Education
2011 MFA Painting, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
2005 BFA Illustration, Art Center College of Design, Los Angeles, CA
2001 Italian Language, University of California at Berkeley, CA ,
1999 BA History University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Awards and Exhibitions
2011 “Summer Exhibition”, Flowers Gallery, New York, NY, Group Show
2011 “First Impressions & Formative Experience”, Mediala Rack & Hamper Gallery, New York, NY, Group Show
2011 “Uncharted”, MFA Thesis Exhibition, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY, goup show
2011 “Single Fare 2, Please Swipe Again”, Sloan Fine Art, New York, NY, group show
2011 College Art Association, New York, NY, Group Show
2010 “Summer Exhibition”, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY, Group Show
2010 “Single Fare”, Brooklyn, NY, Group Show
2009 “Fellow’s Pix”, New York, NY, New York Academy of Art, Group Show
2006 “Young Blood”, Billy Shire Fine Arts, Culver City, CA, Group Show
Professional Experience
2009- present Annie Leibovitz Studio, Archive assistant, visual and creative research for upcoming shoots, production and post-production, Personal assistant, New York, NY
2008-2009 Art Center College of Design, At Night , Art Instructor: Introduction to Drawing, substitute for Composition and Drawing, Pasadena, CA
2006 Annie Leibovitz Studio Internship, New York, NY
2007 Portfolio One, Freelance production on shoots including photographers Annie Leibovitz, and Walter Chin, Los Angeles, CA
2006-2010 Art Center College of Design, Saturday High, Art Instructor, Painter’s Process Workshop, Figure Drawing, Pasadena, CA
2006-2008 Brentwood Art Center, Instructor, Intro to figure drawing, painting, mixed media, Brentwood, CA
2003-2005 Art Center College of Design, Teaching Assistant, Digital Design, Design 2, Drawing for Illustration, Analytical Figure Drawing, Pasadena, CA
2001 Lorenzo, D’Medici Art Institute, Art History Concentration, Florence, IT 2001-2002 California College of Arts and Crafts, Director’s Assistant for the Center for Art and Public Life Oakland, CA
1998-1999 WEST HOLLYWOOD AQUATICS MASTERS SWIM TEAM, Coach,
2002-2009 Los Angeles, CA
Selected Honors and Awards
2011 Artist in Residence, Central Academy of Fine Arts Residency, Beijing, China and University of Shanghai College of Fine Arts, Shanghai China, in Conjunction with the CAFA Museum Biennial, awarded by New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
2010 Artist Grant, Leslie T. and Frances U. Posey Foundation, Sarasota, FL
2010 Portrait Scholarship, Grant from Peter Lewis and Janet Rosel, New York, NY
2010 New York Academy of Art, Merit Scholarship, New York, NY
2009 New York Academy of Art, Merit Scholarship, New York, NY
2005 Art Center College of Design, Graduated with Distinction, Dean’s List (2002-2005), Scholarship , Student Gallery (2004-2005), Pasadena, CA
1999 University of California at Los Angeles, Graduated Cum Laude, Dean’s List (1994-1999)
UCLA Swim Team (1994-1998), Co Captain of Swim Team (1997-1998)