PROFILE
I studied figure and animal drawing, painting, sculpture and anatomy at the Academy of Art University which led me to working in animation in the San Francisco Bay Area. During the late 90’s I started working as a sculptors assistant learning many aspects of the business. For ten years I worked in professional sculpture studios in Oakland, CA, Santa Barbara, CA and Loveland, CO before I received my first large scale public art commission which began my journey 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
- 2023 “Delta Force” (in process), Eau Claire, WI
- 2023 “Jack Burke, Jr. and Jimmy Demaret (in process), Houston, TX
- 2023 “Freedom” (in process), Cleveland, OH
- 2022 “All School’s Day”, McPherson, KS
- 2022 “Saluting Navy” (in process), West Point, NE
- 2022 “(WWII) Remagen Bridge” (in process), West Point, NE
- 2022 “(WWII) Hill 60 (in process), West Point, NE
- 2022 “Allen Ginsborg”, Longmont, CO
- 2022 “Golf Swing Sequence”, Littleton, CO
- 2022 “Old Time Golfer”, Littleton, CO
- 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 clutching American Flag”, 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