Kettle Head Art is the brainchild of my obsession with tea and my love for Art-making. Since 2009 I've dedicated more and more of my life to the process of creation, working with mediums from oil to acrylic, from plaster to clay. Since 2013 I've filled the majority of my time with painting and connecting artists to one another as a Gallery Director for multiple festivals and pop-up showcases.
As a Gallery Director, I work with events to provide opportunities for up and coming artists to be seen, as well as provide a unique experience and environment for my clients.
As a Live Visual Artist, I provide entertainment and challenge the viewers to step out of their reality and into my surreal visions. Live painting as a performer has taken me all over the East Coast to galleries, festivals, weddings, classrooms, and more.
As an Artisan, my studio is always busy with different projects, both for myself and my clients. During the summer I often run a traveling vending booth filled with artwork and reproductions of my creations as well.
As a Teacher, I offer private classes in subjects ranging from Acrylics to Imaginative Landscaping in Painting.
As a Muralist, I have painted children's rooms, outdoor and indoor walls, decorative detailing and even the hallways of a 3 story Air BnB apartment building. No challenge is too large or too small.
Education: As a student at both Liberty University and Blue Ridge Community College for a total of 6 years, I have surpassed the amount of credits required to obtain a Bachelors of Fine Arts. Unfortunately, I've been unable to return to college to receive a degree. Instead, I've surrounded myself in artists and have dove head first into the world of painting. Having submersed myself in experience, I can proudly say my education cannot be summed up in a piece of paper.
Festival Gallery/Live Painting Experience
2019
Mountain Music Festival - Ace Resort, WV - June
Yonderville - Marvin's Mountain Top, WV - July
Fahrenheit Fire and Flow Arts Festival - Elkins, WV - August
The Big What!? - Shakori Hills, NC - August
2018
Flame Festival, La Fayette, GA - April
Kinnection Campout - Spirit Crossing, TN - May
Mountain Music Festival - Ace Resort, WV - June
Fahrenheit Fire and Flow Arts Festival - Schullykill, PA - June
Yonderville - Rixeyville, VA - July
Pasturepalooza - Berryville, VA - July
The Big What!? - Shakori Hills, NC - August
Valley Fusion Festival - Capon Bridge, WV - September
2017
Rooster Walk - Martinsville, VA - May
Sleepy Creek Spring Dig - Berkley Springs, WV - May
Mountain Music Festival - Ace Resort, WV - June
Fahrenheit Fire and Flow Arts Festival - Schullykill, PA - June
The Mad Tea Party Jam - Artemas, PA - June
Yonderville - Rixeyville, VA - June
Pasturepalooza - Berryville, VA - June
Oregon Solar Eclipse - Big Summit Prairie, Oregon - August
Mind Field Music and Arts Festival - Bunker Hill, WV - September
Mountain Run Jam - Sedalia, VA - September
Flashepoint 2017 - Stuart, VA - October
2016
Flame Fest - Georgia - April
Tipper and Friends - Full Moon Gathering - Suwannee Music Park, Fl - April
Fahrenheit Fire and Flow Arts Festival, Schullykill Farm - PA - June
Mountain Music Festival - Ace Resort, WV - June
The Mad Tea Party Jam - Artemas, PA - June
Artscape - Baltimore, MD - July
The Big What!? - Mebane, NC - July
PEX Summer Festival - Camp Ramblewood - July
Rootwire Transformational Arts Festival - July
Go Outside Festival - Roanoke VA - October
2015
Hoopla in the Hills, Pataskala, OH - April
Big Poppa's Spring Ball, Low Bridge Campground, VA -April
Kinnection Campout, The Deerfields, NC - May
Ignite - Spirithaven Farm, Stuart, Va - May
Mountain Music Festival, Ace Resort, Minden Wv - June
The Mad Tea Party Jam 4, Hedgesville Wv - June
The Big What!? Mebane, NC - June
PEX Summer Fest - Camp Ramblewood, MD - July
FarmFest -New Jersey - July
PasturePalooza - Virginia - July
The Werk Out - Ohio - August
Camp Barefoot - West Virginia - August
Mantrabash - North Carolina - September
Creatures of the Night - Kentucky - October
2014
Big Poppa's Spring Ball, Low Bridge Campground, VA - April
Blossoms Blooming Music Festival, Sharpsburg, MD - May
Rooster Walk 6, Martinsville, VA - May
Blackstock Music Festival, Blackstock, SC - May
Freeform Arts Festival, Pottsville, PA - June
Mad Tea Party Jam, Hedgesville, WV - June
The Big What!??? Mebane, NC - June
Pasturepalooza 5, Berryville, VA - July
Rootwire Transformational Arts Festival, Terra Alta, WV - July
F.A.R.M. Fest, Vernon, NJ, -July
2nd Annual Blue Grass Valley Music Festival, Blue Grass, VA - August
Camp Barefoot, Bartow WV, August
Mantrabash Music and Arts Festival, Ferguson, NC - August
Pink Moon Festival 6, Rock Camp, WV - September
Watermelon Park Festival, Berryville, Va - September
2013
The Big What? Festival, Possum Holler, NC.
Gratifly Music and Art’s Festival, Lake Hartwell, SC.
Front Porch Festival, Stuart, VA.
Mantrabash Festival, Ferguson, NC.
Camp Barefoot 7, Bartow, WV.
Pink Moon Festival, Rock Camp, WV.
Hulaween 2013, Suwannee Music Park, FL.
Exhibitions and other
Governors School of Studio Arts Installation exhibit, Richmond, VA, July 2007
Highland Public Library featured exhibit, Monterey, VA 2009
Blue Nile Month featured gallery, Harrisonburg, VA, March 2013
Appalachian Jamwich Featured Artist October 2013.
Area 51 Presents Alex and Allyson Grey: 3 Day tour December 12th-14th 2013
Area 51 presents Alex and Allyson Grey: 2 day tour October 17th - 18th 2014
Live Painting - Polish Ambassador 4 day tour, November 2014
Guerilla Gallery coordinator, Harrisonburg, VA, 2012 and 2014
3 Notch Brewing Company featured gallery, Harrisonburg, VA, May 2014
Artful Dodger featured gallery, Harrisonburg, VA, June 2014
The Camel featured gallery, Richmond, Va, February 2015
2nd Annual Young Adults Art - Monterey, July 2015
It's a Fucking Art Show - Long Island NY - May 2015
Decemberween -PLF event- Richmond, VA - Jan 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Carnival of 5 Fires - First Friday events with PLF - Richmond, VA - Oct 2015-17
Ashton's Appalachian Art Show - Monterey, VA - Feb 2018
The Camel featured gallery - Richmond, VA - March 2018
Collective District Gallery - Baltimore, MD - April 2019
Mission Trip, Art Teacher, Myanmar Oct 2012
Gallery Director at Mountain Music Festival in 2015-18
Lead Volunteer Coordinator for Fahrenheit Flow Festival 2016
Decoration Lead/Art Director for Fahrenheit Flow Festival 2017-18
Visual Art Journalist at the Oregon Solar Eclipse Event at Big Summit Prairie in 2017
Art Gallery and Mural lead at Flashepoint 2017
Winner of the Masterpiece of the Year Award at the Crystal Chalice Awards in Cumberland, MD 2017
Ashton's Appalachian Art Exhibition in Monterey Va, Jan 2018
Art Exhibition at The Camel, Richmond Va, Feb 2018
The Highland Maple Festival - Vendor - March 2015-2018
Art Director at Flame Flow Arts Festival April 2018