2003   The New York Academy of Art
  • MFA in painting, cum laude

1988   Parsons School of Design
  • BFA in Illustration, with honors

1983   Lafayette College
  • BA

Work Experience

2002 – present Freelance artist

  • Commissions from private individuals and corporations including, portraiture, landscape, murals, and illustration.

  • Represented by Art Showcase in Manhattan since 1997.

2006 – 2007 Adjunct Professor, Department of Art and Architecture, Lehigh University

  • Instruct undergraduate students in figure drawing.

  • Instruct undergraduate students in painting I & painting II.

2005 - present Drawing Instructor, Somerset County Art Association of New Jersey

2003 - present Art Instructor, Secaucus Adult Education Program

2003 - present Art Director/Illustrator, Gigante Vaz Partners Advertising Inc.

  • Responsible for all aspects of creative process from conception to final execution at a small full-service ad agency. Produced storyboards, presentation comprehensives, and finished illustrations for an extensive range of corporate clients.

2007 Somerset Art Association Juried Exhibit, Bedminster, NJ.

  • Best in Show

2007 Salon 2007. New York Academy of Art, Manhattan.

2007 “Recent Works” Johnson Gallery, Bedminster, NJ

  • Award of Excellence

2006 “Take Home a Nude.” Phillips De Pury & Co., Manhattan.

2006 Solo-Exhibition. Secaucus Public Library, Secaucus, NJ.

2006 “Invitational Watercolor Exhibit.” National Starch and Chemical, Bridgewater, NJ.

2006 “Meadowlandscapes.” Solo-Exhibition. Flyway Gallery, Carlstadt, NJ (recipient of NJ Meadowlands Commission Arts Grant).

2006 Salon 2006. New York Academy of Art, Manhattan.

2006 Somerset Art Association Open Juried Exhibition. Bedminster, NJ.

2005 Hudson Artists of NJ Regional Exhibition. Public Library, Bayonne, NJ.

  • Daler Rowney Materials Award

2005 La Poesia del Paesaggio-Plein Air Landscape Exhibition. Serre di Rapolano, Italy.

2005 Solo-Exhibition. Mercer County Library, Lawrenceville, NJ.

2004 NJ American Artists Professional League Exhibition. Louisa Melrose Gallery, Frenchtown, NJ.

  • Honorable Mention.

2004 Solo-Exhibition. Secaucus Public Library, Secaucus, NJ.

2003 Ishowcase4art. Holiday Exhibit. Princeton, NJ.

2003 MFA Diploma Exhibition. New York Academy of Art.

2002 Annual Non-members Juried Exhibit. Salmagundi Club, Manhattan.

  • 25th Ridgewood Art Institute Award.

2002 Members Juried Exhibit. American Society of Portrait Artists.

2001 25th Annual Graduate Student Show. National Arts Club. 

  • Edwin Gould Award.

2000 A New Generation Group Show. Dahesh Museum, Manhattan.

2000 Graduate Student Juried Exhibit. New York Academy of Art.

1999 Graduate Student Juried Exhibit. New York Academy of Art.

1995 Emerging Artists ’95. Limner Gallery, Manhattan.

1990 Members Juried Exhibit. Somerset County Art Association. 

  • Grumbacher Award, Best in Show
Aiwa Corporation, BFI, Blue Mill Tavern, Briggs Inc., BrightMark Inc., Drew University, Eberhardt Faber, Hoechst Celanese, Girl Scouts of America, Nabisco, Heidi Klum, Mistic Beverage Corporation, Nabisco, The New Leader, New York City Hospital System, Ortho Biotech, Ricoh Corporation, The RBS Gazette, The Russell Sage Foundation, Shelly’s New York Restaurant, Standard & Poors, Starwood Hotels, St. Vincent’s Academy,  Zebra Pens.
American Society of Portrait Artists
Hudson Artists of NJ
Somerset Art Association.