About Me
Where I studied,
where my work can
be found and some
notable things
I've done...
education
B.F.A. Florida State University, 1987
M.F.A. Florida State University, 1989
videos
selected awards - stuff i've won
2012 work selected for national promotion by Ed Hardy Perfume
2011 work selected for large scale outdoor display at Orlando Health Regional Medical Center
2010 - work selected as the poster and merchandise image for the Coconut Grove Art festival
(this is only the second time in the history of the show that an artist has done their poster twice)
2009 - Best of Show- CityArts, Dallas, TX
2008 - work selected as the poster and merchandise image for the Winter Park Art Festival
2004 - work selected as the poster image for the downtown Aspen Art Festival, Aspen, CO
2004 - First Place, Mixed Media, Maitland Art Festival
2003 - work selected as the poster image for the Maitland Art Festival, Maitland, FL
2002- work selected for the Coconut Grove Art Festival poster image, Coconut Grove, FL
2001- work selected for the poster and t-shirt image for the Beaux Arts Art Festival,
Coral Gables, FL
2001 - Award of Excellence, Beaux Arts Festival, Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, FL
1999 - Best of Show, Rochester Summer Arts Fair, Rochester,NY
1999 - First Place, Painting, Melbourne Art Festival, Melbourne, FL
1999 - First Place, Painting, Mandarin Art Festival, Jacksonville, FL
1998 - First Place, Painting, Coconut Grove Art Festival, Miami, FL
1997 - Individual Artist Recognition Award- Art Services Council of Central FL
1996 - Purchase Award, Florida Gulf Coast Art Museum, Belleair, FL
1987 - University Graduate Fellowship Recipient
private collections - famous people who own my stuff
Ari Odzer - newscaster NBC6 Miami
Dick Smothers - the Smothers Brothers
Jerry Weller - Congressman From Illinois*
Barbara Walker - New York Times best-selling author
Horace Grant- basketball player
Mary Matalin - American political strategist
Nick Faldo - English professional golfer
Uncle Lamar - (he is the proud owner of my very first painting!)
other places where my work can be found -
museums, corporate collections, galleries, fine craft shops, etc....
Orlando Health (formerly Orlando Regional Medical Center)
Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, Tarpon Springs, FL (Permanent Collection)
Marriott Corporation- Marriott Hotel, South Beach, Miami