EDUCATION
1990, Master of Fine Arts, New York Academy of Art, NY, NY
1985, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Art Students League, New York, NY
Universita degli’Arte, Venezia, Italia
TEACHING
2001-current, Professor of Art, EL CAMINO COLLEGE, Torrance, CA
2005-2009, Instructor of Drawing and Design, SANTA MONICA COLLEGE, Santa Monica, CA
2001-2005, Assistant Adjunct Professor of Drawing, PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, Pasadena, CA
2000, Instructor of Painting, LOS ANGELES COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, Los Angeles, CA
1999-2000, Assistant Professor of Drawing, JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Kansas City, KS
1993-1997, Gallery Director/Studio Art Instructor, NEW WORLD SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, Miami, FL
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019
Tikkun Olam and the California Native Garden, THEODORE PAYNE FOUNDATION GALLERY, Sun Valley, CA, Artist in Residence
2015-2016
TATHATA, LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-Terminal 7/8, City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs Public Art Division
2003
True Love, RISKPRESS GALLERY, West Hollywood, CA.
1997
In Search of Form/The Nude, Sculpture and Drawings From Life, ART & CULTURAL CENTER OF HOLLYWOOD, Hollywood, FL
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020
(upcoming) Trees, EL CAMINO COLLEGE ART GALLERY, TORRANCE, CA
2014
Portraits of the Garden, DESCANSO GARDENS, STURT HAAGA GALLERY, La Canada, CA
2013
Personal Narratives, EL CAMINO COLLEGE ART GALLERY, Torrance, CA
Let’s Talk About Love Baby, PRINTED MATTER, New York, NY
2009
2nd Annual Fundraiser for Friends of Gardena Willows Wetland Preserve, APC FINE ARTS & GRAPHICS GALLERY, Torrance, CA
Culture Unplugged, SPIRIT ENLIGHTENED online film festival. “Service,” Video documentary about a Kashi Ashram and feeding the homeless of Los Angeles.
2007
Juried Summer Exhibition, NEW YORK ACADEMY OF ART GALLERY, NY, NY
Terra Incognita, Contemporary Landscape Painting, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY DOMINGUEZ HILLS GALLERY, Los Angeles, CA
Quiet Time, SANTA ANA COLLEGE GALLERY, Santa Ana, CA
2006
Sacred Realm, SANTA ANA COLLEGE GALLERY, CA
2005
"Service," (screening), WESTWOOD INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, LA, CA
Tree of Life, EL CAMINO COLLEGE ART GALLERY, Torrance, California.
*Flowers, THE COFFEE TABLE, Los Angeles, CA
2004
Summer Exhibition, STRICOFF FINE ARTS, New York City.
47th Annual International Art Exhibition, MUSEUM OF THE LIVING ARTIST, SAN DIEGO ART INSITITUTE, House of Charm, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA. GRAND PRIZE AWARD. Peter Gordon, juror.
Lead Into Gold/Images of Alchemy in Contemporary Art, EL CAMINO COLLEGE ART GALLERY, Torrance, CA
2003
Contemporary Landscape Painting, ANDREWSHIRE GALLERY, Los Angeles, CA
2001
Visual Lexicon, EL CAMINO COLLEGE ART GALLERY, Torrance, CA
2000
Culture Under Fire: Art Trek 2000, HOBBS BUILDING GALLERY, Kansas City, MO
1999
See What Society Made Me Do, RED CHAIR GALLERY, Kansas City, MO
1997
Hortt 39, MUSEUM OF ART, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL. Curated by Donald Kuspitt.
1996
Human Figure and Portrait, KUOGEAS GALLERY, Boston, MA
The Screen, PAMBERI STUDIO GALLERY, Hollywood, FL
1995
Bridges, PAMBERI STUDIO GALLERY, Hollywood, FL
1994
Vocal Chords For the Wind, Art in Public Places Broward County, MUSEUM OF ART FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
Half-Truth, PAMBERI STUDIO GALLERY, Hollywood, FL
1993
The Florida Society of Fine Arts Exhibition, THE FLORIDA MUSEUM OF LATIN AND HISPANIC ART, Miami, FL
New Figurative Works, WILSON ART CENTER, Buffalo, NY
1990
Young Masters, NATIONAL ARTS CLUB, New York, NY
HONORS, AWARDS & OPPORTUNITIES
2019
Artist in residence, Theodore Payne Foundation for California Native Plants and Wildflowers
Through the Eyes of Artists, Metro Neighborhoods Poster Series, Madrona Marsh Preserve, City of Torrance, 2019, LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
2004-06
First Place in Oil Painting, BEST OF CALIFORNIA/KENNEDY PROMOTIONS book series, 2006
Lecturer, Artists’ Lecture Series, SANTA ANA COLLEGE, CA, 2006
Grand Prize Award, 47th Annual International Art Exhibition, MUSEUM OF THE LIVING ARTIST/SAN DIEGO ART INSTITUTE, Balboa Park, 2004
pre-2000
Artist in residence, Bahia Honda/Pinar del Rio, Cuba, 1998
Artist in residence, VERMONT STUDIO CENTER, Johnson, VT, 1996
NATIONAL SCULPTURE SOCIETY, Young Sculptor's Awards Competition, Gloria Medal, New York, NY, 1992
Scholarship, VAUGEL SCULPTURE SCHOOL, Les Cerqueux Sous Passavant, France, 1990-3
Andy Warhol Foundation Scholarship/ New York Academy of Art, 1987-90