A PDF of my resume may be downloaded here. A full CV may be downloaded here.

RESUME

EXHIBITIONS

October 2010 Hard Work, Joy Gallery, Rochester NY; Shared exhibition with Bradley Butler.

April 2010 The Image – by any Means, Bevier Gallery, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester NY; MFA Thesis Exhibition.

February 2010 Non-Toxic Print Open – International Competition, Gallery R, Rochester NY; non-toxic printmaking competition, RIT Professor Keith Howard, curator.

January 2010 Signatures 25 Show, Gallery R, Rochester NY; collaborative exhibition with RIT Signatures publication. Narratives through photographs, design, fine arts and creative writing.

December 2009 2nd Annual Printmaking Show, Joy Gallery, Rochester NY; exhibition of original prints by gallery members and guest artists.

July 2009 Olean Art in the Park, Olean NY; annual group exhibition sponsored by Greater Olean Chamber of Commerce.

June 2009 Perceptions, Paper to Pages, Bradford, PA; solo exhibition in conjunction with 2nd anniversary open house.

December 2008 First Night Fine Art Exhibit, Bradford PA; Group exhibition.

July 2008 Linger Longer Café, Allegany, NY; solo exhibition of abstract paintings.

July 2008 Old City Hall Fine Arts Show, Bradford PA; annual group exhibition sponsored by Bradford Area Business Group.

May 2008 Routes To Art, Shinglehouse, PA; First annual regional exhibition sponsored by Cattaraugus County Arts Council.

September 2007 Olean Art in the Park, Olean NY; annual group exhibition sponsored by Greater Olean Chamber of Commerce.

June 2007 34th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition, Gmeiner Art & Cultural Center, Wellsboro PA; jurored by Connie Sickler and Howard Tran.

May 2007 Potter Tioga Maple Festival Art Show, Coudersport, PA; annual group exhibition sponsored by the Potter County Fine Arts Council.

October 2006 Autumn Leaf Festival Art Show, Clarion PA; annual group exhibition sponsored by the Clarion County Arts Council.

EDUCATION

Master of Fine Arts, 2010, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1997, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, PA Associate Degree, Visual Communications, 1988, Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

January 2011 - present - Seneca Arts Virtual Incubator. A series of workshops designed to provide arts business training, career counseling, marketing, and support services. Courtesy of the Seneca Nation of Indians, the Appalachian Regional Commission and the Cattauragus County Arts Council.

February 2008 - Routes to Art: Making it Work for You. Professional development workshop with Dave Poulin. Courtesy of Cattauragus County Arts Council.

October 1995 - Seminar: “The Artist Is Business: Controlling Your Own Destiny”; geared toward better marketing and image development.

PRESS

September 2010 Daily Messenger, Canandaigua, NY, artwork featured in photo promoting “Hard Work” exhibition.

September 2010 Bradford Era, Bradford, PA, artwork featured in photo promoting Autumn Daze art show.

April 2008 Special E Fects, Ellicottville, NY, featured artist in the “Local Color” column of a weekly village newspaper.

July 2007 Cattaurgus CountyArts Council Newsletter, featured artist spotlight, bi-monthly newsetter.

September 2005 The Times Herald, Olean, NY. Pictured with fellow artists and food vendors promoting Taste of Olean/Art in the Park event.

July 1999 The Bradford Era, front page

AWARDS

September 2007 - Honorable Mention - Painting. Olean Art in the Park, Olean, NY.

May 2007 - Third Place - Painting. Maple Festival Art Show, Coudersport, PA.

May 2006 - First Place - Painting. Maple Festival Art Show, Coudersport, PA.

September 2003 - Peoples Choice. Kennerdell Arts Festival, Franklin, PA.

September 2002 - Third Place Painting. Kennerdell Arts Festival, Franklin, PA.

September 2001 - Best of Show. Kennerdell Arts Festival, Franklin, PA.

COLLECTIONS

Cattaraugus County Arts Council, Allegany, NY

Paper to Pages, Bradford, PA

Oil City Heritage Foundation, Oil City, PA

Private Collections, located in Huntington Beach, CA, Akron, OH, Lancaster, PA, Pittsburgh, PA, Cuba, NY, Bradford, PA

MEMBERSHIPS

Cattaraugus County Arts Council

Pennsylvania Wilds Juried Artist

Smethport Creative Arts League

EMPLOYMENT

Aug. 08 – May 10 Graduate Assistant, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

Assist several professors with general duties, research and instruction in basic drawing and painting skills.

April 07 – May 08 Adjunct Art Professor, Jamestown Community College, Olean, NY

Provide instruction in basic and advanced drawing/painting techniques for the Continuing Education Program.

Sept. 06 – April 07 PaintingInstructor,WellsvilleCreativeArtsCenter,Wellsville,NY

Provide instruction in basic and advanced painting techniques to area residents.

Aug. 99 – Aug. 08 Computer Graphics/Layout Artist, The Sports Locker, Olean, NY

Produce camera-ready art and separations for silk-screen printing.

Produce finished art for large format digital banner/poster printing.

June98 – Aug.99 ComputerGraphics/LayoutArtist,RPJReadyPrint,Olean,NY

Produce camera-ready art and separations for pre-press in offset printing.

Jan.98 – Sep. 99 Contracted Computer Graphic Artist, KOA Speer Electronics, Bradford, PA

Generate schematic drawings of capacitors, resistors and ratings tables for company Web Site.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Experienced in a wide variety of software including: Corel Draw X5 (PC) PhotoShop CS5 (Mac/PC) Microsoft Office Suite 2007 (Mac/PC) Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 (Mac/PC)

A list of references is available upon request.