statement

Earthquakes, tornados, tidal waves, volcanoes: the Earth is teeming with what seems to be a new era of extreme weather.  Is it true?  Is the planet changing?  Where do we all fit into these new environments?  I have always felt a strong connection to the planet, and I am constantly evaluating these questions when I sit down to work.

When I work I am having a dialogue with the planet and my tools.  I think of myself as a sponge for the natural world, absorbing the drama, beauty and sadness, and reinterpreting it in ink and charcoal on paper. I portray an emotional connection in multiple layers of random washes, honed down into one narrative moment of nature.

bio

born:1963, Indianapolis, IN

education:

BFA  Cleveland Institute of Art

selected awards/honors

Juror's Award, the Butler Institute of America "74th Midyear Exhibition", 2010
Juror's Award, Lakeland College "A New May Show", 2010
Best of Show, Bay Arts "48th Annual Juried Exhibition", 2010

selected publications

Studio Visit Magazine, Spring 2011 Edition 13
Manifest International Drawing Annual 5, 2011-2010
AGC  52 Weeks, 52 Works Annual Calendar, 2011
Cover for Whiskey Island Literary Magazine, 2009

selected solo or two-person exhibits

Kenneth Paul Lesko Gallery, Cleveland, OH, 2011
Bay Arts Gallery, "On the Precipice", Bay Village, OH, 2009
Case Western Reserve University,  Cleveland, OH
1point618 Gallery, " Black and Blue" Cleveland, OH, 2008

selected group shows

Modern Masters,  Kokoon Arts, Cleveland, OH, 2011
Cinema 01, KP Lesko Gallery, Cleveland, OH, 2010
Art from the Heartland, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN, 2010
Andrews Art Museum, Andrews, NC , 2010