about

I am truly inspired by every aspect of the amazing world that we live in, and I strive to relish every person I meet and every occurence I have the privilege of witnessing. I hope to be seen, first, as a son of God, and everything else, including being an artist, is marginal. Art is however a beautiful gift that I have been given to share with the world.

Education

BA, University of Pennsylvania, Fine arts Major/Religious Studies Minor. 2009
Yale Norfolk Summer School of Music and Art: Norfolk, Connecticut. 2008 Visual Arts Participant
Study Abroad at the Institute for American Universities in Aix-en-Provence, France in conjunction with the Maryland Institute College of Art. Summer 2005
Graduated from the Carver Center for the Arts and Technology in Towson, Maryland. 2005
The Marie Walsh Sharpe Summer Seminar in Colorado Springs, CO. Summer 2004

Awards/Honors

2008 Yale Norfolk Summer School of Music and Art Fellowship Award Winner/Participant
2007 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Collegiate Circle Recipient

1st Place Portfolio of Work
1st Place Editorial Cartoon
1st Place Sports Cartoon
2nd Place Comic Cartoon
3rd Place Editorial Cartoon

2005 United States Presidential Scholar
2005 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Portfolio Gold Award- Visual Arts
2005 Arts Recognition and Talent Search Level 1 Award winner-Visual Arts

Exhibitions

Yale University Summer School of Music and Art Visual Arts showcase, 2008
United States Presidential Scholars in the Arts Visual Arts, Photography, and Writing Exhibition, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC, June 2005
Scholastics Art & Writing Awards Exhibition, Diane von Furstenberg Gallery New York, NY June 2005
Carver Center for the Arts and Technology Senior Exhibition, Towson, MD, May 2005
Arts Recognition and Talent Search ARTS Week, Visual Arts, Photography, and Writing Exhibition at The Margulies Collection at the Warehouse, Miami, FL January 2005
Scholastics Art & Writing Awards Exhibition, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2004