The central focus of my teaching experience is to build a foundation for students in the world of art. This exposure often extends into valuable skills in other professions. I base my approach on strengthening individually unique abilities of expression and artful communication— which each of us possess. I believe that the classic traditions of drawing and sculpture are based upon thought and observation. When these skills are combined with access to personal narratives, imagination, and the power of solid skills in choosing tools, materials and techniques, a meaningful personal expression can flourish. I serve as a guide who draws upon my own rich career as an artist and a teacher. This experience becomes a vessel to all disciplines of problem solving and individual creative insight— in more than just the field of art.
Enthusiastically, I have chosen a profession whereby I can contribute to our contemporary society by developing the talents of learning individuals who will help to form the future we are all invested in.

Education

Purchase School of Art and Design, MFA

Purchase College, SUNY, BFA
Silvermine Guild of Artists, CT Clay Studies Program Connecticut Institute of Art • Computer Graphics

Teaching

Purchase School of Art and Design, NY – Sculpture and Drawing Instructor

Claymakers Art Community, NC – Sculpture Instructor

SUNY at Purchase, NY, – Assistant Teacher for Professor Antonio Frasconi

Select Exhibitions

Metamorphosis: The Changing Landscape, Silvermine Arts Center; MFA Show, PS 122 Gallery, NYC; MFA Graduate Show, Dolly Maas Gallery Purchase College; “Passages, Boats, Bridges & Sea Life
Naval Historic Museum, Vallejo, CA ; “Figurative Ceramic Sculpture” Claymakers, NC; Two Woman, Theater Arts Institute Gallery, NYC

Awards

Annual Juried Exhibition, Durham Art Guild, NC- Peoples Choice Award; National Sculpture Show, New Bern, NC -Honorable Mention; Durham Art Guild, NC
– Peoples Choice Award; Eno River Festival, NC  – Best 3D Artist; Annual Fine Arts Exhibition, Raleigh Fine Arts Society, NC
– Honorable Mention