An exceptionally creative individual with a unique blend of skills and capabilities gained through 30+ years of a versatile career in the areas of art education and many exhibitions, solo and group, cityscape, landscape, and portraits. |
Created dynamic long term visual studies of urban and landscape sites. |
Work exhibited nationally and internationally and has won several national and international awards. |
Exhibitions reviewed in Professional Journals, and periodicals, with Scarab Club making the Detroit papers. |
Had the opportunity to mentor and teach students in Spain and France. |
Exceptional administrative support such as creating budgets, HR tasks, arranging assessment with crediting bodies, recruiting students, and serving in institutional governing body. |
Utilized new emerging learning platforms to meet the needs of students. |
Washtenaw Community College | Ann Arbor, MI | Painting I, Painting II, Drawing I, II | 2012-Present |
Henry Ford Community College | Dearborn, MI | Visiting Professor of Drawing | 2011-12 |
Ann Arbor Art Center | Ann Arbor, MI | Acrylic Painting, Oil Painting | 2012-Present |
Chelsea Center for the Arts | Chelsea, MI | Acrylic Painting | 2012-2014 |
Assumption College | Worcester, MA | 1983-2009 |
Primary Artist & Associate Professor and Department Chair |
Courses Taught: Painting I, II, III, Portraiture, Landscape, Color Senior Seminar. Drawing I, II, III, Figure Drawing, Portraiture, and Cityscape; Art Appreciation, Drawing with writing Concentration, and Independent Study. |
Oversaw staff members, including recruiting for the Art Faculty, focusing on service delivery and adherence to school policies and procedures, to deliver ongoing individual performance improvement through coaching. |
Held several leadership roles across the departments. Breakdown below: |
Served as Chairman for the Department of Music and Visual Art for six years. 1999 until 2006. |
Acted as the mediator between the department and administration. |
Served as Department Faculty Senator for 8 different years, on the curriculum committee, the Deans Council, Faculty Development Committee, Tenure Committee, and Status and Welfare Committee. |
Served as a subject matter expert for curriculum development, assisting with the design efforts to enhance the execution of the school’s strategy for courses that were included in major in Visual Art, with tracks in Studio and Art History. |
Built strong relationships with stakeholders to maximize the use of learning resources and influence direction that supports student skills expansion and learning development. |
Provided data insights, opportunities/gaps with recommended improvement plans and strategies to support teachers. |
Delivered actionable insights and recommendations leading to advancing learning by integrating various data sources. |
Monitored and made recommendations regarding the financial budget for staffing and academic departments. |
2005-06 | Fully Funded Sabbatical to paint landscape in Cazenovia, Wisconsin |
2003 | Faculty Development Grant, Assumption College |
2001 | Faculty Development Grant, Landscape |
2001 | Pollack-Kransner Foundation Grant |
1999 | Development Grant, Drawing Marathon |
1999 | Fully Funded Sabbatical to paint Civil War Battlefield |
1989-90 | Fulbright Fellowship, Madrid, Spain |
Yale School of Art | MFA | 1985 |
Maryland Institute College of Art | BFA | 1981 |
New York Studio School | 1972-76 | |
Quinsigamond CC | BBA | 2010 |
2018 | Ypsilanti District Library | Coming to Michigan, by the Back Door |
2016 | Ypsilanti Township Library | Michigan City |
Scarab Club, Detroit | Solo Exhibition | |
Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor | Solo Exhibition | |
2015 | Mix Market, Ypsilanti | Solo Exhibition |
Chelsea Ctr for the Arts | Solo Exhibition | |
CAFÉ, Hamtramck, MI | Solo Exhibition | |
2014 | Mix, Ypsilanti, Mi | More of Ypsilanti |
Chelsea Center for the Arts | Cityscapes, Ypsilanti | |
2013 | Bona Sera, Ypsilanti | New Guy in Town |
2011 | Oxbow Gallery, Northampton, MA | Worcester Home, Downtown |
2010 | Office of the Mayor, Worcester, MA | Around the Parish |
Montserrat Gallery, Chelsea, NYC | Around the Parish | |
Governors Island Art Fair, Gov. Island, NYC | Solo Show | |
2009 | Assumption College, Worc MA | Around the Parish |
2008 | Oxbow Gallery, Northampton, MA | Using Time Wisely |
2007 | Assumption College, Worc, MA | Local Homesteads, Wisconsin |
2006 | American Legion Hall,2005 Kingston Gallery, Boston | Small Works, Still Lives, Oysters |
Dickinson Col, PA | Intimate Spaces, Small Works | |
2004 | Kingston Gallery, Boston | Still Lives, Oysters |
2003 | The Painting Center, NYC | Recent Work, Solo Show |
2002 | Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin | Recent Work, Solo Show |
Dickinson Coll., Toulouse | Recent Work, Solo Show | |
Dickinson Coll, Carlisle, PA | Civil War Battle Fields | |
2001 | Dickinson Coll, Carlisle, PA | Civil War Battle Fields |
2000 | The Painting Center, NYC | Paintings and Drawings |
1995 | Assumption College, MA | Portraits from Spain |
1990 | US Embassy, Madrid, Spain | Portraits from Spain |