biography
IN THE PRESS
EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- 1998-2001
Masters of Fine Arts (MFA)
The George Washington University
Washington, DC
- Focus in painting, drawing, printmaking, and materials/methods
- 1994-1998
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
The George Washington University
Washington, DC
- Courses included painting, drawing, printmaking, and art history
- 1991-1994
Smithsonian Printmaking Workshops
Washington, DC
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- 2011-Present
Instructor
Artworks Fine Art Studio
Bethesda, MA
- Painting, Drawing
- 2009-Present
Adjunct Professor
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
- Drawing I
- 2006-Present
Adjunct Professor
The Georgetown University
Washington, DC
- Drawing I
- 2006-2008
Adjunct Professor
American University
Washington, DC
- Drawing I
- Studio Experience: Painting/Drawing/Sculpture
- 2004-2009
Drawing Coordinator & Adjunct Professor
Corcoran College of Art & Design
Washington, DC
- Foundations Department- Drawing I/II/III
- Reed Pen/Ink Wash
- Pre-College Summer Program (Drawing)
- 2001-2002
Adjunct Professor
The George Washington University
Washington DC
- Drawing I- Drawing II for Prof. Frank Wright (Sabbatical)
EXHIBITIONS
- 2014 - Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY
- 2014 - Grit: Urban Landscape, Boston, MA
- 2013 - Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY
- 2013 - City Scapes, Group Show at Gallery B, Bethesda, MD
- 2012 - NYC Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY
- 2012 - Hillyer Art Space Restrospective, Washington, DC
- 2012 - Fact, Fairy Tales and Fictions, Lexington, KY
- 2012 - Small Paintings From Seven Schools, Rockville, MD
- 2011 - The Upper Middle, Solo Show, Georgetown University Spagnuolo Gallery, Washington, DC
- 2011 - About a Dog, Solo Show, Artspace 109, Arlington, VA
- 2011 - Boston International Fine Arts Show, Boston, Mass.
- 2011 - When Art and Fashion Collide @ L2, Washington, DC
- 2011 - Artworks, Solo Show, Bethesda, MD
- 2011 - Ben Olsen & Friends Benefit Art Show for Bread for the City, Washington, DC
- 2010 - Hiickock Art Auction, WPA, Washington, DC
- 2010 - Hillyer Art Space, One Man Show, Washington, DC
- 2010 - Ben Olsen & Friends Benefit Art Show for Bread for the City @ The Fridge, Washington, DC
- 2007 - Susan Byrne Gallery, Middleburg, VA
- 2006 - American University Faculty Exhibition
- 2005 - Printmakers Atelier Contemporary Winter Show, Washington, DC
- 2005 - Corcoran College of Art & Design, White Walls Gallery, Foundations Faculty Show, Washington, DC
- 2005 - Fraser Gallery, Group Drawing Show, Bethesda, MD
- 2004 - Fraser Gallery, Group Show, Bethesda, MD
- 2003 - Fraser Gallery, 8th Annual International Juried Art Competition, Georgetown, Washington, DC
- 2002 - Marin-Price Galleries, Undressed, Group Drawing Show, Bethesda, MD
- 2001 - Dimock Gallery, Washington, DC
AWARDS RECEIVED
- Judge for the 2008 Fairfax County Regional Scholastic Art Awards Program
- Finalist in the Animal Art category of the 21st Annual Artist's Magazine Art Competition for A Study in Movement.(2003)
- Honorable Mention in the 8th Annual Fraser Gallery International Juried Show
- Morris Lewis Fellowship winner (1999-2000), The George Washington University
- Presidential Art Scholar (1994-1998) The George Washington University