Education

2010 Montclair State University, M.F.A. Candidate, Montclair NJ

2008 Boston University, B.F.A. in Painting, Boston MA

2005 Sussex County Community College, Associates of Fine Art, Newton NJ

Experience

2008 Adjunct Professor of Visual Art at Sussex County Community College, Newton NJ

2007 Juror “Art in Sussex County” at the New Jersey State Fair, Augusta NJ

2003 – 2005 Worked at Sussex County Arts and Heritage Council, Newton NJ

2003 – 2005 President of Fine Arts Student League at Sussex County Community College, Newton NJ

2003 – 2005 Worked at J.R. Studios, assisting with children’s classes and making frames, Branchville NJ

Exhibitions

2009 Group show "Excess Pounds", Index Art Center, Newark NJ

2008 One Man Show at Sussex County Community College, Newton NJ

2008 BFA Thesis Show at Boston University, Boston MA

2006 Featured artist in “Art in Sussex County” at the New Jersey State Fair, Augusta NJ

2005 “Group show” Sussex County Community College, Newton NJ

2004 “Juried 17th annual Skylands Art Show”, Moran st. Gallery, Newton NJ

2003 “Celebrate the Harvest” received Best in Show, Olde Lafayette Village, Augusta NJ

2003 “Fresh Perspectives” juried exhibition, Morris Museum, Morristown NJ

Scholarships and Awards

2006 Received Scholarship from Boston University to study at Pont Aven School of Contemporary Art, Pont

Aven France

2004 You Make a Difference Student Leader Recognition Award, Sussex County Community College, Newton

NJ

2004 Fine Arts Achievement Award Purchase Prize for the Presidents Collection, Sussex County Community

College, Newton NJ

2003 Ben and Barbara Jones Memorial Scholarship, Wantage NJ

2003 George Paffendorf Art Scholarship, Sussex County Community College, Newton NJ