STATEMENT


My paintings represent a quiet communication between man and his surroundings. They are a response to the over-abundance of information that we receive on a daily basis. Some information we accept, and some we reject; these paintings embody the acceptance, and allow the viewer to cope with the rejected, by creating a quiet environment where our natural surroundings can coexist with technology. The work represents a form of escapism in a sense, when the viewer can be manipulated into a silent moment, but is then brought back to reality by the contrast within the imagery.
The paintings also describe the landscape of a new generation, where power lines, and street lights can become as delicate as our natural surroundings.
The work itself is produced with traditional concepts in mind. Craft and skill are held as important and conceptual design. I have a deep love for realism, and describing a world that is most familiar to me is always the ambition.
RESUME


Education

2000- 2003               Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
                                      Painting, and Printmaking Department
                                      Bachelor of Fine Arts
1999-1998                International Fine Arts College, Miami, FL.
                                      Fine Arts, Photography

EXHIBITIONS



2008                           Bridge Gallery, New York, NY. “Look Up”

2004                           ADA Gallery, Richmond, VA. “Recognize”
                                      John Pollard, Curator

2003                           ADA Gallery, Richmond, VA. “Contemporary Realism”
                                      John Pollard, Curator
                                      The Fishbowl Gallery, Richmond, VA. “Interaction 22”
                                      Reni Gower, Barbara Tisserat, Jurors
                                      Locker 50b Gallery, Richmond, VA. “Small Works”
                                      Virginia Samsel, Curator
                                      Anderson Gallery, Annual Student Exhibition, Richmond, VA.
                                      Juried Panel
                                      Virginia Commonwealth University, Senior Show, Richmond VA.
                                      Orange Door Gallery, Richmond, VA. “7+7” 
                                      Heidi Trepenier, Curator

2002                           Anderson Gallery, Annual Student Exhibition, Richmond, VA.
                                      Teresita Fernandez, Juror
                                      Orange Door Gallery, Richmond, VA. “Set Velocity”
                                      Heidi Trepenier, Curator

2001                           First English Lutheran Church, Richmond, VA. “Residue”
                                      Reni Gower, Curator
                                      First English Lutheran Church, Richmond, VA. “ Stretched Marked”
                                      Reni Gower, Curator

2000                           First English Lutheran Church, Richmond, VA. “2012”
                                      Reni Gower, Curator

1999                           International Fine Arts College, Miami, FL. First Year Student Exhibition