EDUCATION:
Masters of Fine Arts – Mixed Media Arts, 1993
Long Island University / C.W. Post Campus, Brookville, NY
Graduate Studies – Fine Arts / American Studies, 1988 – 1990
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Bachelor of Fine Arts – Photography, 1988
Parsons School of Design, New York, NY
Associate of Arts – Studio Art, 1985
St. Petersburg Junior College, St. Petersburg, FL
GRANTS:
Faculty Support and Enhancement Grant, 2009 and 2006, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Interlochen, MI
Indiana Arts Commission Organizational Grant (organizational grant), 2002-2005, University Art Gallery, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN
College of Arts & Sciences Travel Grant, 2004, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN
Individual Artist’s Project Grant, 2003-2004, Indiana Arts Commission, Indianapolis, IN
Supplemental Support Grant (organizational grant), 2002, College of Arts & Sciences, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN
Florsheim Art Fund Grant (organizational grant), Richard S. Florsheim Foundation Tampa, FL
Walter Hopps Grant, 1995, Contemporary Artists Center, North Adams, MA
Stern Fund Artist’s Fellowship, 1992, Long Island University, Brookville, NY
AWARDS:
Florida Region Most Outstanding Alumnus Award, 2007, Phi Theta Kappa Florida State Convention, St. Petersburg, FL
Dr. Harriet McNeal Award of Distinction, 2005, 61st Annual Wabash Valley Juried Exhibition, Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, IN
Rick & Candy Shagley Purchase Award, 2005, 61st Annual Wabash Valley Juried Exhibition, Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, IN
Juror’s Selection of Honorable Mention in Printmaking, 2005, The 30th Bradley International Print and Drawing Exhibition, Bradley University, Peoria, IL (Awarded by noted author and curator Judy Collischan, Ph.D.)
Award of Artistic Merit, 1993, Contemporary Sculpture 1993, Quietude Garden Gallery, East Brunswick, NJ (Awarded by sculptors George Segal & Isaac Witkin)
Fourth Place-Black & White Photography, 1988, Photographer’s Forum Eighth Annual College Photography Contest, Photographer’s Forum Magazine, Santa Barbara, CA
State Honorable Mention in Art, 1984, Phi Theta Kappa Florida State Convention, Ft. Lauderdale Beach, FL
National Award of Excellence in Art, 1984, Phi Theta Kappa National Convention, Washington, D.C.
SCHOLARSHIPS:
Graduate Teaching Assistantship, 1991-1993, Long Island University / C.W. Post Printmaking Workshop, Brookville, NY
Photography Departmental Scholarship, 1987, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY
Phi Theta Kappa Leadership Award, 1985, St. Petersburg Junior College, St. Petersburg, FL
Phi Theta Kappa Honors Institute Award, 1985, Fort Collins Community College, Fort Collins, C