PROFILE
I studied figure and animal drawing, painting, sculpture and anatomy at the Academy of Art University which led me to doing animation in the San Francisco Bay Area. During the 90’s, I worked as a sculptors assistant learning many aspects of the business. For ten years I had worked in professional sculpture studios in Oakland, CA, Santa Barbara, CA and Loveland, CO as a sculptor’s assistant before I received my first large scale public art commission which began my career as a studio artist. Since 2008 I have been working on sculptures for public and private collections throughout the US and exhibiting at art festivals.
EDUCATION
- 1998-2009 studio assistant to Mario Chiodo, Danielle Anjou and Dee Clements
- 2004 Marble and Art Workshops, Pietrasanta, Italy
- 1995-1998 San Francisco Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
- 1992-1993 Cuesta Community College, San Luis Obispo, CA
INSTALLATIONS
- 2022 “All School’s Day” monument (in process), McPherson, KS
- 2022 “Saluting Navy” (in process), West Point, NE
- 2021 “Eleanor Hondius”, by Sutton Betti and Dan Glanz, Estes Park, CO
- 2021 “Old Abe”, Eau Claire, WI
- 2021 “Remembering Heroes”, Rome, NY
- 2020 “McPherson Globe Refiners monumental relief”, McPherson, KS
- 2020 “Fast Break, Fraser, CO
- 2020 “Liberty”, Bloomville, OH
- 2020 “Julie Penrose” by Sutton Betti and Dan Glanz, Colorado Springs, CO
- 2019 “Bareback Bronc Rider”, Pueblo, CO
- 2019 “Saluting Air Force Sergeant”, West Point, NE
- 2018 “Remembering the Fallen”, Fremont, NE
- 2018 “Present Arms (US Marine)”, West Point, NE
- 2018 “Present Arms (US Army)”, West Point, NE
- 2018 “Returning Home”, West Point, NE
- 2018 “Gold Star Wife”, West Point, NE
- 2018 “Lest We Forget” by Sutton Betti and Fredric Arnold, New Orleans, LA
- 2017 “The Forgotten Soldier”, Norfolk, NE
- 2017 “Bald Eagle with WWII-era American Flag”, Heroes Park, Norfolk, NE
- 2017 “Freedom Wings”, West Point, NE
- 2016 “Master Swimmer”, Fort Collins, CO
- 2016 “The Visionary” by Sutton Betti and Daniel Glanz, Estes Park, CO
- 2015 “Frank Hoag, Jr.”, Pueblo, CO
- 2014 “Savannah”, Cleveland, OH
- 2014 “Western States Cougar”, Auburn, CA
- 2013 “Remembering”, Norfolk, NE
- 2013 “Sowing Seeds”, Loveland, CO
- 2013 “Tuskegee Airman, Joe Gomer”, Iowa Falls, IA
- 2013 “WWII-era US Army Boots”, Fort Worth, TX
- 2013, “Niccolo Paganini”, Loveland, CO
- 2012 “Jessica Liddell-McIntosh Memorial”, Denver, CO
- 2011 “Bob Bailey”, Salt Lake City, UT
- 2011 “Chester Reiten”, Minot, ND
- 2009 “Puddler’s Break”, Boulder City, NV
EXHIBITIONS, AWARDS and MEMBERSHIPS
- since 2021-Life member of Marquis Who’s Who, NY
- 2019 Evergreen Fine Art Festival, Evergreen, CO
- since 2015 Life member of Vietnam Veterans of Ventura County, Ventura, CA
- 2015 Old Monterey Fine Art Festival, Monterey, CA
- 2015 Art on the Rockies, Vail, CO
- 2015 Evergreen Fine Art Festival, Evergreen, CO
- 2015 Loveland Fine Art and Wine Festival, Loveland, CO
- 2013 Broomfield’s Choice Award, Art for Awhile art on loan Program, Broomfield, CO
- since 2010 member of National Sculpture Society, NY
- 2007-2014 Loveland Sculpture Invitational, Loveland, CO
- 2008-2009 Red Rocks Country Club Artwalk, Morrison, CO
- 2007-2010 Sculpture at the River Market, Little Rock, AR
- 2005 Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Art Exhibit, Santa Barbara, CA
- 2003 Dr. and Mrs. Russell Saphian Award, National Portrait Competition, St. Louis, MO
- 2003 Award of Excellence, California State Fair, Best of Shows Competition, Sacramento, CA
- 2003 Best in Show, Dixon May Fair Fine Art Competition, Dixon, CA
- 2003 Pastel Society of the West Coast, Art Exhibit, Carmichael, CA
- 2002 Art Connections, solo exhibit “Life as I see it”, Davis, CA