- Currently
(2006), he teaches at George’s Art & Antiques in Little
Valley NY (716-938-6659) and holds five day plein air workshops in
the Adirondacks at the Vanderbuilt’s Adirondack Great Camp
Sagamore near Raquette Lake NY.
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- BACKGROUND
- Born in
Batavia, NY 1965. Raised
in Western New York until 1983, moved to Eastern Tennessee.
In 1991, returned to his family’s 1840’s homestead to
work as an artist.
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- EDUCATION
- University
of Tennessee at Knoxville
- Bachelor of
Fine Arts, 1989
- Major:
Graphic Design/Illustration
- Area of
Interest: Painting, Photography
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- Walter’s
State College @ Morristown, TN
- Associates
of Science, 1985
- Major:
Psychology
- Area of
Interest: Psychology/Biology
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- EXHIBITIONS/AWARDS
- 1980- GCC
Batavia, NY 1st place Watercolor Purchase Award
- 1981- GCC
Batavia, NY 3rd place Mixed Media Award
- 1982- GCC
Batavia, NY –Juried Show
- 1983-
Jefferson Memorial Library, Jefferson City, TN -1st (Drawing)
- & 2nd
place (Terra Cotta Sculpture)
- 1984-
Water’s State College, Morristown, TN –Juried Show
- 1984-
Countryside Gallery, Morristown, TN -1st place purchase
Award (Oil)
- 1984- Art
Source Knoxville, TN –Gallery Artist
- 1985-
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN –Ewing Gallery
- 1986-
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN –Ewing Gallery
- 1987-
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN –Ewing Gallery
- 1988-
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN –Ewing Gallery – Juried
Show-Purchase Award
- 1989-
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN –Ewing Gallery – Juried
Show-Purchase Award
- 1990-
Countryside Gallery, Morristown, TN – Fall Juried Exhibition
- 1991- Ray
Evan’s Theater, Salamanca, NY- Juried Show – 1st
place (Oil)
- 1992- Irish
Art and Antiques, Ellicottville, NY – Fall Festival Exhibition
- 1992- Great
Blue Heron, Ellicottville, NY –Purchase Award
- 1992-
Buffalo Home Show, Buffalo, NY - Best of Show, Oil
paintings/Interiors
- 2000- Spot
Coffee, Ellicottville, NY- One
Man Show “ Carnivore Carnival-Fauvism”
- 2001-
Discover Ellicottville, Ellicottville, NY- One Man Show
“Impressionism”
- 2002-
Discover Ellicottville, Ellicottville, NY- Fall Festival
Exhibition
- 2003-
Western New York Artist’s Group, Buffalo, NY- Invitational
juried show - “Valentines”
- 2003-Verne
Stein Fine Art , Clarence, NY
- 2004-
DeLynn’s Gallery, Franklinville, NY- Juried show – Impressions
- 2004-
George’s Art & Antiques, Little Valley, NY –Impressionism
& Regionalism
- 2005- Kenan
Center, Lockport, NY –Garden Reflections juried show
- 2005- Old
Lyme Art Association , Old Lyme Conn. juried show
- 2005- Arts
Center /Old Forge Adirondack Region juried show
- 2005-
Designed Museum of American Cutlery, Cattaraugus, New York
- 2006-Accepted
in Copley Society of Art Boston Mass
