Education                               Master of Fine Art - August, 2000
                                              State University of New York at Stony Brook 3.7/4.0

                                              Bachelor of Fine Art - August, 1997
                                              University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign 3.8/4.0

Professional Experience ____ Owner/Director of Fine Art Gallery,
                                              Tonya Clay Fine Art Gallery, Bradenton, FL
                                              May 2011 to Present

        _____________________ Visiting Assistant Professor of Studio Art
                                              Davidson College, Davidson, NC
                                              August 2006- August 2008

                                              Instructor of Beginning Painting
                                              Anna Maria Island Art League, Holmes Beach, FL
                                              August 2005- February 2006

                                              Adjunct Professor of Figure Painting,
                                              John and Mable Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL
                                              August 2002 to June 2003

                                              Adjunct Professor of Representational Drawing,
                                              John and Mable Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL
                                              August 2002 to June 2003

                                              Manager of Fine Art Gallery 
                                              Chappell Gallery, West Chelsea Arts Building, New York, NY
                                              October 2000- December 2001

                                              Instructor of Beginning Painting, Stony Brook University
                                              Stony Brook, NY, January 1998- May 1999

                                              Graphic Artist, Stony Brook University Television Station 3TV
                                              Stony Brook, NY, August 1998- November 1999

                                              Student Gallery Director,
                                              University of Illinois Arts Coalition, Champaign, IL
                                               August 1996- August 1997

Honors and Awards                Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Grant Nominee 2010

_______________________Faculty Study and Research Grant for travel to the Russian Federation,
                                              Moscow and Saint Petersburg,
                                              Davidson College, 2007

                                              Graduate Student Achievement Award
                                              Stony Brook University, 2000

                                              Dorothy Pieper Memorial Purchase Award
                                              Stony Brook University, 2000

                                              Stony Brook University full tuition Scholarship
                                              Stony Brook University, 1997- 2000

                                              Honored Student Child of University of Illinois Faculty
                                              University of Illinois, 1995

                                              Dean’s List of Excellent Students Award
                                              University of Illinois, 1993-1997

                                              Art and Design Tuition Waiver Scholarship
                                              University of Illinois, 1994