Education
2005 Penland School of Craft, North Carolina
Summer Study Program – Serigraph Printing
2000 – 2004 San Francisco State University,
BFA in Studio Art- Printmaking, Ceramics
2002 Lorenzo De’ Medici University, Florence, Italy
Summer Study Program – Ceramics and Italian
Professional Experience
2004-2019 Visual Artist. Freelance. Painter, Printmaker, Illustrator. New York, NY.
2013-2019 Prop Stylist and Prop Design for Still Life and Motion Images. New York, NY.
2016-2017 Gracious Home, Window Design and Installation, New York, NY.
2015-2016 Thomas McCormick Gallery, Fine Arts Gallery Representation, Chicago IL
2012-2013 First Assistant, Prop Stylist Ariana Salvato, Still Life and Motion Images. New York, NY
2007-2009 Jazz Mafia, Art Director, 40 piece ensemble San Francisco, CA
2006-2007 Printmaking Instructor, Cellspace, San Francisco CA.
Adult education etching instruction, developed beginning and intermediate lesson plans, incorporated science aspects with art concepts.
2004-2005 Model Designer, Plum Architects, San Francisco CA.
Project Management, Modeler, Photoshop and Illustrator Design
2003-2005 Project Manager, Colour Studio, San Francisco, Ca
Architectural color consulting interior and exterior
2004-2005 Fine Arts Department Slide Librarian, San Francisco State University, San Francisco CA.
Cataloged, developed and assisted Art History Professors in Art Department Slide Library.
2002-2004 Lab Technician, San Francisco State University, San Francisco CA.
Responsible for mixing glazes, loading gas and electric kilns. Full knowledge of wheel and hand building technique.
2001-2002 Seamstress, Malatesta & Co.
Drapery and Linen Design Studio
1999-2000 Children’s Art Instructor, Fulton County Arts Council Warsaw Ocee extension, Duluth GA.
Created lesson plans. Taught ceramics and color theory to 6-13 year olds.
Selected Exhibitions
Solo
2018 Climb, The Yard Flatiron South, New York, Ny
2015 Get Free, David James Gallery, San Francisco, Ca
2006 Latters, Legs and Chairs, Cafe Royale, San Francisco, Ca
2005 Paper Scissors Rock, Space Gallery, San Francisco, Ca
Group
2017 Other Homes, Arsenal Gallery, New York, Ny
2016 60 Americans, Makeshift Museum, Los Angeles, Ca
2014 30x30x30,Birmingham,AL
2013 Here, 111 Minna Gallery. San Francisco, Ca
2012 Silent Noise, The Art Bar, New York, Ny
2009 In Bloom, Fivepoints Arthouse, San Francisco, Ca
2009 Puncuation, Right Window at ATA, San Francisco, Ca
2009 Eighth Annual Auction, Root Division, San Francisco, Ca
2009 Art and Music, Lushlife Gallery, San Francisco, Ca
2009 World of Imagination, APW Gallery, New York, Ny
2008 Little Paper Cuts, Fivepoints Arthouse, San Francisco,Ca
2007 Picture Progress, Red Ink Studios, League of Young Voters, San Francisco, Ca
2007 KITZO, Space Gallery, Creative Minds, San Francisco, Ca
2006 Creatures of the sky, Madrone Lounge, San Francisco, Ca
2005 Salon Show, Space Gallery, San Francisco, Ca
2005 Borderlands, Mission Cultural Center, San Francisco Ca
2004 Emergence, The Art Gallery at Caesar Chavez Student Center, San Francisco State University, Ca
2004 12x6x5, Julia Marshall Gallery, San Francisco, Ca
2003 Stillwell Student Art Show 15th annual, San Francisco State Fine Arts Gallery, San Francisco Ca.
2002 Borders Limitations Confinements, Julia Marshall Gallery, San Francisco,
Ca.
Private Collections Available upon request
Projects and Experience
Film
2013 The Proprietor, Art Director, a short film by Bianca Butti. New York, NY
2011 BUNNi, Producer, a short film by Bianca Butti. New York, NY
Murals
2018 The Woodstock, Main Dining Room Mural, New York, NY
2017 Gullivers Gate Museum, three 60 feet murals, New York, NY
2015 The Cocktail Cookbook from the Dead Rabbit, Prop Stylist. New York, NY
2014 Emelines Cafe, Large Family Tree Mural. Brooklyn NY
2014 The Late Late Bar, Interior Design and Sourcing. New York, NY
2012 Stromboli Pizza, Large Scale Collage and Sign painting. New York, NY
2011 The Blue Parrot, Walls and Graphic Elements in Restaurant. East Hampton, NY
Printing Experience
Studio Internship, Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, 2009, New York NY
Member, Graphic Arts Workshop, Printmaking co-op, San Francisco, Ca
Ceramic Experience
Member, Greenwich House Pottery, 2016-2017, New York, Ny
Member, Sharon Art Studio, Member, 2006 San Francisco, Ca
Ceramic Tech, San Francisco State University, 2004, San Francisco, Ca
Ceramic Teacher, Johns Creek Art Center, 2000, Atlanta, Ga
Awards
Work-Study Scholarship, Serigraphy studies, Penland School of Craft, NC, 2005
Silver Key Recipient, The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, The Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta, Ga. 1999.