About The Artist

Professional Career Education 1988 BFA; Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD), fine arts degree. Received full semester scholarship in 1986. Professional Career 2000- Presently- I create oil paintings exhibited and sold in various Fine Art Galleries throughout the Midwest. 2001-2013 Created imagery for Wild Apple Graphics, an international publishing company. The images I created for Wild Apple were typically kitchen themed, these images were produced into posters and/or placed on home decor products such as place mats, wall paper boarders and the like, designed into coordinating collections and sold at large box store chains such as Bed Bath & Beyond, Kirkland’s, and other stores offering home decor products. 1991-1999 Founded and operated Arc East Art & Frames, a dual purpose retail custom picture framing business and gallery. Professional Memberships Current Committee member for ArtsPark at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts, a 2 million dollar project underway that has received grant and support for the NEA. ArtsPark will be free and open to the public outdoor sculpture garden. Educational programs designed to combine creativity with nature will be offered to all age groups though much of the focus will be on bringing this awareness to children. Committee member for Founders Gallery at Shorehaven Pavilion, a community center that focuses on exhibiting work of local artists. Member WVA, Wisconsin Visual Artists, the states largest arts organization Member MARN, Milwaukee Artist Resource CenterPrevious2013-ARTworks, Artist Co-op working studio in Oconomowoc, WI 2007-2011 Committee Member Ploch Gallery at Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts 2006-2007 West End Artists Association 1992-1995 RAA Riverwest Artists Association 1995-1999 Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward Association board member 1994-1999 Milwaukee Art Museum sponsored Gallery Night 1991-2002 PPFA- Professional Picture Framers Association Awards and Recognitions 2014 Invitational to Open Canvas, MIAD scholarship fund raiser 2013 Invitational to Open Canvas, MIAD scholarship fund raiser 2012 Invitational to Open Canvas, MIAD scholarship fund raiser 2011 Invitational to Open Canvas, MIAD scholarship fund raiser 2010 Invitational to Open Canvas, MIAD scholarship fund raiser 2009 WI Visual Artist Award, third place 2008 Winner of the New York ArtExpo emerging artist competition, Art Business News sponsored 2007 Invitational to Lemon St. Gallery, Kenosha WI, live paint fund raiser 2005 Invitational to Bear Creek College, MN, live paint fund raiser 2003 1st Place at Artists & Display annual Valentines Greeting Card competition 2002 Honorable mention at Art Elements Gallery small painting competition 1999 2nd Place at Art Elements Gallery, figurative work competition 1990 Best of show at Dennis Uhlig Gallery, still life competition 1988 Best of Alumni Show at Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design 1986 Full semester scholarship at Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design