My college studies focused on the arts, liberal arts and humanities. At the young age of fifteen I went to Simon's Rock Early College at Bard University where my visual arts training included focus on drawing, painting, color theory and printmaking. I then brought my art portfolio to an interview with New York University where I was accepted at sixteen years old as a sophomore. 

At that time however I chose to accept a Ford Foundation grant and full scholarship to study dance at Lincoln Center and soon performed there - as well as at Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. and Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles.

Still very young, at twenty, I return to my visual art studies. First at The Fashion Institute of Technology receiving a SUNY Educational Foundation grant and award, and graduating Summa Cum Laude. After which I continued at The School of Visual Arts and also NYU (again). These visual art studies included painting, drawing, graphic design, photography, digital/computer design, art history, typographic design and film-making. I was then recruited/employed as an art director and creative director in advertising at numerous advertising and design agencies while still pursuing my own vision and art projects as I could afford to. 

In the early 1990's, I'm able to devote four or five days a week to my painting. Soon after with the greatly appreciated support from collectors, patrons, comrades and allies in the arts, I accomplish enough independence and knowledge, both practically and philosophically, to give all my focus and energy to my work as a painter. 

My art work is now in numerous private collections. The diverse experiences I've had in the arts and on my artistic journey have enhanced my work. My techniques as a painter are a hybrid of many factors; My own experimentation and invention, also my academic and autodidactic experiences. All contribute to my creativity as a visual artist; a designer, a showman and most importantly as a painter.

Thank you for your time and interest. A more in depth bio and CV is available upon request. You can also see the "Exhibitions" page on this website for more information.