Education
2004 Master of Fine Arts – Illustration.
Western Connecticut State University, Danbury Connecticut.
2000 Bachelor of Arts – Illustration.
Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, Connecticut.
Coursework and
Skills
Drawing – Figure, Still Life. Various media.
Painting – Egg Tempera, Acrylic, Oil, Watercolor.
Printmaking – Relief, Intaglio, Screenprinting
Photography – Traditional and Digital
Graphic Arts and Design
Mural Painting
Paintmaking and Paint Chemistry
Basic Woodworking
Computer Experience: Photoshop, Pagemaker, InDesign, QuarkXpress, Illustrator,
HTML, Dreamweaver, Mac OS, Windows.
Teaching and Work Experience
2001 Western Connecticut State University.
Teaching Assistant – Illustration III – Computer Animation.
2002 S.L.A.M. (Summer Learning Arts and Media).
New Britain High School, New Britain, CT. Instructor of Digital Photography
aand Digital Imaging.
1998 S.L.A.M. (Summer Learning Arts and Media).Slade Middle School, New Britain,
CT. Instructor of Graphics and Screenprinting.
2001 Internship.
New Milford, CT. Studio assistantship with illustrator Tom Kidd.
2000 Mt. Pleasant Housing Project Art Program.
New Britain, CT. Saturday morning art classes for the young residents of two
New Britain housing projects. Sponsored in part by the CCSU art department.
2003-Present. Greenough Specialty Graphics.
Newington, CT. Screenprinting on various substrates from textiles to machine
parts.
2001 Executive Press.
Plainville, CT. Graphic design and production.
1996 Media Play.
Newington, CT. In store sign artist and mural painter.
Exhibitions
2004: WCSU. Thesis exhibition.
Lunacon. Rye Brook, NY.
2003-
2001: WCSU. Various group and solo exhibitions around campus.
2000: CCSU Gallery. Works from second travel to Sicily.
CCSU. Student Art Exhibiton
1999: Student Art Exhibition. 2nd Place Illustration. 3rd Overall.
1998: CCSU. Solo exhibition of work from Sicily.
Real Art Ways. Hartford, CT
Small Walls Gallery. Hartford, CT
1997: CCSU. Student Art Exhibition. 2nd in Drawing, Painting, and Overall.
1996: Southern Connecticut State University. CSU art exhibition.
4th Overall.
CCSU. Student Art Exhibition. Best in Show. 2nd Illustraion.
1995: New Britain Public Library. Solo exhibition.Awards and Honors
2000: Scholarship for study in Siracusa, Sicily.
1999: President’s Citation for Academics and Leadership.
1998: Scholarship for study in Siracusa, Sicily.
1995: CCSU Honors Program. Scholarship for academics.