Academic Background:

Indiana University                                              MFA Painting

 Philadelphia College of Art                                  BFA Painting/Drawing

Selected Awards/Exhibitions:

2024 Boulder County Plein Air, 2nd Prize
        Wayne Plein Air, Silver Brush Award
        The Figure - Portraiture and Narrative juried exhibit, Wayne Art Center
2023 Wayne Art Center Juried Spring Open
​2022 Long Beach Island Plein Air Plus
​        Wayne Plein Air
2021 Long Beach Island Plein Air Plus
​        Wayne Back to Nature Show
2020 Long Beach Island Plein Air Plus
        Wayne Plein Air
2019 Brandywine Plein Air
​        Hudson Valley Plein Air
        Buck's County Plein Air
​        Long Beach Island Plein Air Plus
        Paint Annapolis, Best Use of Light, 2nd prize nocturne
        Cheltenham Center for the Arts juried show
        Square Pear Gallery, Celebration of the Human Form.
​        Farm to Table Plein Air
​2018 Adirondak Plein Air Festival, Saranac Lake Award
        Long Beach Island Plein Air Plus, 1st prize
        Peace Valley Plein Air Painter's Exhibition
        Harford Plein Air, 1st Place Nocturne, 2nd prize Quick Draw
        Buck's County Plein Air
         Wallkill River School, Solo Show April 7th - 30th
​         Hudson Valley Plein Air, Best of Greenwood Lake prize
         Castine Plein Air
​2017  Hudson Valley Plein Air, 2nd prize
         Long Beach Island, 1rst prize Plein Air Plus, Honorable Mention - Quick Draw
         Adirondack Plein Air
         Castine Plein Air, Honorable Mention
         Mountain Maryland Plein Air
         Buck's County Plein Air
​         Cheltenham Art Center juried show
2016  Sedona Plein Air
​         Bath County Plein Air
         Long Beach Island Plein Air - 1rst  prize
​         Castine Plein Air - 1rst prize
          Paint it Ellicott - 2nd prize
​          Castle Rock Colorado Plein Air
          Easels of Fredrick
          Finger Lakes Plein Air
          Wayne Plein Air
          Chester River Arts Festival
          Stormy Weather Show, Annapolis
          Paint-Out Chadds Ford
2015   Wayne Members Show
          Cityscape 2015 Exhibition, Peale Center, Baltimore
          Philadelphia Cityscape Exhibition, Wayne Art Center
          Castine Plein Air - July
          Olana Plein Air - July
          Chestnut Hill Plein Air, Honorable Mention
          Featured Artist, Yates County Arts Center, “Cabin Fever” Art Show
2014   Castine Plein Air
          Yates County, NY Artist residency
2013   Plein Air Magazine Salon Competition 3rd place June/July
          The Artist’s Magazine Art Competition Finalist
          Aspen Plein Air
         Wayne Plein Air Competition
          Wallingford In-Person figure Show