BORN

1962, Orange, NJ

 

RESIDENCE

Charlotte, NC

Austin, TX

 

EDUCATION

Doctor of Medicine, Rutgers Medical School/ Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine, Camden, NJ, 1988

Bachelor of Arts in Zoology, Drew University, Madison, NJ, 1884

 

ART EDUCATION

2023 Melinda Cootsona, Abstracting the Figure Workshops and Mentorship

2023 Zoey Frank, The Self Portrait from Observation 

2022 Steven Aimone Advanced Individual Study Residency

2021 Art Mentorship, David Limrite

2021 Color and Design Workshop, Mark Eanes

2021 One-on-One Personal Painting Workshop, Jodie King, Austin, TX

2021 Abstracting Nature/Cat Tesla

2021 Landscape Essentials/Kim Vanderhoek

2021 Dynamic Abstract Landscapes/Blu Smith Gallery

2020 Expressive Contemporary Landscapes/Scott Gellatly

2020 Abstraction in Nature/Mark Russell

2020 The Artist’s Journey/Nancy Hillis

 

EXHIBITIONS

Up and Coming Invitational Group Show, Shain Gallery, Charlotte, NC, July 28-August 14, 2023

d"Art Center Annual National Juried Floral and Botanical Exhibition During the Historic Garden Tour, Norfolk, VA, April 20-May 20, 2023

“Art Comes Alive 2022,” ADC Fine Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, October 29 - December 30, 2022

Emerging Artists Group Show, Liza Pruitt Art Gallery, Manakin-Sabot, Virginia, October 19, 2022

“Stories I Tell Myself,” Visionary Art Collective Virtual Exhibit, Pennylane Shen Juror, March, 2022

“Wait Gain,” Dab Art Gallery Virtual Exhibit, Yessica Torres Juror, March 5-June 5, 2022

“Jam Session,” Artist Alliance Exhibition, Gina Tuzzi Juror, November, 2021

The Curator’s Salon Autumn Exhibition, Gita Joshi Juror, September 29 - November 7, 2021

“Abstract2,” Square Foot Art Show, Exhibition, August 2021

2021 All Botanical Art Competition and Exhibition, Contemporary Art Gallery, Wilmington, DE, July, 2021

6th Annual Cityscapes International Art Exhibit, Fusion Art, Palm Springs, CA, July, 2021

“Purely Abstract - 2021,” Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA, May 2021

Biennale National Juried Exhibition 2021, Art League of Hilton Head, Marc Hanson Juror, Hilton Head, SC, May 2021

“Sky’s the Limit - 2021,” Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA, April 2021

“Isolation Chronicles,” Sergio Gomez Curator, March 2021

“Animal, Mineral or Vegetable?” Jerry Smith Juror, Dallas Metro Arts Contemporary, Plano, TX, March 2021

 

GALLERIES & EXHIBITS

Liza Pruitt Gallery, Manakin-Sabot, VA

Five3 Gallery, 1540 S. Coast Highway Suite 101, Laguna Beach, CA 

Music Hill, 16219 Flint Rock Road, Austin, TX

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ART FAIRS

The Other Art Fair, Dallas, TX, May 13-16 2022

The Other Art Fair, Dallas, TX, October 21-24 2021

Art Expo New York, Redwood Art Group Virtual Fair, October 1-31, 2021

The Other Art Fair Dallas Spring 2021,  Virtual Curated Art Fair, May 2021

 

AWARDS

Best of Dallas, The Other Art Fair Virtual Edition, May, 2021

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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS

Guild of Charlotte Artists

The Artist Alliance/Jen Tough 

The Business of Art Membership - Charter Member/Julie Schumer and Cat Tesla

The Artist Next Level/Sergio Gomez

Art with Adele Academy/Adele Sypesteyn