Education
Maryland School of Art and Design
Associate of Fine Arts
The School of Art and Design's curriculum focuses on a studio-intensive environment centered on portfolio building, and creating a foundation for a career in the arts. I received the Gudelsky Scholarship, a juried merit scholarship, for which I was awarded first place and accepted to the Fine Arts program with a considerably reduced tuition cost.
Visual Arts Center
Albert Einstein High School
The Visual Art Center is a nationally recognized county-wide advanced art special program which provides a rigorous fine arts program designed as an advanced level art curriculum directed toward portfolio development for students pursuing a career in the visual arts.
Exhibitions, Grants, & Awards
UnderCurrent Exhibition, The Gallery at CCBC, Essex, Baltimore, Maryland, 2023
Grant Awardee of the Maryland State Arts Council, 2023
Grant Awardee of the Montgomery County Arts & Humanities Council, 2022
Exhibition in Private Collection, Bethesda, 2009-2019
Blues Heritage Mural, LeMars, Iowa, 2009
Permanent Painting Contributions, Adventist Home Health, Silver Spring, MD, 2008
Visual Art Center Art Show, 2006
Maryland Reflections Program Awards Exhibition, Glen Burnie, MD, 2006
School of Art and Design Juried Exhibition, Tacoma Park, 2006
Merit Scholarship Competition Awards Exhibition, Tacoma Park, 2006
School of Art and Design Juried Exhibition, Second Place, Tacoma Park, 2006
School of Art and Design Juried Exhibition, Honorable Mention, Tacoma Park, 2006
School of Art and Design Scholarship Competition, First Place, Tacoma Park, 2005
Montgomery County Award of Excellence, Visual Arts Senior Division, Reflections Competition, 2005
Maryland State Award of Excellence, Visual Arts Senior Division, Reflections Competition, 2005
Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent’s Winter Holiday Card Design, 2004
work
Trader Joe's — Sign Artist
Gaithersburg, Bethesda MD
March 2011 - August 2017
Worked as a crew member in the sign department as part of a small team for the Bethesda and Gaithersburg locations.
Home Depot — Sales Associate & Sign Captain
Aspen Hill, MD
February 2010 - March 2011
Associate in the Home Depot in the paint department and store sign maker for the Aspen Hill location.
Freelance Work — Artist & Illustrator
Ongoing
Commercially, I have done illustrations for articles in the Washington City Paper, logos, CD covers, promotional materials, and poster designs for a number of musicians, an advertisement banner for NYX Entertainment & Events, logo for Be H2O MTB.
As a fine artist, I’ve been commissioned to create murals and oil paintings.
I published a children's book entitled "The Moon Shines Brightly Down on You" in 2021
Media
Oil Paint
Acrylic Paint
Watercolors
Pastel
Ink
Colored pencil
Charcoal
Graphite
Photoshop
Photoscape
Procreate
