Education

2013

Masters of Arts in Art Education, Cum Laude, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY

1990

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Cum Laude, University of Hartford Art School, Hartford, CT

Selected Group Exhibitions

2021
  • Imagination Is Your Freedom, Curated by Dave Shelly, Upstream Gallery, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
  • Black and White, Curated by Michael Kirchoff, Southeast Center for Photography, Greenville, SC
  • art + science2, Curated by Linda Alterwitz, A. Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX
  • Southeast Center Open, Curated by Doug Beasley, Southeast Center for Photography,
    Greenville, SC
2020
  • Relief Markt, Curated by BKC and Seeing Collective, BKC, Brooklyn, NY
  • Atlantic Avenue Art Walk, Curated by Johnny Thorton and Yvena Despagne, Established Gallery,
    Brooklyn, NY
  • Photography Without a Lens, Curated by Ann Jastrab, Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts, Providence, RI
  • Light, Curated by Christa Dix, Southeast Center for Photography, Greenville, SC
  • Wide Open 11, Curated by Paula Pobcha, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, NY
  • Chaos and Calm, Upstream Gallery, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
  • Abstraction, Curated by Kirsten Hoving, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT
2019
  • Dare Small, Curated by Sabrina Puppin and Joonhyun Hwang, Brooklyn Art Cluster, Brooklyn, NY
  • 2019 Open Photo Exhibit, Curated by Karen Haas, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA
  • Annual Small Works Show (Online), Curated by Will Hutnick, Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
  • Winter Show, Curated by Justin Lin, BKC, Brooklyn, NY
2018
  • LIC 8th Annual Arts Open Festival, Long Island City Artists, Queens, NY
  • Portals, Curated by Darren Ching, NYC4PA, New York, NY
2017
  • Small Works 2017, Curated by Cory E. Card, Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, NY
  • 2017 International Juried Exhibition, Curated by Stephen Westfall, The Center for
    Contemporary Art, Bedminster, NJ
  • Annual Small Works Show, Curated by Bill Carroll, Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
  • Small Works Show, Curated by Dave Francis, Shirt Factory Gallery, Glens Falls, NY
2016
  • really Really Affordable Art Show, Curated by Helga Christofferson, Brooklyn Waterfront
    Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, NY
  • Annual Small Works Show, Curated by Heather Darcy Bhandari, Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2015
  • 11th Annual Small Works Show, Curated by Amy Williams, 440 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
  • really Really Affordable Art Show, Curated by Carolyn Ramo, Brooklyn Waterfront
    Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, NY
  • You’ve Got Mail, Ground Floor Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
  • Shadow and Light, Curated by Todd Johnson, Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR
  • Abstracts 2015 Photography Exhibition, 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2014
  • My Muse, Brooklyn, Curated by Patricia Maldonado, ArtPhotoArt, Brooklyn, NY
  • M.A./Alumni Show, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY
2013
  • Summer Salon Show, Curated by Shawn James, Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
  • Alumni Show, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY
  • M.A. Show, Adelphi University

Exposures (2010), Juror: Eva Sutton. Exposures (2009), Juror: Tod Papageorge.Exposures (2006), Juror: Salvatore Scalora, West Hartford Art League, West Hartford, CT

Performances

Free Art Dude
  • Bronx Terminal Market (2017)
  • Lower East Side Festival of the Arts (2017, 18)
  • Woodhaven Business Improvement District (2019)
  • Gowanus Open Studios (2019)
Thing Machine (Highlights)
  • Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (2003): Performance/ promotion of the Museum's Education
    Programs.
  • New York International Fringe Festival (2001): Performance/promotion of the festival.
  • NYC's CultureFest (2005 - 2007): Performance, promotion, and collaboration with the Queens Economic Development Corporation.
  • CBGB's (2004): Performance, promotion of the club's website.
  • Lower East Side Festival of the Arts (2006, 2011): Performance, promotion of the festival.
  • Wadsworth Atheneum (1999): Performance, promotion of the Museum's Education Programs.
  • Hartford Stage (2002 - 2006): Performance, promotion of productions at HS and Community events.

Employment

Art Teacher (Tenured)

NYC Dept. of Education, 2014 - Present