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EDUCATION AND HONORS
2003 MFA, Painting and Drawing, University of New Mexico
2000 Awarded Florida Artists Fellowship
1996 Inducted into Honor Society Phi Kappa Phi
1996 BS, Fine Art, 1996, Magna Cum Laude, University of South Florida
1996 BS, Art Education, Cum Laude, University of South Florida
1980 High School Diploma, Seminole High School, Seminole, Florida
WORK HISTORY
2003-2004 Adjunct professor, Painting, University of New Mexico
2003-2004 Continuing Education Professor, Painting and Drawing, University of New Mexico
1999-2003 Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of New Mexico, Drawing, Painting, 2-D design
1996-1999 Art Teacher, Hillsborough County Public Schools, Tampa, Florida
1986-1990 United States Navy, Gas Turbine Mechanic, Honorable Discharge 1996
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2003 “First Name Only”, The Walls, 510 Central SE, Albuquerque, NM
2003 “Flying Man” O’Neill’s, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2003 “First Name Only”, John Sommers Gallery, UNM, Albuquerque, NM
2003 “Hypercube”, O’Neill’s Uptown, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2001 “Momente” Hyde Park Fine Arts, Tampa, FL
2000 “Last Chance Texaco” Hyde Park Fine Arts Tampa, FL
1999 "Ether..." Silver Meteor Gallery Tampa, FL
1999 Fusion/Flux Gallery St. Petersburg, FL
1998 Mahaffey Theatre St. Petersburg, FL
1995 St. Petersburg Center for the Arts St. Petersburg, FL
1995 Centre Gallery, University of South Florida Tampa, FL
1994 Szilage Gallery at 145 Tampa, FL
JURIED EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS
2002 Beth-el Invitational Group Exhibition, St. Petersburg, FL.
2000 New Graduate Group Exhibition, Raymond Jonson Gallery, UNM, New Mexico
2000 Hyde Park Fine arts, Second Annual Juried Exhibition, Tampa, FL.
Juror, Adrienne Golub, Best of Show
1999 University of South Florida Faculty/Alumni Exhibition, Invitational
1999 Cerebral Arts Festival, Performance/ Installation in tandem with the music group
Tricycle, DJ Tres, and various other multi-media artists, St. Petersburg, FL
1999 Northern national Juried Art Exhibition, Rhinelander, WI.
Juror: Christopher Brown
1999 The Combined Talents: Florida National, Florida State University, FL.
Jurors: Kabuya Bowens, Davina Grunstein, and Hugh Peacock
1999 Best of Tampa, Hyde Park Fine Arts, Tampa, FL. Award of Merit
1998 National Art Exhibition, Charlotte County Art Guild, Punta Gorda, FL
1998 Drawing Now, National Juried Drawing Exhibition, Venice FL.
Juror: Marilyn Moss, Best of Show
1997-98 Beth-el International Art Festival, St. Petersburg, FL.
Silver Anniversary Award of Excellence
1997 Northern National Juried Art Competition, Rhinelander, WI.
Juror: Phillip Pearlstein
1997 Florida Biennial II, Gulfcoast Art Museum, Belleair, FL.
Juror: Tom Hinson, Purchase Award
1997 All Florida Spring Juried Exhibition, St. Petersburg, FL
Juror: Barbara Hill, John Brown Memorial Painting Award
1996 University of South Florida Juried Exhibition, Tampa, FL.
Fine Arts Forum Painting Award
1995 All Florida Spring Juried Exhibition, St. Petersburg, FL. Juror: C. Gerozissis
1995 Florida Center for Contemporary Art, Pride Film Festival, Tampa, FL
1995 Gallery @145 "La Bella Dozza", St Petersburg, FL.
1995 St. Petersburg Arts Center, Staff and Student Exhibition
1995 St. Petersburg Arts Center, Solo Exhibition
1995 USF Juried Student Exhibition
1994 All Florida Juried Spring Exhibition, St. Petersburg, FL.
Juror: H. Messersmith
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
Avant-Hop, August 1999, Tampa, FL
He Said She Said, September 1999, Tampa, FL.
Lost Weekend, 1998, Tampa, FL.
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
Rise Foundation, Albuquerque, NM
Canson Inc, 21 Industrial Drive, South Hadley, MA 010075
Gulfcoast Art Museum, Largo, FL.
Ken Rollins, Director Gulfcoast Art Museum
Robert and Monique Larocque, Leiden, Holland
David Paul Carlson, Tampa, FL.
Jim and Barbra Beeler, Tampa, FL.
Brett Verona, Tampa, FL.
CURATORIAL HISTORY
Co-curator; "He Said, She Said", Hyde Park Fine Arts, 1999
Co-director; "Y2k Survival Sale and Auction", Covivant Gallery, Tampa, FL.
Co-curator; Cerebral Arts Festivals, multi-media collaborative events, St. Petersburg, FL 1998-00
PUBLICATIONS
>2000, Art Papers. >November 1999, St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, FL.>November 1999, Cultural Affairs magazine, Tampa, FL.>2000, Art Papers>Oct. 21-27, Weekly Planet, Tampa, FL.>September 10 1999, St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, FL.>Sept. 20, 1996 St. Petersburg Times September 1999, Cultural Affairs, Tampa, FL.>August 1999, Tampa, Tribune>May 1997, St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, FL.>November 1996, St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, FL.>July 1996, St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, FL.>May 1994, St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, FL.