top of page
Board of Directors
ANDREW MASSEY, Board Member
Andrew is proud to call Lenoir, North Carolina his home for the last 12 years. In that time, he has made a name for himself in the local music scene, curating events, songwriter classes, and festivals. Currently, he is the Food Pantry Coordinator at Yokefellow of Caldwell County.
LIZA PLASTER, Board Member
Liza is a lifelong resident of Happy Valley, and originator of the annual Sculpture Celebration in Lenoir, now in its 38th year, as former Executive Director of the Caldwell Arts Council and in cooperation with City of Lenoir / Parks & Recreation.
JANE WELLS HARRISON, Secretary
Jane is an artist working primarily with paint media, with a focus on encaustic. Collage is often an element in her work. Her paintings can be characterized as shape and color based abstractions. Making work serves as an interface between herself and the socio-political environment; and so any underlying content is frequently prompted by current events both personal and global.
Jane received a Master of Fine Arts in Painting and Drawing from East Carolina University. She retired from Caldwell Community College in 2013, where she was the Director of the Visual Arts Program. She has taught at East Carolina University, Pocosin Arts, Penland School of Craft, Arrowmont, and Shakerag. Her work has been shown many times in group and solo shows regionally and nationally. She has experience and interest in arts programming. She maintains her studio practice in Happy Valley, near Lenoir, North Carolina.
SUSAN ROWE, Treasurer
Susan came to Caldwell County after completing her degree in Financial Management from Clemson University. She worked for several local firms in the accounting field. Susan has served on the boards of many non-profits over the years, including Caldwell Arts Council, Patterson School Foundation, Davenport A+ School PTA, School for Young Children, and Happy Valley Fiddlers Convention. She has two daughters: Merrill White, a welder here in Happy Valley, and Rebecca White, an RN in Greenville, South Carolina, and a 5 year old grandson, Silas. Susan is excited to devote her time to the WNC Sculpture Center as Board Treasurer.
KYLE CASE, Vice President
Kyle is a Caldwell County native who grew up in the Gamewell area. He has always had a passion for the arts and is honored to be a part of the ongoing work at the WNC Sculpture Center. Professionally, Kyle has served as a Community & Economic Development Administrator for the Western Piedmont Council of Governments since January 2024. In this role, he works closely with local government partners to provide assistance with grant writing, grant administration, and project development. He has previously worked on community and economic development roles with the North Carolina Department of Commerce's Appalachian Regional Commission Program and with the City of Lenoir's Main Street Program and has additional experience in hospitality management, real estate, and small-scale agriculture, and small business ownership. Kyle earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Cultural Anthropology from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and his Master's in Public Administration from Appalachian State University.
BRYAN DAVIS, President
Bryan works as a Project Manager with an award-winning Architecture & Construction firm based in Raleigh, NC. He had a former life owning and managing several small restaurants in Eastern North Carolina before earning BA in Cultural Anthropology & Economics and Master of Architecture degrees from North Carolina State University. He relocated to San Francisco after graduation and worked as a residential designer while confirming a life in an office was not for him. While residing in the Bay Area, Bryan chaired the Oakland Museum of California Council on Architecture. In 2021 he returned home, and now passes time in the field transitioning ideas from virtual to tangible realities, exploring art in nature, floating on the tides at the coast, and practicing shinrin-yoku with Melissa.
bottom of page