EDUCATION
Boston University
Master of Fine Arts, Painting, 2009
California State University, Long Beach
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Drawing and Painting, 2006
TEACHING
Georgetown University, Department of Art and Art History, Washington, DC
Adjunct Lecturer, Painting and Drawing
Fall 2014 - Present
Painting 1 Acrylic; Painting 1 Oil; Drawing 1
Montgomery College, Rockville Campus
Associate Professor, Drawing and Two-Dimensional Design
Spring 2023
Drawing 1; Two-Dimensional Design
Northern Virginia Community College, Fine Arts Program, Alexandria, VA
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Foundations
Fall 2014 - Fall 2017
Drawing 1; Fundamentals of Design 1&2; Watercolor 1,2&3; Painting 1&2
The Art League School, Alexandria, VA
Instructor, Drawing
Summer 2016 - Present
Basic Drawing; Artistic Anatomical Drawing
Western Oregon University, Art Department, Monmouth, OR
Non-Tenure Track Assistant Professor, Foundations
Fall 2011 - Spring 2014
Introduction to Drawing; Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Drawing; 2-D Design; Color Theory; Intermediate and Advanced Painting
Boston University, School of Visual Arts, Boston, MA
Teaching Assistant
Fall 2007 - Spring 2009
Anatomy and Figure Drawing; Drawing 1
ART EXHIBITIONS
2023 Drawing Discourse, 14th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing (Juror: Charles Ritchie), UNC Asheville, S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, Asheville, NC
2022 National Juried Exhibition (Juror: Kyle Staver), Oxford Arts Alliance, Oxford, PA
2022 31st Annual Juried Show (Juror: Lance Esplund), Bowery Gallery, New York City, NY
2022 Juried Art Exhibition, Gettysburg College Schmucker Art Gallery, Gettysburg, PA
2022 BEING SEEN (Juror: Matt Klos), TAG, The Artists Gallery, Fredrick, MD
2019 THE ART LEAGUE STUDENT/FACULTY SHOW, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
2018 10th ANNUAL EXPRESSIONS PORTRAIT COMPETITION EXHIBIT, Art Space Gallery, Herndon VA
2018 THE ART LEAGUE 49TH ANNUAL PATRONS’ SHOW FUNDRAISER, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
2018 THE ART LEAGUE STUDENT/FACULTY SHOW, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
2017 THE ART LEAGUE 49TH ANNUAL PATRONS’ SHOW FUNDRAISER, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
2017 THE ART LEAGUE STUDENT/FACULTY SHOW, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
2016 CONNECTION, Atlantic Gallery, New York City, NY
2016 STROKES OF GENIUS, Maryland Federation of Art, Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD
2015 NVCC ART FACULTY SHOW, Alexandria, VA
2015 IN THE FLESH 5, Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA
2014 NVCC ART FACULTY SHOW, Alexandria, VA
2014 WILD WOMEN: LUCK BE A LADY, River Gallery, Independence, OR
2013 WOU ART FACULTY BIENNIAL SHOW, Cannon Gallery of Art, Monmouth, OR
2012 WOU ART FACULTY EXHIBIT, North Santiam Hall Gallery, Corvallis, OR
2011 WOU ART FACULTY BIENNIAL SHOW, Cannon Gallery of Art, Monmouth, OR
2011 SYNERGY, Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA
2009 M.F.A. THESIS SHOW, 808 Gallery, Boston, MA
2008 M.F.A. CANDIDATE SHOW, Commonwealth Gallery, Boston, MA
2006 INSIGHTS, University Art Museum, CSU, Long Beach, CA
2006 B.F.A. DRAWING & PAINTING SENIOR EXHIBITION, Gatov Gallery, Long Beach, CA
2006 CONCRETE REMAINS, Teal Street Studio, Culver City, CA
2006 MOMENT, Werby Gallery, Long Beach, CA
AWARDS AND PUBLICATIONS
2022 Grant Recipient, The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation
2022 Second Place Award, Being Seen, TAG, The Artists Gallery, Fredrick, MD
2011 Daily Campello Art News (August)
2011 Mount Vernon Gazette (June)
2007 - 2009 Constatin Alajalov Scholarship, Boston University
2006 Figure Drawing and Painting Award, California State University, Long Beach
VISITING ARTIST AND GUEST LECTURES
2022 Guest Artist Lecture, Montgomery College, Rockville, MD
2011 Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria VA, Summer 2011
Selected in a nationally juried competition to be a visiting artist at one of the largest visual art centers in the US.
GUEST JUROR
2024 Juror, Student/Faculty Show, The Art League, Alexandria VA
2022 Juror, Spring Member Show, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD
2019 Judge, Fairfax County Public School Scholastics Art Competition, Fairfax, VA