I grew up in Virginia where I developed a taste for painting and music. In 2006 I moved to New York to study anatomy and the human figure, working in various schools under the tutelage of many inspiring artists and academicians.
I am living in Brooklyn now, continuing to hone my body of work. I am now available for portraits, oil painting, murals, teaching, and more. If you are in New York City please drop me a line and maybe we can get together and talk some about the nuances of creating beautiful art.
Education
The Art Students League and the National Academy, 2008-2011
Master of Fine Arts with a focus in traditional painting and drawing techniques, anatomy, and perspective, The New York Academy of Art, 2008
Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting, George Mason University, 2004
Below is a nice clip from a PBS program on The Art Students League. I make a cameo appearance at 9:15 in the clip.
Residencies
Artist in Residency at Vytlacil Campus, Sparkil, NY, 2011
The American Academy in Paris, 2011
Anatomical Studies at the Drexel University College of Medicine in collaboration with the Janus Collaborative School of Art, Philadelphia, PA, 2009
New York Academy’s Italian Study Abroad Program, 2008
Awards
The Anthony Palumbo Scholarship for Figurative Drawing, 2011
Fantasy Fountain Fund Scholarship Award for the American Academy in Paris, 2011
The Phyllis and Frank Mason Scholarship Award in representational painting, 2010
National Academy Merit Scholarship, 2010 and 2009
Jean Gates Scholarship, 2009
Academic Achievement Award in Drawing and Painting, George Mason Unversity, 2004
Exhibitions
Psssssst!, Kraine Gallery, New York, NY, 2011
The Ultimate Symbol of Humanity: Nude!, Group show, Studio A Gallery, Tarrytown, NY, 2011
Metrocard Art Show, Single Flare 2 – Please Swipe Again, Sloan Art Gallery, New York, NY, 2011
Greenpoint Gallery Group Show, Brooklyn, NY, 2011
Self Portrait Exhibition, Publicis Healthcare Communication Group, New York, NY 2010
The Ike Show, Emergence of an Icon Group Show (curator and participant), New York, NY, 2010
The Figure in It’s Glory - Group Show, Windham Fine Arts, New York, NY, 2009
The New York Academy Summer Art Show (juried by Eric Fischl and Anne Strauss), 2009
The New York Academy Tribeca Ball Art Show, The New York Academy of Art, 2009
Art-o-Mason Group Show at Coldwell Bank, Washington, D.C. (curated by Chawky Frenn), 2009
The New York Academy Studio 7 Group Show, Bernardsville, NJ, 2009
Gallery on Third Benefit Art Show, New York, NY 2008
Brooklyn Waterfront Artist Coalition (BWAC) Group Show, entitled 'Free Fall', 2008
New York Academy of Art Master Thesis Show , 2008
George Mason University Senior Thesis Exhibition ('Myth and Canon'), 2004
Below is a video that my colleague put together for me towards the end of my undergrad studies at George Mason University: