ARTIST

Educational Profile

M.F.A., Painting

Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

1999

GPA: 4.0, Major GPA 4.0

Fellowship recipient Study Abroad Florence, Italy 1998

B.F.A. Drawing, Minors in Art History and Classical Guitar Performance

Edinboro University Of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA

1996

GPA: 3.67, Major GPA: 4.0

Graduated Magna cum Laude

University Honor's Program

Highest Distinction Drawing

Certificate

Illustration Academy, Kansas City, MO

GPA: 4.0, Studied under Mark English, C.F. Payne and Gary Kelley

Teaching Experience

Visiting Assistant Professor

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

2003

Designed and taught a curriculum for human anatomy and advanced figure painting, as well as freshman drawing. Committee assignments include lecture series, admissions, sophomore and graduate review committees, and painting, drawing and printmaking committee.

Lecturer

Washington University, St. Louis, MO

2001-2003

Designed and taught curriculum for intensive color theory, anatomy and structural figure drawing, and freshman drawing. Drawing Coordinator fall 2002. Directed painting and drawing Florence Study-Abroad Program summer 2002. Assisted in strategic planning of core program fall 2002. Served on policy committee, study abroad committee, scholarship committee and core curriculum committee. Served as faculty advisor for ten students per year.

Visiting Assistant Professor

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL

2000-01

Designed and taught curriculum for Design 1 (included both 2D and 3D applications) and freshman drawing. Facilitated individual and group critiques, and evaluation/ grading of student work and juror for foundations exhibition.

Adjunct Faculty

Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH

2000

Designed and taught curriculum for Drawing 1 and 2. Introduced transparent construction, structural drawing, 2PT and 3PT linear perspective, and unlimited tonal range drawings in a wide range of wet and dry media. Facilitated individual and group critiques, and evaluation/ grading of student work.

Visiting Artist

Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI

1999

Designed and taught curriculum for Color Theory and Applications and Foundation Drawing. Introduced color properties and interactions and resulting perceptual effects in pictorial space.

Professional Activities

Honors and Fellowships

Faculty Development Grant, September 2001-03, Washington University

Brody Grant, 2000-01, University of Illinois

Personal Research Grant, October 1999, Kendall College of Art and Design

Florence, Italy Study- Abroad Fellowship Recipient, Summer 1998, Indiana University

Highest Distinction Drawing, May 1996, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Graduate of University Honor's Program, May 1996, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Graduated Magna Cum Laude, May 1996, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

National and University Dean's List, Who's Who in American Colleges, 1992-96

Solo Exhibitions

"Unravel", March 2005, Macomb Community College, Clinton Town, MI (projected)

"Unravel", January 2005, SUNY-Geneseo, Geneseo, NY (projected)

"Unravel", November 2004, Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH (projected)

"Unravel", September 2004, Lock Haven University, Lock Haven, PA (projected)

"Fading Images", March 2004, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN

"Midwest Narratives", February 2003, William Jewel College, Kansas City, MO

"Midwest Narratives", October 2002, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA

"Recent Paintings", January 2002; Penn State University- Altoona, Altoona, PA

"Recent Paintings", December 2001; Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH

"Recent Work", December 1999; Urban Institute of Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids, MI

Selected Lectures and Presentations

Macomb Community College, Clinton Township, MI; March 2005 (projected)

SUNY-Geneseo, Geneseo, NY; January 2005 (projected)

Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH; November 2004 (projected)

Lock Haven University, Lock Haven, PA; September 2004 (projected)

Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN; April 2004

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA; December 2003

Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA; October 2002

Santa Reparata Int'l School of Art, Florence, Italy, June 2002

Washington University, St. Louis, MO; April 2002

Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH; December 2001

Selected Publications

Review, Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, OH, February 2004

Cover Illustration, The Fair Press, Terra Haute, IN, 2003

Artistic Reproduction, The Distillery, Lynchburg, TN, July 2002

Review, Herald-Times, Bloomington, IN, April 1999

Interview and Artistic Reproduction, Step-by-Step Graphics, Peoria, IL, July 1996

Illustration, Cleveland Magazine, Cleveland, OH, January 1996

Series of Trial Illustrations, The Herald, Sharon, PA, July 1995

Illustrations, Andrews and McMeel Publishing, Kansas City, MO, 1995

Selected International and National Juried Exhibitions

"Faces III International Exhibition", July 2004, Period Gallery, Lincoln, NE

"2004 Eighth Annual Georgetown International", July 2004, Fraser Gallery, Washington, D.C.;           Juror: Kristen Hileman, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art Hirshhorn

            Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.

"2004 Biennial Juried Exhibition", July 2004, Brad Cooper Gallery, Tampa, FL Juror: James McGarrell

19^th Annual National Exhibit, June 2004; Palos Verdes Art Center, Palos Verdes, CA

"Unseen Forces: Re/Creating Human Identity." January 2004, Denison University, Granville, OH

"Supervalitragilisticexcelluminaceous- Faculty Exhibit"; October 2003, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

"Magic of Animals", September 2003, Columbia Park Zoo, Lafayette, IN

"Face it: Portraits", February 2002, St. Louis Artists Guild, St. Louis, MO

"Five Pick Five", November 2001, St. Louis Community College - Meramec, St. Louis, MO

"Annual Group Show", April 2001; Cinema Art Gallery, Urbana, IL

"University of Illinois Faculty Exhibition"; February 2001, University of Illinois- Urbana-Champaign

"The Figure-Truthful, Vulnerable and Erotic"; January 2000, Studio 4 West Gallery, Piermont, NY

"Kendall Faculty Exhibit", November 1999; Ferris State University, Grand Rapids, MI

"Images of Italy", September 1999; SOFA Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

"Arts and Letters National Competition", October 1999; John Waldron Art Center, Bloomington, IN

"Invitational Group Exhibition", July 1997, Glass Grower's Gallery, Erie, PA

"Regional Invitational", August 1996, Sharon Artist's Guild, Sharon, PA

"Regional Exhibition", August 1995, The Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, New Castle, PA

"Regional Exhibition", August 1994, The Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, New Castle, PA