New York, NY b. USA
“My work is often characterized by a tension between subconscious concepts and deliberate execution. For me, painting is a vehicle with which to explore the psyche. I feel akin to the Dadaists and Surrealists in their fear of the tyranny of the obvious and the conscious.
As a consequence, I divide into two personalities when working. First is the Zen artist who comes up with the ideas in an intuitive realm. The second is the craftsman who must actually execute those images in paint. As an artist, I feel kinship with the Freudian inspired artists that modernism has unleashed. As a craftsman, I admire Rubens and Rembrandt as the ultimate executors of painting as a craft”.
Education
MFA, New York Academy of Art
BA, Pomona College, Claremont CA
The Sir John Cass School of Art, London
The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Selected Solo Shows
Taylor Museum, Fine Art Cente, Colorado Springs, CO, 2009
Global Art Presents, Palm Beach, FL, 2008
RAM Miami, Miami, FL, 2007
Andre Zarre Gallery, New York, NY, 2005
Century Gallery, Alexandria, VA, 2004
Century Gallery, Alexandria, VA, 2003
John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1999 Nesto Gallery, Milton, MA, 1999
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