statement

Stimulated by the traditions of representational painting, my works are indelibly linked to their subjects.  Achieving accuracy and likeness, however, are not the reasons I set out to make a painting, they are simply conditions of its being.  

My work often develops from unexpected visual encounters that fascinate and tug at me; glances that lead to sustained observation and enduring, meaningful relationships.  I want my drawings and paintings to have an undeniable visceral presence, an abstract and atmospheric visual space that speaks to a level of mystery and offers a depth of emotions.

bio

born: 1976, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

education

Hoffberger School of Painting, Maryland Institute College of Art, MFA, 2003
Syracuse University, BFA, 1998
Syracuse University, Florence Center, Italy, 1997

selected awards/honors

First Prize, The Figure Now, Fontbonne University, 2011
Finalist, International Young Art (IYA) - Artlink in collaboration with Sotheby's, 2003
Purchase Award, Carnegie Museum of Art, 2000
Fellowship, Vermont Studio Center, 1999

selected publications

Manifest Gallery: The Observed. Cincinnati, OH, 2011
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh: 100th Annual Exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA: p. 40, 2010
American Jewish Museum: Making Hope Happen, Pittsburgh, PA, 2008

selected group shows

Manifest Gallery: Observed, Cincinnati, OH, 2011
Fontbonne University: The Figure Now, St. Louis, MO, 2011
Seraphin Gallery: Out of Line Contemporary Drawing, Philadelphia, PA, 2006
Mattress Factory: Gestures, Pittsburgh, PA, 2003