CURRICULUM VITAE

2009                Upstream People Gallery, Online
                        Group Exhibition
2009                 Mad One Jacks, NJ
                        Group Exhibition
2009                 Chiropractic Wellness Solutions, NJ
                        Solo Exhibition
2008                 Ruby Leif Boutique & Art Gallery, NJ
                        Group Exhibition
2008                 Ruby Leif Boutique & Art Gallery, NJ
                        Solo Exhibition
2004                 80 Washington Square East Galleries, NYC
                        Group Exhibition- Small Works
2002                 The Paterson Museum, NJ
                        Four Person Exhibition- “Realizing the Web”
2001                 The Power Arts Gallery, WPU, NJ
                        Group Exhibition
2001                 North Gallery, WPU, NJ
                        Group Printmaking Exhibition
2001                 Center Court Gallery, WPU, NJ
                        Group Exhibition
2000                 Center Court Gallery, WPU, NJ
                        Group Exhibition
2000                 Tuna Gallery, WPU, NJ
                        Solo Exhibition- “Isolated Essence”
1999                 Center Court Gallery, WPU, NJ
                        Group Exhibition
1993                 University Art Gallery, MSU, NJ
                        Group Exhibition
1991                 Morristown Museum of Art, NJ
                        Group Exhibition

EDUCATION

2003     William Paterson University, NJ - Bachelor of Fine Arts – BFA with a concentration in sculpture, Magna cum Laude
1993-4 Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, NJ
1993     New Jersey School of the Arts (summer program by invitation only), Montclair State
              University, NJ

INTERNSHIPS

2000:   Internship with a ceramic crafter; Pompton Plains, NJ.
           • Craft various clay vessels from concept to completion using potter’s wheel, clay tools, kiln, and glazes. 
1999:   Internship with sculptor Elaine Lorenz; HoHoKus, NJ.
           • Execute sculptural concepts through the use of fiberglass, Portland cement, and a variety of other elements. 
             Sculptures ranged from 4’ to 6'  tall. 
           • Assisted Lorenz in her private home studio on larger commissioned cement projects.

AWARDS

2002-3 Creative Excellence Award in Fine Art, WPU, NJ
2000     Purchase Prize Award, “The Memory of Souls” Monoprint, WPU, NJ
2000     Marguerite Tiffany Scholarship Award, WPU

OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

2001    Studied Art in China, under Professor and Master Printmaker & Ink Painter Zhiyuan Cong while visiting The Nanjing Art Institute,
             Suzhou University, and other art institutions and studios throughout Eastern China.
2001    Production Associate and Photographer, “Summer Art in China”, Jiacai Colour Printing   Co., LTD; Beijing, China