Selected Solo, Juried, and Group Exhibitions,
In addition to actively working as a fine artist since 2002, I have also worked as a commission and portrait painter since 2000
February 2020- Group Exhibition (two large new works), Santora Gallery, Santa Ana, CA
January 2020- 8 ½ x11, Group Exhibition, Golden West college Art Gallery, Huntington Beach, Ca
November 2019- Group Exhibition, Santa Ana College Art Gallery, Santa Ana, CA
August 2018- Group Exhibition, Santora Gallery, Santa Ana, CA
November 2018- Faculty Art Exhibition, Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, CA
August 2017- Group Exhibition, Santora Gallery, Santa Ana, CA
November 2016- Faculty Art Exhibition, Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, CA
August 2016- Group exhibition (three large new works), Santora Gallery, Santa Ana, CA
December 2015- Group show, Base camp at the Brewery, Los Angeles, CA
September 2015- Immediate; Embodied, solo-exhibit Art Labs LA. West Hollywood, CA
April 2015- Group Show, Exact Science Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
December 2014- Group Show, MD Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
June 2014- Four Person Group Show (six large new works) MD Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
November 2013-Group Exhibition, Gallery 26, Little Rock, AR
May 2013- Group Exhibition, One Night Pop-Up Gallery, Bloomington, IN
May 2013-Two Year Retrospective Exhibition (22 new works), Blueline Gallery, Bloomington, IN
April 2013- Bloomington Open Studio Tour, Solo Show, Two Day Live Painting Performance, IN
December 2012- Group Exhibition Harrison Center, Indianapolis, IN
August 2012- Group Exhibition, Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington, IN
May-June 2012- Group Exhibition, Agora Gallery, NYC
March-May 2012- “Stories of Contemporary Realism” Brigham Gallery, Nantucket, MA
August-October 2011- Group Exhibition, Gallery 26, Little Rock, AR
November-December 2010- Group Exhibition, Gallery 26, Little Rock, AR
October 2010- Group Exhibition, Paper Crane Gallery, Bloomington, IN
February-March 2010- Group exhibition, Rogue Elephant Gallery Indianapolis, IN
Exhibitions Continued:
April 2010- Group exhibition, Gallery 26, Little Rock, AR
December 2009- Solo exhibition (13 new works), Art Hospital, Bloomington, IN
November 2009- Holiday show, Gallery 26 Little Rock, AR (7 new works)
May 2009- Seven hour live painting, visual and sound installation, Art Hospital, Bloomington, IN
December 2008- Work from Florence Italy, Sofa Gallery, Bloomington, IN
April 2008- Thesis Show, Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington, IN
Jan 2008 and 2007 - M.F.A. group exhibition Sofa Gallery; Bloomington, IN
2006, 2005, 2004- Monthly selected artist, Arkansas Repertory Theater, Little Rock, AR
April 2006 and 2005- Davis Gallery local artists’ group exhibits Little Rock, AR
April 2006, 2004- Department of Human Services, Little Rock, AR
May 2006, December 2005, 2004- Group exhibitions, A.C.A.C., Little Rock, AR
2004-2006- 12 Bimonthly exhibitions, Pink Tule Gallery, Little Rock, AR
March 2006- Solo Exhibition (28 new works), Gallery 26; Little Rock, AR
Recent Illustration and Design Work
I have worked as an illustrator since 1998. I illustrated articles for local and regional magazines (including Little Rock Monthly every month from 2003-2006), painted multiple book covers as well as the inside illustrations (including fully illustrating a children’s book ‘How to Get Your Brain to Stop Yelling “Ouch!”),and painted the album art for dozens of bands going all the way back to 1998. The list below begins in 2016 for brevity.
August 2020- Pallbearer ‘Forgotten Days’ album art
July 2020- Pallbearer ‘Given to the Grave’ EP Album Art
November 2019- Meandhimcallitus ‘Epilogue’ album artwork
June 2019- Pallbearer ‘Atlantis’ Single Album Art
February 2019- Redwolves ‘Future Becomes Past’ album art
April 2018- Pallbearer ‘Drop Out’ single album art
March 2017- Pallbearer ‘Heartless’ album art
August 2016- Pallbearer ‘Fear and Fury’ EP album art
Publications
Essay “Creating Truth; The Continuing Value of Accuracy and Sincerity in the Arts” published in Kitsch and Beauty, The Proceedings of the Representational Art Conference 2014, Edited by Michael Pearce, 2015
University and College Level Teaching Positions
I have been teaching college level studio art classes continually since 2007. In Summer 2020 I became online certified and have taught five fully online courses so far. From 2008 to the present I have worked as arts faculty at eight colleges. I currently teach at Golden West College (last seven years), Chaffey College (five years), Santa Ana College (five tears), a Mt. San Antonio College (two years) and Cal State LA (2017) all in Southern California. Before that I worked at Herron School of Art and Design in Indianapolis (3 years) and One semester at UALR (Fall 2010). Finally I taught at Indiana University Bloomington as a Lecturer in 2008 and 2009. Beginning Summer 2007 I was an Associate Instructor while completing my MFA at Indiana University. My typical class load for most of these thirteen years has been between three and four classes per Fall and Spring Semesters and one to two per Summer Semester. Below is a complete list of classes I have taught from 2007-2020 in order from most to least recent.
Fall 2020- Art 16-Intro to Painting, Chaffey College (Online), Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Fall 2020- Drawing I and II, Golden West College (Online), Huntington Beach, CA
Fall 2020- Art 110-2D Design, Santa Ana College (Online), Santa Ana, CA
Summer 2020- Art 15-Color Theory, Chaffey College (Online), Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Summer 2020- Beginning Drawing (Online), Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, CA
Spring 2020- Intro to Drawing, Mt San Antonio College, Walnut, CA
Spring 2020- Drawing I and II, Golden West College, Huntington Beach, CA
Spring 2020- Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Life Drawing, Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, CA
Spring 2020- Art 10-2D Design, Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Fall 2019- Intro to Painting, Mt San Antonio College, Walnut, CA
Fall 2019- Art 14-Drawing Foundations, Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Fall 2019- Drawing I and II, Golden West College, Huntington Beach, CA
Fall 2019- Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Life Drawing, Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, CA
Spring 2019- Art 10-2D Design, Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Spring 2019- Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Life Drawing, Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, CA
Spring 2019- Drawing I and II, Golden West College, Huntington Beach, CA
Spring 2019- Intro to Drawing, Mt San Antonio College, Walnut, CA
Fall 2019- Art 10-2D Design, Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Fall 2018- Art 10-2D Design, Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Fall 2018- Drawing I and II, Golden West College, Huntington Beach, CA
Fall 2018- Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Life Drawing, Santa Ana College, Santa Ana,
Summer 2018- Art 110- 2D Design, Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, CA
Spring 2018- Art 10-2D Design, Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Spring 2018- Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Life Drawing, Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, CA
Spring 2018- Drawing I and II, Golden West College, Huntington Beach, CA
Fall 2017- Art 10-2D Design, Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamong
Fall 2017- Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Life Drawing, Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, CA
Fall 2017- Drawing I and II, Golden West College, Huntington Beach, CA
Spring 2017-Intro to Life Composition, California State University, LA
Spring 2017-Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Life Drawing, Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, CA
Spring 2017- Art 14-Drawing Foundations, Chaffey College, Fontana, CA
Spring 2017- Drawing I and II, Golden West College, Huntington Beach, CA
Fall 2016- Art 44, Mixed Media Studio and Theory (2D & 3D), Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Fall 2016- Beginning to Intermediate Drawing, Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, CA
Fall 2016- Drawing I and II, Golden West College, Huntington Beach, CA
Spring 2016- Art 14- Drawing Foundations, Chaffey College, Fontana, CA
Spring 2016-Drawing I and II, Golden West College, Huntington Beach, CA
Fall 2015-Drawing I and II, Golden West College, Huntington Beach, CA
Spring 2015- Drawing I and II, Golden West College, Huntington Beach, CA,
Fall 2014- Painting I and II, Golden West College, Huntington Beach, CA
Summer 2013- Color Concepts, Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis, IN
Summer 2013- Drawing III, Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis, IN
Spring 2013- Advanced Watercolor, Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis, IN
Spring 2013- Watercolor I, Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis, IN
Spring 2013- Drawing IV, Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis, IN
Fall 2012- 2D Design, Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis, IN
Fall 2012- Drawing I, Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis, IN
Fall 2012- Drawing V-VIII, Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis, IN
Summer 2012- Color Concepts, Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis, IN
Spring 2012- Color Concepts, Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis, IN
Spring 2012- Color and Design for Interior Designers, Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis, IN
Fall 2011- Watercolor I-IV, Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis, IN
Fall-2011- Drawing III, Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis, IN
Fall 2011- Color and Design, Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis, IN
Fall-2010- Visiting Professor, Advanced Drawing VI, graduate level, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR
Fall-2010- Visiting Professor, Advanced Drawing III-V, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR
Spring 2009- Lecturer S200 Drawing, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Spring 2009- Lecturer 2D Fundamentals, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Fall 2008- Lecturer 2D Fundamentals (two classes) Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Summer 2008- Associate Instructor S200-300 Painting and Drawing, Florence Italy, IU Study Abroad Program,
Fall 2007-Spring 2008- Associate Instructor Fundamentals Drawing, Indiana University
Summer 2007- Associate Instructor Summer Drawing S200, Indiana University
Other Teaching Positions
Since 2004 I have taught in various venues outside of universities. These experiences have been instrumental in my development as a
college instructor and have offered a more diverse range of students.
Fall 2014-Summer 2015- Painting and Drawing Instructor, M.D. Studio West Hollywood, CA
Summer 2013- Instructor, Digital Documentation, Honor’s Art Program, Indianapolis, IN
Summer 2013- Instructor, Portrait Painting, Honor’s Art Program, Indianapolis, IN
Summer 2013- Instructor, Reductive Portrait Drawing, Indianapolis, IN
Summer 2010- Drawing Instructor, Indiana University Art Museum Drawing Seminars
Spring 2010- Painting Instructor, T.C. Steele Historic Site, Brown County, IN
Spring 2010- Drawing Instructor, Rhino’s Youth outreach, Bloomington, IN
Winter 2010- Fall 2009-Painting Instructor, Waldron Art’s Center, Bloomington, IN
Spring 2009- Drawing Instructor, T.C. Steele Historic Site, Brown County, IN
Fall-Summer 2004-2006- Painting Instructor, Kramer School, Little Rock, AR
Education
M.F.A. Painting; Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
B.F.A. Illustration; School of Visual Art, New York City, NY
Areas and Media of Expertise
Figure painting, artistic anatomy, landscape, and still-life painting and drawing- graphite, charcoal, pastel, mixed media (wet or dry), ink wash (grey tone or color), ball-point or quill-pen, brayer, litho-crayon, corns, woodcut, lino-cut, brayer with paint or ink, oil and/or alkyd, acrylic, watercolor, gauche, mixed media, and encaustic, on canvas or linen, (this includes building stretchers and stretching canvas or linen and building frames) stretching watercolor paper, digitally documenting 2D and 3D work, Digital art via Photoshop, Illustrator, Krita, PaintShop Pro, and Sketchbook- Presentations via Power Point, Prezi, Dream Weaver, Confer Zoom, and Harmonize I have also dabbled in iWeb, iMovie, and InDesign CS3, as well a few 3D art programs.
Competent to Teach (In-person or Online)
Foundations to graduate level Drawing or Painting (oil, acrylic, watercolor, gauche, encaustic, mixed media), Color Theory, 2D and 3D Foundations, 3D Mixed Media and Theory, Illustration, 2D or 3D Design (with all media including digital media), Graphic Design, Sequential Art or Graphic Novel, Cartooning, Print-making, Art History, Digital Documentation, Critical Approaches, Visual Communications, and Art Appreciation.