Education
1971, Master of Fine Art, Maryland Institute College of Art

1967, Bachelor of Science, Frostburg State University, Maryland


Professional Experience
2003-present, Adjunct Professor, Art Department, Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina

1984-present, Owner/Partner, Strother Bookbinding, Creates one of a kind books, repairs Bibles and restores old books.

1974-2001, Art Teacher, Greenville County Schools, Greenville, South Carolina

1971-1972, Art Teacher, Institute of Notre Dame, Baltimore, Maryland


Selected Exhibitions – Juried and Invitational
2009-2011
Guild of Book Workers, Nationally Touring Juried Exhibition, Marking Time

2009
South East Association of Book Arts, National Juried Exhibition, University of South Carolina, McMaster Gallery

2008
Paper and Book Intensive 2008 Invitational, Arrowmont, Gatlinburg, Tennessee

2002
International Marblers' Juried Exhibition, Arrowmont, Gatlinburg Tennessee

1997
International Marblers' Invitational Exhibition, Istanbul, Turkey

1996
North Greenville College, Joint Invitational Exhibition, Kathy and Bob Strother, January

1994
Upstate Visual Arts Exhibition

1990
First International Marblers' Juried Exhibition, Santa Fe, New Mexico


Collections
Governor's Palace, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Lucas CAV, Greenville, South Carolina
Oconee County Library, Walhalla, South Carolina
Frostburg State University, Frostburg, Maryland


Publications
2009
Exhibition Catalog, Marking Time, The Guild of Book Workers, New York, NY

1986
Greenville News Piedmont, Feature Article, Bookbinding


Selected Honors and Awards
1998
Who's Who Among America's Teachers

1997
Target 2000 Arts in Education Grant

1986 – 1987
Teacher of the Year at Wade Hampton High School

1982 – 1983
South Carolina Secondary Art Educator of the Year


National, State, and Regional Service
2009
Presenter, South East Association for Book Arts, Columbia, South Carolina

2008
Presenter, South Carolina Art Education Conference

2006
Presenter, South Carolina Art Education Conference

2004
Presenter, South Carolina Art Education Conference

1998
Presenter, National Art Education Convention

1997
Presenter, South Carolina Art Education Conference

1996-1999
Fine Arts Department Chair, Wade Hampton High School, Greenville, South Carolina

1996-1999
South Carolina Arts Commission, Explore the Arts Specialist, summer program

1992-1997
Assessment Specialist, Advanced Placement Studio Art Portfolios, The College Board, Princeton, New Jersey

1996
Assessment Specialist, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards in Art, San Francisco, California

1995
Speaker, Gifted and Talented Seminar, South Carolina Department of Education, Columbia, South Carolina

1994
Master Teacher, Advanced Placement Art Institute, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina 

1980-1982
Communications Coordinator and Newsletter Editor for the South Carolina Art Education Association

1980-1982
Board Member, South Carolina Art Education Association


Related Experiences
Travel and Cultural Experiences in the following countries:  Russia, Latvia, Estonia, Turkey, Spain, Morocco, France, Germany, Austria, Portugal, Great Britain, and Mexico.

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