I am a Navy veteran and former classroom teacher, turned artist. Since 2018, I have wholeheartedly chosen to follow my passion in art and photography, and I recently earned an MFA in Art at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.
Over a decade ago, I discovered my calling while backpacking through Nepal and India. There, I documented my six-month journey and acculturation through the art of photography; to this day, this experience continues to shape my perspective as I continue to utilize the photographic medium to connect with others and understand the world around me.
Awards:
2023
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Distinguished Graduate Student Fellowship Recipient
2022
SIGMA 60th Anniversary - Honorable Mention
Artist Talks:
2024
Determinant Reflections, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
Artists Now!, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
Exhibitions:
2024
Determinant Reflections, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
Wonder, Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO
Nostalgia, Millepiani Exhibition Space, Rome, ITL
2023
Revisiting the Family Album, Stories that Bind Us, Fort Collins, Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO
13th Annual CoPa Member's Show, Walker's Point Center for the Arts, Milwaukee, WI
Mint Condition, MidwestNice Art, Aberdeen, SD
2022
TMA Contemporary, Trout Museum of Art, Appleton, WI
Surveillance Society, Millepiani Exhibition Space, Rome, ITL
The Hazards, MidwestNice Art, Aberdeen, SD
49th Annual Juried Show, Union Gallery, UWM, Milwaukee, WI
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