statement

I attended The Cleveland Institute of Art five-year program and graduated with degrees in drawing and enameling. My studies with renowned enamelist William Harper changed my approach to drawing on paper.  The layers of translucent melted glass in enamels and specialized techniques like cloisonne are translated into my paintings as ink washes and delicate scribed lines incised into the cotton paper.  After graduating in 1987, I made very few enamels. My time was spent experimenting, developing the blending of painting and drawing skills into one strong visual image of abstract landscapes.

bio

born: 1963, Indianapolis, Indiana

education

The Cleveland Institute of Art,  BFA, 1987

selected awards/honors

Selected work in "The National Weather Biennale"   Norman, OK    2013
Best of Show "Bay Arts 50th annual Juried Exhibition",  Bay Arts, Bay Village, OH, 2012
First Place Painting "The 67th  Ohio Show"  Zanesville Art Museum, Zanesville, OH,  2011
Juror's Choice Award "74th National Midyear ", The Butler Institute of American Art,  Youngstown, OH,2010

selected publications

Cover Art,  Winds of Change by Michael Hathaway, published University of CA 2013
Studio Visit Magazine 2011, 2013
Manifest 5th, 6th and 8th International Drawing Annual 2010,11,13
Whiskey Island Poetry Review 2009

selected solo or two-person exhibits

Kenneth Paul Lesko Gallery: Turbulence, Cleveland, OH 2013
Mercyhurst University Cummings Art Gallery:  Edge to Edge, Erie, PA 2013
Kenneth Paul Lesko Gallery: Atmospheric Distortions, Cleveland, OH 2011  
1point618: Black and Blue, Cleveland, OH 2008

selected group shows

Cleveland Art Association: "Cleveland Collects" , Lakewood, OH 2013
Art Institute & Gallery  "21st Annual National Juried Exhibition"  Salisbury, MD 2012
Indianapolis Art Center: "Art From the Heartland" , IN  2012
Kenneth Paul Lesko Gallery: "Cinema 03 International Exhibition", Cleveland, OH 2012