Art Biography
Multimedia Artist/Designer/Educator living in Reading, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Honey Brook, Pennsylvania
Education
Graphic Designer: Art Institute of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
BS Art Education; Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania
Special Studies: University of the Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Special Studies: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Woodworking & Carving Studies:GoggleWorks, Reading Pennsylvania
Fundamentals of Graphic Design Certification: California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, California
Experimental Painting & Drawing, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Career Highlights
Graphic Designer; Honey Brook Sporting Goods and S&S Screen Printing
Art Teacher: Reading Area School District, 12th & Marion, Glenside,13th & Union & Tyson-Schoener Schools
Sign Fabricator; Davis Sign Co., Seattle, Washington
Art Teacher; Bright Horizons Family Solutions/Starbucks Center, Seattle, Washington
Art Teacher; Dougherty Art Center, Austin, Texas
Guest Instructor; Mexic-Arte and The Umlauf Sculpture Garden Museums, Austin, Texas
Artist's Residency, Coomba Park, Australia
High School Art Teacher: Governor Mifflin School District, Shillington, PA
Awards and Achievements
“I Dare You” Leadership Award for the Class of 1985
Reading Eagle, “Person of the Week” nominated by two students
Volunteer’s Art Exhibition, Seattle Art Museum
Volunteer Leadership Award, Teacher’s Resource Center
Department Service Award, Dougherty Art Center
Artist Residency, Coomba Park, Australia
List of Exhibitions
Friends of Tri-County Exhibition, Morgantown, PA
Solo Exhibition, Lone Star Saloon, San Francisco, CA
Solo Exhibition, The Book Shop, Hayward, CA
The Volunteer’s Exhibition, Seattle. WA
Solo Exhibition, Bus Stop Espresso, Seattle, WA
Solo Exhibition, The Whatever Shop, Wimberley, TX
“Upstairs-Downstairs” Exhibition, Shady Tree Studios, Austin, TX
Group Display, Lobo Book Store, Austin, TX
Mac Worthington Gallery, Columbus OH
A.C.O.R Art Gallery, Reading PA
Solo Exhibition, Mi Casa Su Casa Cafe, Reading PA
Goggleworks, Student & Member Exhibition, Reading, PA
Solo Exhibition, Charles Hair Studio, New Holland, PA
Co-Op Exhibition, T.E.A Factory Co. Reading, PA
Solo Exhibition, Mi Casa Su Casa Cafe, Reading, PA
Framing Display, AC Moore Arts & Craft Store, Wyomissing, PA
Governor Mifflin Alumni/Student Art Exhibition, Shillington, PA
Installations
Public Garden, Fence Panels, Roosevelt Park, Seattle WA
Mural Painting, Residential, Honey Brook, PA
Special Interests
Travel, visiting all 49 of 50 states
Collecting Comic Books
Reading books about the art spirit and experience
T-Shirt and Graphic Designs
Art Philosophy
Collecting pencils, pens, markers and masks
Northwest Coast, Southwest & First Nations Art
The Harlem Renaissance
Der Bleu Reiter Movement