Complex sentence: Since 2004 Hammie has exhibited and lectured at venues across the United States and abroad, and in 2006 he was awarded a Graduate Assistantship to study for a master's of fine art degree at the University of Connecticut.
Split into simpler sentences: Since 2004 Hammie has exhibited and lectured at venues across the United States and abroad. In 2006 he was awarded a Graduate Assistantship to study for a master's of fine art degree at the University of Connecticut.