Education:
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A, 1996-1998
Associates Degree, Graphic Design

The Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A., 1999-2002
BFA, Painting

The Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, U.K., 2008-2010
MFA, Painting and Drawing

Teaching and Related Experience:
Archwood Church, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.
Art Instructor

Shaker Heights Middle School, Shaker Heights, Ohio, U.S.A.
Art Instructor

The Beck Center for the Arts, Lakewood, Ohio, U.S.A.
Art Instructor

The Fairmount Center, Novelty, Ohio, U.S.A.
Art Instructor

Moreland Hills Elementary, Moreland Hills, Ohio, U.S.A.
Artist in Residence

The Ahola Corporation, Brecksville, Ohio, U.S.A.
Director of Arts

The Cleveland Artists Foundation, Lakewood, Ohio, U.S.A.
Gallery Manager

Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K.
Art Instructor

Portrait Painting Demonstrator for Edinburgh College of Art Students, 2010

Guest Speaker for Edinburgh College of Art student Art history club, 2010

Guest Speaker for the University of Edinburgh, MA Department

Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA, U.S.A.
Art Instructor

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA, U.S.A.
Foundation Drawing Professor

Awards/Misc.:
Work selected for the Cleveland Artists Foundation permanent collection, 2008

Cleveland Institute of Art Transfer Student Scholarship, 1999

Guest Speaker at the COSE Small Business Conference
("Incorporating Art into the Workplace"), Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A., 2005

Honourable Mention, Spring competition at Artistsgrants.org, 2009

Author of the book Objectivist, Painter

Sold out MFA Exhibition

Collections:
The Cleveland Artists Foundation, Lakewood, Ohio, U.S.A.

U*Space Gallery, Georgia, U.S.A.

Art House, Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K.

Numerous private collections

Press:
The Erie Times News March5, 2012, “Artists 'incubator'
in Edinboro sees increase in participants”