I‘ve lived in Buffalo since early 90’s. I’ve shown my artwork at many different venues such as Hallwalls, Big Orbit, Squeaky Wheel, and Gallery 164.
I received a B.F.A. degree in painting from the School of Visual art in 1991. I spent the first semester in their cartooning program before abruptly switching to a crash course in making messy, experimental, hypermodern disasterpieces. During this time I was an intern at the Alternative Museum (a sociopolitical gallery); where I helped put up shows by great artists such as Sue Coe and Peter Dean. The combination of these experiences helped me to develop my own art style. My new artwork plunders, juxtaposes, dissects deciphers many aspects of the social, natural and psychological world; revealing the weirdness inside normal everyday life.
Objective: To constantly improve my art work by exploring and inventing new media and formats, expanding into new environments and obtaining new audiences.
Education
05/1991 Bachelor of Fine Arts, School of Visual Arts, New York City, NY
GPA: 3.4/4.0
Work-study intern at the Alternative Museum at 17 White Street in New York City. Assisted with installing the artwork of many acclaimed sociopolitical artists such as Sue Coe and Peter Dean. Participated in the museum’s community events such as the annual “Day of the Dead” parade which were fundraisers for AIDS victims and homeless people(1989-1991)
05/1988 Associate of Fine Art, Jamestown Community College Jamestown, NY
GPA: 3.6/4.0
Related Courses:
- Art Courses: Design, Figure drawing, Visiting Artist Seminar, Painting workshops, Illustration, Cartooning, Sculpture, Art History, Art Theory
Humanities Courses: English Literature, Psychology, Sociology, Biology, Anthropology, History
Past Exhibitions:
Member Shows:
12/2006 Rochester Contemporary Museum Rochester, NY
- Showed nature inspired abstract oil painting.
2006/2007 Arts Council Buffalo, NY
- Contributed neoexpressionist collage paintings.
1994-2007 Big Orbit Gallery Buffalo, NY
- Exhibited numerous mixed media art pieces.
1994/2007 Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center Buffalo, NY
- Displayed numerous mixed media art pieces.
2002-2003 Art Dialogue Gallery Buffalo, NY
- Showed cartoon-collage paintings of various sizes.
Group Shows:
06/2007-present Gallery 141B Buffalo, NY
- Exhibited numerous new and old paintings. Participated in an outdoor group show of local artists during the Allentown Art Festival. Also worked on live large scale drawings with oil pastels and markers to produce scifi/fantasy Giacometti inspired artwork.
06/2007-present Cosmopolitan Gallery Buffalo, NY
- Over 20 regional and out of town artists. Showed numerous new collage paintings that combined images pillaged from old comics, tabloids and electronic manuals with latex and acrylic paint.
06-08/2007 Niagara Arts and Cultural Center Niagara Falls, NY
- “Beyond the Barrel” Regional Juried Show. Displayed 3 new mixed media paintings.
01/2007 Gallery 141B Buffalo, NY
- Showed numerous mixed media works in the “New Year, New Media” show.
01/2007 Cosmopolitan Gallery Buffalo, NY
- Showed paintings that incorporate Christian, Hindu and Norse beliefs and stories in the “Jesus and Pals” religious and cultural beliefs exhibition.
10/2006 B-West Art Studio Buffalo, NY
- Showed mixed media paintings to benefit Crisis Service Advocate Program.
08-09-12/2006 B-West Art Studio Buffalo, NY
- Showed numerous old and new art pieces in a four artist group show, holiday show.
03/2006 Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center Buffalo, NY
- Original cartoon inspired paintings in a three artist group show.
12/2005 Hardware Café and Art Gallery, Allen St. Buffalo, NY
- Contributed a few surreal collage paintings to holiday art show
08/2004-05-06 Art on Porches (Yearly community event)
- Showed numerous mixed media paintings.
04/2005 “Art After 9/11” New Phoenix Theatre Buffalo, NY
- Small cartoon paintings about the war on terrorism and nuclear proliferation.
02/2005 Art auction: benefit for Tsunami victims. Pensandote Art Gallery, Allen St. Buffalo, NY
- Contributed abstract paintings.
11/2004 Impact Gallery Buffalo, NY
- National juried group show, Mixed media work “Social Architecture”.
06/2004 Gallery 164, 164 Allen St., Buffalo, NY
- Showed various old and new works in “4X40 group show”
08/2003 Olcott Beach Art Festival Olcott, NY
- Showed various cartoon-abstract paintings.
2000-01 The Spot Coffee House Buffalo, NY and Squeaky Wheel Multi Media Gallery Buffalo, NY
- Showed political cartoon paintings that protested sweatshops and other conditions caused by globalization.
05/1991 “Le Salon De Refuse” The School of Visual Arts New York City, NY
- Showed series of humorous, dada inspired collage paintings clipped from various tabloid journals.
04/1990 Crosby Street Studios Broadway, NY
- Showed several expressionistic paintings based on the female form.
04/1989 Student Show School of Visual Arts New York, NY
- Showed a large monochrome black assemblage painting constructed with wood, leaves, dirt, wire, and found objects.
09/1989 Student Show School of Visual Arts New York, NY
- Showed a large monochrome white assemblage constructed with cardboard, dirt, wood, and twine.
Solo Exhibitions:
06/2006 Hardware Café and Art Gallery, Allen St. Buffalo, NY
- Psychoasis: Series of surreal/dadaesque collage paintings.
02&04-2004 Gallery 164 Buffalo, NY
- Mutating Mythology (information war): Mixed media landscape and cityscapes strewn with robotic and animalistic figures, primitive automatic writing and printed word play. A mysterious blend of abstraction and figuration.
09&10/2003 The Spot Coffee House Buffalo, NY
- Showed a series of minimalist black and white and limited color cartoon paintings utilizing additional unconventional art materials such as leaves, dirt, paper maché, oil pastels, and collage. These paintings depict various states of the conscious and unconscious mind such as insanity, alienation and the liberating effects of free association. They represent a slapstick melodrama of dysfunctional human relationships.
09&10/2002 The Spot Coffee House Buffalo, NY
- Showed a series of collage-cartoon paintings in which animalistic robotic figures depicted subject matter such as nuclear proliferation, genetic engineering, and T.V. brain washing as well as more “normal” aspects of daily existence.
05/1998 The Brown Bean Fredonia, NY
- A series of full color expressionistic paintings, which combined animal, human, and technological forms. This show depicted war, fascism and mass media brainwashing.
Multimedia Shows:
07/2003 Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center Buffalo, NY
- Painted a wall size canvas in the “real time painting” event. Using collage, house paints and oil pastels created something resembling an Urban Arena consisting of mutated figures in multiple states of political and psychological warfare.
02/2000 Big Orbit Gallery and Basta Magazine Buffalo, NY
- Along with my band “Global Village Idiots” I co-wrote and performed a dada absurdist mock opera called “Henry”. It featured experimental music and hand made, painted costumes and backdrops.
02/1999 Big Orbit Gallery and Basta Magazine Buffalo, NY
- Along with my band “Global Village Idiots” I co-wrote and performed a guerilla rock opera. It featured experimental music and hand made, painted costumes and backdrops.
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