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ARTIST STATEMENT
My work is an attempt to document, in a very honest
way, feelings or emotions that are experienced from a life devoted
to solitude and introspection. The use of self-imagery in many
of my pieces helps to further reinforce this idea. The closely
cropped format serves to eliminate all areas surrounding the figure,
giving greater attention and emphasis to a particular gaze or
body gesture which expresses these emotions most clearly. Individuals
who are chosen for portraits are selected on the basis of specific
personality characteristics that they posses, which I either admire
greatly, find very beautiful, identify with in some way, or look
for within myself. In this way they can be looked at as self portraits.
It is also an attempt to break down defensive walls that most
people carry with them in order to protect themselves from being
hurt. I try to move past this barrier, if only for a moment, and
find something very honest and sometimes vulnerable in the sitter,
where composure is lost and true feelings are able to surface.
EDUCATION:
M.F.A 2006 Painting New York Academy of Art, New
York, NY
B.F.A 2004 Illustration School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
A.A 1999 Liberal Arts Valencia College, Orlando, FL
HONORS/AWARDS:
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2005
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Prince of Whales Scholarship: Traveling grant
to Normandy, France (highest award offered by the New York
Academy of Art for a first year student)
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2005
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New York Academy of Art Faculty Scholarship
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2004
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New York Academy of Art Faculty Scholarship
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School of Visual Arts Alumni Scholarship (awarded
to graduating students based on a portfolio review)
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2001
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School of Visual Arts Presidential Grant (Highest
grant awarded by David Rhodes, President of SVA)
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2000
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School of Visual Arts Faculty Scholarship
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EXHIBITIONS:
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2007
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"Small Works". Arcadia Fine Art Gallery, New
York, NY
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"Miami Art Fair" . Represented by Arcadia Fine
Art Gallery , Miami, FL
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2006
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"Small Works". Arcadia Fine Art Gallery , New
York, NY
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"Ruminate: drawing under scrutiny". Medialia
Gallery, New York, NY
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"Graduate Exhibition". New York Academy Main
Gallery, New York, NY
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2005
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"Take Home a Nude". Phillips De Pury Gallery,
New York, NY
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"Society of Illustrators: Student Exhibition".
Society of Illustrators Gallery, New York, NY
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2004
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"American Gothic" . P.P.O.W Gallery, New York,
NY
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2002
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"Drawing Around" . Maryland Institute of Art
(fox building gallery), Baltimore, MD
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1999
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"Juried Exhibition". Valencia College, Orlando,
FL
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