EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts, University of South Florida, Tampa, 2000
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Central Florida, Orlando, 1997
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Faculty, Pinellas County Center for the Arts at Gibbs High School, FL 2010-current
Course Experience:
Studio Lecture
Drawing and Painting Art History I
AP 2d/3d Portfolio AP Art History
AP Drawing Portfolio
§ Collaborate within a dynamic arts program that is academically and artistically rigorous.
§ Coordinate seminars, field trips and college visits.
§ Perform progress monitoring and work closely with parents to assist students in maintaining high gpa.
§ Organize and deliver advanced placement curriculum in both studio art and art history.
Full-time Faculty, The Art Institute of Tampa, Tampa, FL 2004-2010
Course Experience:
Studio Lecture
Color Theory History of Western Art I
Principles of Design History of Western Art II
Beginning Drawing Contemporary/Postmodern Art
Drawing and Perspective Aesthetics
Figure Drawing History of Architecture
Figure Sculpture for Animators History of Popular Culture
§ Developed and implemented curriculum for Art History in the General Education Program.
§ Advised and trained other faculty in the teaching of Art History curriculum.
§ Collaboration with faculty to develop and implement Foundations curriculum.
§ Engaged in portfolio review and assessment procedures.
Adjunct Faculty, Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL 2000-2007
Course Experience:
Drawing
Figure Drawing
Color and Image
§ Active in curriculum reformation.
§ Coordinated with other faculty to formulate matrices describing specific content for Core drawing and figure drawing curriculum.
§ Contributed to the assessment of course objectives and outcomes.
Instructor, Pre-College Program, Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL
2001-2006
Course Experience:
Three-Dimensional Design
Drawing
§ Participated in intense four-week program during which high school students were exposed to Ringling’s first year curriculum.
§ Developed and executed concentrated lesson plans for various subjects including Drawing and 3-D Design
Instructor, Eckerd College PEL, St. Petersburg, FL 2001-2004
Course Experience:
Drawing Fundamentals
Intermediate Drawing
Advanced Drawing
§ Managed and maintained drawing studios.
§ Conducted independent studies with selected graduating seniors.
Instructor, Workshops, Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL 2000-2005
Course Experience:
Rust Printing
Skull Drawing
Scale Model Design and Construction
§ Designed and facilitated weeklong workshops in a variety of media and subjects.
SOLO and TWO Person EXHIBITIONS
Poetic Dissonance w/Amber Quimby, Flagler Art and Technology Village, Ft. Lauderdale, 2020
Visiting Artist Solo Exhibition, Pinellas County Center for the Arts, St. Petersburg, 2008
All Things Solo Exhibition, St. Petersburg College, Crossroads Gallery, Clearwater, FL, 2006
Thesis Exhibition, Center Gallery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 2000
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
All Florida Juried Exhibition, Courthouse Cultural Art Center, Stuart, FL, 2021 and 2022
Dali Dozen Selected Artist, Dali Museum St. Petersburg, FL, 2020
30th Anniversary PCCA Visual Arts Faculty and Alumni Exhibition, Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL, 2012
Faculty Group Exhibition, Nurmela Gallery @ Gibbs High School St. Petersburg, FL, 2011-2022
Project Creo: Counterpoint, St. Petersburg Pier, St. Petersburg, FL, 2005
Four Spot Art Show, St. Petersburg Pier, St. Petersburg, FL, 2005
Project Creo: Second Nature, St. Petersburg Pier, St. Petersburg, FL, 2004
Arts Encounter, Juror: Robert Sindelir, Naples Art Center, Naples, FL, 2004
Project Creo: Install, St. Petersburg Pier, St. Petersburg, FL, 2003
12th Annual All Florida, Juror: Richard Vine, The Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL, 2003
Black and White/Day and Night, Juror: Robert Huff, Best of Show, Artists Unlimited, Tampa, FL, 2003
Figurative Elements, Juror: Michael Milkovich, Honorable Mention, The Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL, 2002
Faculty Exhibition, Selby Gallery, Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL, 2002
Urban Legends/Bucolic Dreams, The Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL 2002
Celebration, Adrian Howard Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL, 2002
Faculty Group Show, Selby Library, Sarasota, FL, 2002
Faculty Exhibition, Selby Gallery, Ringling School of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL, 2001and 2000
Souls of the Artists, Gallery on Azeele, Tampa, FL, 2000
Mixed Media Exhibition, Juror: Ken Rollins, Gallery on Azeele, Tampa, FL, 2000
Seventh Annual All Florida Show, Juror: Elaine Gustafson, Curator of Contemporary Art, Tampa Museum of Art, Center Gallery, Tampa, FL 2000
JURY EXPERIENCE
Pinellas County Center for the Arts, Student Exhibition, St. Petersburg, FL, 2007
Scholastic Art Competition, Pinellas County School District, Largo, FL, 2005
14th Annual Winterfest, Festival of Fine Arts and Crafts, Anna Maria Island Art League, Bradenton, FL, December 14, 2002
Surrealist Vision, Pinellas County High School students, Salvador Dali Museum, St. Petersburg, FL, December 4, 2002
Hero Project, Pinellas County High School students, The Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL, April 6, 2002
PUBLICATIONS
Barry, John, Sunday Arts, St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, FL, November 14, 2004
Bennett, Lennie, Art Previews, St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, FL, October 9, 2003
Costello, Kevin, The Arts, Sarasota Herald Tribune, Sarasota, FL, June 8, 2003
Costello, Kevin, The Arts, Sarasota Herald Tribune, Sarasota, FL, October 4, 2002
Bennett, Lennie, “A Treasure Trove Awaits”, St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, FL, June 20, 2002
Wilson, Mike, “Florida Snowmen”, St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, FL, December 24, 2000
Ford, Dave, “Modern Mythology”, The Oracle, Tampa, FL, April 26, 2000