EDUCATION
MFA School of Visual Arts, 1988
BFA Carnegie-Mellon University, 1979
R & F Encaustic Workshop
Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop
Brodsky Center Solarplate Etching Workshop
CORPORATE & PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Imagery Estate Winery, Sonoma, CA
New York Presbyterian Hospital
Soho West, Hoboken, NJ
Sloan Kettering, NJ
Provident Bank of New Jersey
Brooklyn Art Library
JPerlman Photography
Hoffman LaRoche
William Paterson University
The College of New Jersey
Johnson & Johnson
Cinevative Productions
Proskauer Rose LLP
S.A.P. of America
Awards Commissions Fellowships Lectures
2019 Commission, Wine Label Artwork, Imagery Estate Winery, Sonoma, CA
2018 Commission, New York Presbyterian Hospital, NY, NY
2017 Lectures, Kent State University at Stark
Commission, Soho West, Jersey City/Hoboken, NJ
Lecture, NRG, Princeton, NJ
2016 Panel discussion for The Retrieval of the Beautiful, The Painting Center
2008 Lecture, William Paterson University Ben Shahn Galleries
2007 Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Residency Fellowship
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Fellowship
National Drawing 2007 Purchase Award
William Paterson University MFA Panel Discussion
2006 New Jersey State Council on the Arts Artist Fellowship
2005 Commission, Johnson & Johnson, Spring House, PA
1987 School of Visual Arts MFA Merit Scholarship Award
1986 School of Visual Arts MFA Merit Scholarship Award
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2016 The Retrieval of the Beautiful, The Painting Center, NY, NY Catalogue
2015 Variations in Paint, Selections from the Artist Registry, The Painting Center, NY, NY Catalogue
2013 Working it Out, The Painting Center, NY, NY Catalogue
TEACHING
Workshops: studio-based workshops, Mixed Media on Paper, Color Theory, Intuitive Drawing & Painting, Intro to Acrylic Painting
Bergen Community College, Paramus, NJ; Adjunct Professor, Department of Arts and Communications; 2 Dimensional Design, Color Theory, Drawing, Life Drawing, Art & Visual Culture
N J Seeds Young Scholars Program, Newark, NJ
Kent Place School, Summit, NJ
Art Link, Outreach to Public Schools, Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ
Connections Out Reach Program, Visual Arts Center N J, Summit, NJ
Yard School of Art, Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ
Boys and Girls Club, Newark, NJ
JUROR
Scholastic Art Awards: New York City Public Schools & NJ High Schools
Children's Art, Interfaith Dialogue Center, Newark, NJ
DESIGN
Color Consultant: Designers, Decorators, Contractors
Textile Design: Designed and painted patterns on silk for the fashion industry NYC