Professional Experience
2023 - Current | Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Department Chair
2023 | Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Lead Faculty, Art & Design
2022-2023 | Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | FT Faculty, Advertising & Graphic Design
Courses Taught: Typography, Graphic Design I, II & III, Computer Design Basic, Computer Design Techniques I, Illustration, Design Career Exploration, Portfolio
2021-2022 | Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Adjunct Faculty
2020-2022 | Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Art & Design Department Assistant, Assistant to Executive Director of Transfer & University Partnerships
2019-2022 | Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Grant Project Assistant
2014-Current | Just Bailey Designs | Sole Proprietor
Related Experience
2021 | Rowan-Cabarrus Comminuty College | G.U.I.D.E. Conference Presenter
2020 | NCCCS AFA Association | AFA Conference Presenter
2015 | Salisbury Public Art Committee | Internship
2008-2010 | Kannapolis Arts Kaleidoscope Festival | Organizer
2001 | Wake Forest Theatre Department | Internship
Additional Training
2023 | Certiport | Adobe Certified Professional
2021 | Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Blackboard Online Instructor Certification
2020 | Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Blackboard Essentials Training
2020 | NC State Equity Conference | Racial Affinity Group Training
Select Exhibitions and Public Art
2024
Texture & Textile, Cain Center for the Arts, Cornelius, NC
2023
Abstract [BOLD], The Sechrest Gallery, High Point University, High Point, NC, Catalog
Lim|nal, The Galleries, Cabarrus Arts Council, Concord, NC
STEAM Mural, UNC Nutrition Research Institute, Kannapolis, NC
2022
Practice What We Teach, The Bridge Gallery, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, Salisbury, NC
Women's Work, The Bridge Gallery, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, Salisbury, NC *BY INVITATION*
2020
Pen Pal, Stone House Art Gallery, Charlotte, NC
Alumni Show, The Bridge Gallery, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, Salisbury, NC *BY INVITATION*
Paint the Town, Downtown Salisbury Inc., Integro Technologies, Salisbury, NC
Windows of Hope, Charlotte Center City Partners/Artpop Street Gallery, The Hub Southend, Charlotte, NC *JURIED ENTRY*
2019
Carolina Bohemian Jam: The Ultimate Woodstock Tribute, Waterworks Visual Arts Center, Salisbury, NC *JURIED ENTRY*
2018
ArtPop Charlotte Winner, Charlotte, NC, *JURIED ENTRY* ArtPopStreetGallery.com
Wrangler Jeansboro Installation, Piedmont Triad International Airport, Greensboro, NC *JURIED ENTRY*
Phenomenal Woman, Chickweed Exhibition, Salisbury Business Center, Salisbury, NC
2017
IMPULSE, Clearwater Artist Studios and Gallery, Concord, NC
City of Salisbury, 9' x 17' Mural Collaboration, Salisbury, NC
Ebony Fashion Faire (COLLEGE NIGHT), North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, North Carolina
2016
IMPULSE, Clearwater Artist Studios and Gallery, Concord, NC
Artists on Display, Salisbury Business Center, Salisbury, NC
RCCC Autumn Exhibit, RailWalk Studios and Gallery, Salisbury, NC *JURIED ENTRY*
Ordinary to Extraordinary, Salisbury Business Center, Salisbury, NC *CURATOR*
City of Kannapolis, 2) 4' x 4' Portable Mural Works, Kannapolis, NC
2015
RCCC Autumn Exhibit, The Meroney Theater, Salisbury, NC *JURIED ENTRY* (3 PIECES SELECTED)
Kannapolis Arts' Artist Showcase, Salisbury Business Center, Salisbury, NC *CURATOR*
Friends and Family Exhibit, Salisbury Business Center, Salisbury, NC
Related Experience
2024 | Member | City of Salisbury Public Art Commission
Serving as Chair of the Salisbury Sculpture Show Subcommittee
2024 | Membership Committee | NCCCS AFA Association
Lead of Membership Committee
2021 | Charitable Arts Donation | Re-Imagine Charlotte
Benefit for American Cancer Society
July 2019-August 2022| Project Assistant, HERE'S MY STORY | Funded by Z Smith Reynolds Foundation https://www.zsrinclusivepublicart.com/#/rowan-cabarrus-community-college/
2016 | Founder and Coordinator | Healing Hearts Through Healing Art
Benefit for Aids Care Services of Winston-Salem
2014-2016 | Festival Organizer | Kaleidoscope Cultural Arts Festival
Award and Recognitions
2023 | Elizabeth Hope Reed Fellows Scholarship Recipient
2023 | RCCC Excellence in Teaching Award Finalist
2018 | Juni Arante Excellence in Print Scholarship Recipient
2018 | Coraddi Magazine Vol. 121; Issue 1 | Juried Entry
2017-2018 | Coraddi Magazine Vol. 120; Issues 1 & 2 | Juried Entry
2015 | Robert W. Scott Governor’s Leadership Award Nominee
2014 | Rowan -Cabarrus Community College | Student Excellence
2023 - Current | Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Department Chair
2023 | Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Lead Faculty, Art & Design
2022-2023 | Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | FT Faculty, Advertising & Graphic Design
Courses Taught: Typography, Graphic Design I, II & III, Computer Design Basic, Computer Design Techniques I, Illustration, Design Career Exploration, Portfolio
2021-2022 | Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Adjunct Faculty
2020-2022 | Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Art & Design Department Assistant, Assistant to Executive Director of Transfer & University Partnerships
2019-2022 | Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Grant Project Assistant
- Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, Inclusive Public Art Initiative, $55k grant
2014-Current | Just Bailey Designs | Sole Proprietor
- Studio Art & Design Practice
- Rowan County Arts Blogger
Related Experience
2021 | Rowan-Cabarrus Comminuty College | G.U.I.D.E. Conference Presenter
2020 | NCCCS AFA Association | AFA Conference Presenter
2015 | Salisbury Public Art Committee | Internship
2008-2010 | Kannapolis Arts Kaleidoscope Festival | Organizer
2001 | Wake Forest Theatre Department | Internship
Additional Training
2023 | Certiport | Adobe Certified Professional
2021 | Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Blackboard Online Instructor Certification
2020 | Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Blackboard Essentials Training
2020 | NC State Equity Conference | Racial Affinity Group Training
Select Exhibitions and Public Art
2024
Texture & Textile, Cain Center for the Arts, Cornelius, NC
2023
Abstract [BOLD], The Sechrest Gallery, High Point University, High Point, NC, Catalog
Lim|nal, The Galleries, Cabarrus Arts Council, Concord, NC
STEAM Mural, UNC Nutrition Research Institute, Kannapolis, NC
2022
Practice What We Teach, The Bridge Gallery, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, Salisbury, NC
Women's Work, The Bridge Gallery, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, Salisbury, NC *BY INVITATION*
2020
Pen Pal, Stone House Art Gallery, Charlotte, NC
Alumni Show, The Bridge Gallery, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, Salisbury, NC *BY INVITATION*
Paint the Town, Downtown Salisbury Inc., Integro Technologies, Salisbury, NC
Windows of Hope, Charlotte Center City Partners/Artpop Street Gallery, The Hub Southend, Charlotte, NC *JURIED ENTRY*
2019
Carolina Bohemian Jam: The Ultimate Woodstock Tribute, Waterworks Visual Arts Center, Salisbury, NC *JURIED ENTRY*
2018
ArtPop Charlotte Winner, Charlotte, NC, *JURIED ENTRY* ArtPopStreetGallery.com
Wrangler Jeansboro Installation, Piedmont Triad International Airport, Greensboro, NC *JURIED ENTRY*
Phenomenal Woman, Chickweed Exhibition, Salisbury Business Center, Salisbury, NC
2017
IMPULSE, Clearwater Artist Studios and Gallery, Concord, NC
City of Salisbury, 9' x 17' Mural Collaboration, Salisbury, NC
Ebony Fashion Faire (COLLEGE NIGHT), North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, North Carolina
2016
IMPULSE, Clearwater Artist Studios and Gallery, Concord, NC
Artists on Display, Salisbury Business Center, Salisbury, NC
RCCC Autumn Exhibit, RailWalk Studios and Gallery, Salisbury, NC *JURIED ENTRY*
Ordinary to Extraordinary, Salisbury Business Center, Salisbury, NC *CURATOR*
City of Kannapolis, 2) 4' x 4' Portable Mural Works, Kannapolis, NC
2015
RCCC Autumn Exhibit, The Meroney Theater, Salisbury, NC *JURIED ENTRY* (3 PIECES SELECTED)
Kannapolis Arts' Artist Showcase, Salisbury Business Center, Salisbury, NC *CURATOR*
Friends and Family Exhibit, Salisbury Business Center, Salisbury, NC
Related Experience
2024 | Member | City of Salisbury Public Art Commission
Serving as Chair of the Salisbury Sculpture Show Subcommittee
2024 | Membership Committee | NCCCS AFA Association
Lead of Membership Committee
2021 | Charitable Arts Donation | Re-Imagine Charlotte
Benefit for American Cancer Society
July 2019-August 2022| Project Assistant, HERE'S MY STORY | Funded by Z Smith Reynolds Foundation https://www.zsrinclusivepublicart.com/#/rowan-cabarrus-community-college/
2016 | Founder and Coordinator | Healing Hearts Through Healing Art
Benefit for Aids Care Services of Winston-Salem
2014-2016 | Festival Organizer | Kaleidoscope Cultural Arts Festival
Award and Recognitions
2023 | Elizabeth Hope Reed Fellows Scholarship Recipient
2023 | RCCC Excellence in Teaching Award Finalist
2018 | Juni Arante Excellence in Print Scholarship Recipient
2018 | Coraddi Magazine Vol. 121; Issue 1 | Juried Entry
2017-2018 | Coraddi Magazine Vol. 120; Issues 1 & 2 | Juried Entry
2015 | Robert W. Scott Governor’s Leadership Award Nominee
2014 | Rowan -Cabarrus Community College | Student Excellence