EDUCATION
MASTERS IN FINE ARTS, PAINTING 1992
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS, ART HISTORY MAJOR 1985
Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut
University of California at San Diego 1987
La Jolla, California
STUDIES IN VISUAL ARTS
Cleveland Institute of Art 1986
Lacoste, France
STUDIES IN FINE ARTS AND THE FRENCH LANGUAGE
International European Studies 1984
Vienna, Austria
STUDIES IN EUROPEAN ART HISTORY AND THE GERMAN LANGUAGE
University of London, Westfield College 1983
London, England
STUDIES IN ART HISTORY AND THEATER
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Project Paint – Donovan Correctional Facility, San Diego, California, 2018 – present, Centinela State Prison, Imperial, California, 2019 - present
Conduct visual workshops and provide informative lectures for inmates as rehabilitation
Adjunct Professor – San Diego City College, San Diego, California, 2013 – present
Composition in Painting I, II and III, Design I, II, Art History 110 Prehistoric to Gothic, Art History 111 Renaissance to Modern, Art Orientation, Artists and Designers Today, Art Entrepreneurship
Hyde Art Gallery Director, Grossmont College, 2013 – 2016
Curated art shows, installed and supervised installation of art work, marketed and managed the college art gallery. Organized guest speakers and tours of the gallery. Acted as liaison between the administration, faculty and students.
Self-Employed Artist, 1986 to Present
Featuring corporate and residential art. Exhibits and in collections throughout
the United States, Lund and Stockholm, Sweden. Private and group painting lessons.
Free Lance Writer – North Park News – 2013
Writer of local art reviews
Sophie’s Gallery, St. Madeleine’s Center 2011- 2013
Gallery curator and installer of art. Developed art shows concepts and implemented marketing and sales. Public relations liaison at Liberty Station and outreach coordinator in San Diego.
TV Production 2009 – 2010
Wrote and produced two pilot reality tv series
FIG Member – 2010 – present
Coordinated, installed and co-curated multiple group shows
RESIDENCY PROGRAMS
Achill Heinrich Boll, Co. Mayo, Ireland 2005
Fundacion Valparaiso, Almeria, Spain 2001
Montana Artist Refuge, Basin, Montana 1990
Corporate Collections
Harrah’s Showboat Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Hyatt Plaza Alicante, Garden Grove, California
The Pallazzo at Park La Brea, Los Angeles, California
Rio Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas
Bank of America, Los Angeles
MASTERS IN FINE ARTS, PAINTING 1992
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS, ART HISTORY MAJOR 1985
Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut
University of California at San Diego 1987
La Jolla, California
STUDIES IN VISUAL ARTS
Cleveland Institute of Art 1986
Lacoste, France
STUDIES IN FINE ARTS AND THE FRENCH LANGUAGE
International European Studies 1984
Vienna, Austria
STUDIES IN EUROPEAN ART HISTORY AND THE GERMAN LANGUAGE
University of London, Westfield College 1983
London, England
STUDIES IN ART HISTORY AND THEATER
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Project Paint – Donovan Correctional Facility, San Diego, California, 2018 – present, Centinela State Prison, Imperial, California, 2019 - present
Conduct visual workshops and provide informative lectures for inmates as rehabilitation
Adjunct Professor – San Diego City College, San Diego, California, 2013 – present
Composition in Painting I, II and III, Design I, II, Art History 110 Prehistoric to Gothic, Art History 111 Renaissance to Modern, Art Orientation, Artists and Designers Today, Art Entrepreneurship
Hyde Art Gallery Director, Grossmont College, 2013 – 2016
Curated art shows, installed and supervised installation of art work, marketed and managed the college art gallery. Organized guest speakers and tours of the gallery. Acted as liaison between the administration, faculty and students.
Self-Employed Artist, 1986 to Present
Featuring corporate and residential art. Exhibits and in collections throughout
the United States, Lund and Stockholm, Sweden. Private and group painting lessons.
Free Lance Writer – North Park News – 2013
Writer of local art reviews
Sophie’s Gallery, St. Madeleine’s Center 2011- 2013
Gallery curator and installer of art. Developed art shows concepts and implemented marketing and sales. Public relations liaison at Liberty Station and outreach coordinator in San Diego.
TV Production 2009 – 2010
Wrote and produced two pilot reality tv series
FIG Member – 2010 – present
Coordinated, installed and co-curated multiple group shows
RESIDENCY PROGRAMS
Achill Heinrich Boll, Co. Mayo, Ireland 2005
Fundacion Valparaiso, Almeria, Spain 2001
Montana Artist Refuge, Basin, Montana 1990
Corporate Collections
Harrah’s Showboat Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Hyatt Plaza Alicante, Garden Grove, California
The Pallazzo at Park La Brea, Los Angeles, California
Rio Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas
Bank of America, Los Angeles