“Tri-State Sculptors Members Exhibition" Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN “East Tennessee State University Alumni Exhibition" Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City, TN “One, And The Same” Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN “Marks: A Graduate Student Exhibition” Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN |
| 2007 | “Adjunxtaposition” Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City, TN
“The Artists’ Book: The Exhibition” Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City, TN “Third Annual Instructors’ Exhibit” Hayloft Gallery in the Jacksonville Center, Floyd, VA “National Council on the Education for the Ceramic Arts Regional Student Juried Exhibit” Allan R. Hite Institute Gallery, Louisville, KY |
| 2006 | “An Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramic Art” Gallery 411, Greenville, TN
“An Exhibition of New Work by ETSU Art and Design Graduate Students” Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN |
| 2005 | “Sculpture 2005: An Exhibition of Sculpture by ETSU Students” Nelson’s Fine Art Gallery, Johnson City, TN
“Redefining Space: Tri-State Sculptors Annual Conference Student Exhibition” Appalachian State University, Boone, NC “Seize the Clay IV: An Exhibition of Ceramic Work by ETSU Students” Nelson’s Fine Art Gallery, Johnson City, TN “27th Annual Johnson City Area Arts Council Art Show” Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN “Mute: An Exhibition of Work by ETSU Graduate Students” Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN |
| 2003 | “An Exhibition of Work by Current Odyssey Residents” Asheville Area Arts Council, Asheville, NC |
| 2010 | Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts Honorarium |
| 2008 | Niche Student Awards Winner. Mixed and Miscellaneous Mediums |
| 2006 – 2008 | Tri State Sculptors Student Representative |
| 2006 | Tri State Sculptors Memorial Scholarship |
| 2005 | Work Study Scholarship. Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC Tuition Scholarship. East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN |
| College Art Association |
| International Sculpture Organization |
| American Craft Council |
| Tri State Sculptors |