A Brief Bio
A figurative painter based in Chicago, I am originally from Rochester, New York. I studied painting at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York from 1994 - 1995 and received my BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2005.
I have exhibited in Los Angeles, New York and Chicago and have work in several private collections.
Artist Statement
I paint from a distinctly American experience. My subjects include fast food restaurants and El tracks - ordinary people and everyday life.
The stillness of paintings requires the viewer to pause, to absorb and become absorbed by the media. The representational image becomes abstract and the story in the picture begins to reflect the viewers own individual experiences and memories. Painting, and any art-making, will always be a process that involves both the artist and the viewer's questioning of general assumptions (what and why things are) in order to arrive at a greater understanding.
I am a freelance designer/artist at Eat Paint Studio and am currently working on new paintings and design projects.
Please contact me to arrange a studio visit or to discuss a commissioned project »
