It’s probably no surprise to hear my own interest in art began as a child. I sketched through many reams of copy paper with my #2 pencils and Crayola markers in my elementary years. My father’s fascination with and plans for building cars and motorcycles surely fueled my own imagination and helped me develop a pretty good mechanical aptitude and design sense as a teenager. In high school, I eagerly took every art class I could, knowing the visual arts would be instrumental in my career path. I majored in illustration as an undergraduate, and later earned a master’s degree in art education. I taught art for six years in both private and public schools in the Boston and Kansas City areas. All the while, I continued to work on my own portfolio. Today, I define myself primarily as a painter and show my work regionally.
Recent and Upcoming Shows
September 3-4, 2011 Fourth Street Art Fest Bloomington, IN
August 5-7, 2011 Uptown Art Fair Minneapolis, MN
July 8-10, 2011 Chicago Tribune N. Michigan Ave Art Fest Chicago, IL
July 2-4, 2011 Cherry Creek Arts Festival Denver, CO
June 25-26, 2011 Art Fest Midwest Des Moines, IA
June 11-12, 2011 Wells Street Art Fair Chicago, IL
June 3-5, 2011 Prairie Village Art Festival Prairie Village, KS
May 27-29, 2011 Art Fest at City Arts Dallas, TX
May 20-22, 2011 District Art Annual- Power and Light District Kansas City, MO
April 15-17, 2011 Art in the Square Southlake, TX
February 2011 Rythm Lounge- 1911 Main St Kansas City, MO
February 2011 Art and Frame Warehouse- 2015 Grand Kansas City, MO
October 23-24, 2010 River Arts Fest- Juried Festival Memphis, TN
August 6-8, 2010 Uptown Art Fair- Juried Festival Minneapolis, MN
June 2010 Art and Air- Juiried Festival Webster Groves, MO
June 2010 Downtown Art Annual- Juried Festival Kansas City, MO
April 2010 Art in the Square- Juried Festival Southlake, TX
Jan 2010 Gifted Hands Gallery- Two Person Show Kansas City, MO
Aug 21-28, 2009 Primary Colors Gallery-Solo Show Independence, MO
June 2009-2010 Primary Colors Gallery-Group Show Independence, MO
July 2009 Pi Gallery- Dr Sketchy’s Group Art Show Kansas City, MO
May-October 2009 Art Bidz Gallery-Group Show Kansas City, MO
Jan-Mar 2009 Room 222 Gallery- Solo Show Kansas City, MO
Nov 2006-Present Gifted Hands Gallery in Crown Center –Group Show Kansas City, MO
A special thanks to KC Magazine editor Katie Van Luchene for mentioning my work in the Aug 09 issue.