Illustrator and Fine Artist living in Orange County, California.
Education
The New York Academy of Art, New York, NY, MFA
Syracuse University, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse, NY, BFA
Additional Education
The International Center Of Photography, New York, N.Y.
The National Academy of Fine Arts, Scholarship Program, New York, N.Y.
The Art Student’s League of New York, Sculpture Program, New York, N.Y.
ILLUSTRATION
Past notable clients include: Jim Henson Associates, AT&T, HBO, BBDO NYC, Ralph Lauren Polo, Ziff Davis Publishing Co., B. Shackman and Co. Publishing Company, The National Barbie Convention, Featured in Fashion Doll Quarterly Magazine.
FINE ART
2023 “Centered On The Center” A Salon- style exhibition featuring 200 local, regional and national artists and over 250 works of art. The Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach California. January 28 - March 11, 2023
2022 “Inspired” A Group Exhibition featuring local artists, The Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach California. Through December 17th.
2022 “Emerge”, A Juried Photography Exhibition. Jurors Chris Bartolucci, Ed Templeton and Drake Woodson. Presented by The Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach California. September 16-October 2022
2022 “If The Shoe Fits”, A Juried Exhibition. The Judith Hendler Design Awards Presented in Partnership with The Huntington Beach Art Center, Through June 11th, Huntington Beach California
2022 “Centered on The Center”, The Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach California
2021 “Inspired” A Group Exhibition featuring local artists, The Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach California
2018 "What makes an Enduring Image" Juried group exhibition of selected photographs, Branner Spangenberg Gallery, Redwood City, California
2017 "Tiny" A Group Exhibition of small pieces from local artists in the San Francisco Bay Area, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, California
2017 "Single Fare 4. An exhibition of small works created on New York City MetroCards, Highline Stages, New York, New York
2016 Silicon Valley Open Studios, Los Altos Hills, California
2015 Tiny” Group Exhibition of Small Works, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, California
2013 “Curate NYC 2013,” Selected by Dr. Thomas Köhler, Executive Berlinische Galerie, Museum of Modern Art, Berlin-Kreuzberg, Germany
2013 "Curate NYC25 2013 Top 25": 25 Visual Artists Imagine New York City 25 Years In the Future, Westwood Gallery, New York, NY
2013 "Single Fare 3” Group Exhibition of Works on MetroCards, RH Gallery, NY
2012 From Beginner To Exhibitor, Group Exhibition, New York University School Of Continuing Education and Professional Studies, Soho PhotoGallery, New York, NY
2011 Second Annual Small Works Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Manhattan Borough President’s Office, New York, NY
2010 Summer Group Exhibition (Jury: David Salle, Will Cotton, Mathew Flowers),
Flowers Gallery, New York, NY
2010 Grant Winners’ Exhibition, NoMAA,The Northern Manhattan Artist Alliance, New York, NY
2010 Just Off, Group Exhibition, (Curated by Alix Sloan and Peter Drake), Sloan Fine Art,
New York, NY
2009 Cancer Vixen Fund Gala, Created Sculptural Humanitarian Award for Evelyn Lauder,
New York, NY
2009 SMART Artist Show, Group Exhibition, Greater New York Mensa,
The Soldiers and Sailors Club, New York, NY
2008 MFA Exhibition, The New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
2008 Summer Group Exhibition, (Jurors - David Salle, Will Cotton, Mathew Flowers)
The New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
2007 TOAST Art Walk, Tribeca Open Studio Tour, New York, NY
2006 19 TH Annual Juried Student Exhibition, (Juror - Will Barnet) The National Academy of
Design Museum, New York, NY
2006 TOAST Art Walk, Tribeca Open Studio Tour
2004-2006 The Art Students League Gallery, Group Exhibition, The Art Students League,
New York, N.Y.
2003 CFM Gallery, La Princesse de Cire Exhibition, New York, N.Y.
Selected Grants, Awards and Honors
2010 The Northern Manhattan Artist Alliance Grant, New York, NY
2008 The New York Academy of Art, The Complete Sculptor Award for Excellence
2007 The New York Academy of Art, Merit Scholarship
2006 Roger T. Williams Memorial Scholarship The National Sculpture Society, New York, NY
2006 The Ninth Annual Juried Competition – Recipient of The Leonard McClaran Casting Prize
The National Academy of Design Museum, New York, NY
2006 Ralph Fabri Scholarship, The National Academy of Fine Arts, New York, NY
2005 The Richard Macdonald Scholarship Competition Award, Monterey, CA
2005 Gladys Blum Memorial Scholarship , The National Academy of Fine Arts, New York, NY
2004 The Ogden Pleissner Award Scholarship, The National Academy of Fine Arts, New York, NY
Teaching Experience
2011 - 2012 Postgraduate Teaching Assistant, The New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
Artist Talks/Presentations
2010 Grantee Award Roundtable Discussion, NoMAA, The Northern Manhattan Artist Alliance, New York, NY
Affiliations
American Mensa
The Art Students’ League of New York
The New York Academy of Art Alumni Association
Syracuse University, College of Visual and Performing Arts Alumni Association