EDUCATION
Alfred State College of Ceramics, School of Art & Design at Alfred University
BFA - 2003
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Sculpting
Lost Wax Casting Process
Mold making - rubber & plaster
Wax working
Investment - ceramic shell & resin-bonded sand
Metal Pouring
Metal Working; bronze, steel, stainless steel & aluminum
Welding; MIG, TIG, arc & brazing
Finishing
Patina
Hot & cold applications
Glass Casting
Mold making; plaster/silica, steel, graphite & sand
Techniques; hot ladle poured, pat-d vere, cullet & slumped
Cold Working
Kiln & Annealer Design & Assembly
Electric & gas
Wood Working
Assembly & sculpting
Neon
Tube bending, neon/argon bombarding & wiring
Printmaking
Traditional; wood carving, etching & mono
Digital; Mac Photoshop
Painting
Drawing
EXPERIENCE
Instructor - Patina “Metal As Canvas”
3rd Ward, November 2010
Brooklyn, New York
Instructor – Welding Techniques For Furniture and Sculpture
3rd Ward, August – September 2010
Brooklyn, New York
Co-Instructor - Hot Glass Casting - “Conception to Completion”
Penland School of Craft, July 2009
Penland, North Carolina
Visiting Artist
Alfred University, March 2007 & April 2008
Alfred, New York - Bronze casting & patina demonstration
Custom Architectural Metal Fabrication
Kern Rockenfield, Inc, 2006 - present
Brooklyn, New York - Patina Specialist
Glass Casting Teacher
Urban Glass, February - April 2007
Brooklyn, New York
Patina Artist
Shidoni Foundry, 2003 - 2006
Tesuque, New Mexico - Finishing Supervisor
Visiting Artist
University of Kansas, Lawrence, April 2004
Lawrence, Kansas - Patina demonstration & lecture
Assistant to Metal & Stone Sculptor Glen Zweygardt
Alfred University, 2001 to 2003
Alfred, New York - Foundry technician & metal pourer
Assistant to Glass Sculptor Steven Dee Edwards
Alfred University, 2001 - 2003
Alfred, New York - Hot ladled glass casting
Foundry & Fabrication Technician
Alfred University, 2002 - 2003
Alfred, New York
EXHIBITIONS
2011
Dashboard Co-Op
Group Show
Atlanta, Georgia
Bushwick Open Studios
Group Show
Brooklyn, New York
3 Egg Studios
3HREE, Featured Artist in Group Show
Brooklyn, New York
Greenpoint Gallery
Group Show
Brooklyn, New York
Gallery Bar
Group Show
New York, New York
2010
Gallery Bar
Silent Noise - Group Show
New York, New York
Eye On Art Gallery
Carmel, Indiana
Rabbit Hole Studio
Silent Noise - Group Show
Brooklyn, New York
Zeitgeist Gallery
Terraform - Solo Show
Nashville, Tennessee
2009
The Elephant Sanctuary Auction
Nashville, Tennessee
Heritage Trail Vineyard
Auction for Connecticut Multiple Sclerosis
Lisbon, Connecticut
Zeitgeist Gallery
Art in Open Spaces - At Terrazzo
Nashville, Tennessee
Limner Gallery
Emerging Artists - Juried Group Show
Hudson, New York
2008
Sewing Factory Open Studios/08
Group Show
Brooklyn, New York
2007
Sewing Factory Open Studios/07
Group show
Brooklyn, New York
Fosdick/Nelson Gallery
Breaking the Mold – Retrospective Sculpture Show for Glenn Zweygardt
Alfred, New York
2006
Craighead Green Gallery
Dallas, Texas
Shidoni Foundry, Galleries & Sculpture Gardens
Tesuque, New Mexico
2005
New Mexico Museum of Art
Explorations in Bronze: Degas & New Mexico Sculptors
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Shidoni Foundry, Galleries & Sculpture Gardens
Tesuque, New Mexico
2004
Shidoni Foundry, Galleries & Sculpture Gardens
Tesuque, New Mexico
2003
Robert Turner Gallery
Alfred University, Alfred, New York
Senior Show, Harder Hall
Alfred University, Alfred, New York
The Paul Vickers Gardener Glass Center
The New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred, New York
Vreeland Marketing & Design
Yarmouth, Maine
Portland Symphony Show House
Portland, Maine
2002
Royal River Gallery
Yarmouth, Maine