BACHELOR OF ARTS, FINE ARTS
Hampshire College, Sep 2000-May 2004, Amherst MA.
OBJECTIVE
Make art, teach art, encourage a mindful approach to art-making, and inspire creative thinking and problem solving in all other disciplines.
SKILLS
Gallery Artist/Designer/ Fabricator/Commercial Artist/Arts and Language Teacher/Curator
COMMERCIAL ARTIST
Summer 2011, commercial fabricator under the Weapons Specialists NYC, for a Dunkin’ Donuts TV commercial (fall pumpkin spice), metal fabricator/team leader/project manager to construct a working full-sized catapult featured in the advertisement.
Summer 2015, commercial sculptor with artist Daniel Blondet, for an IKEA furniture TV commercial, set design/fabricator/team leader, to construct the physical sets and environments featured in the advertisement.
COLLECTIONS
In the private collections of esteemed collectors:
Diana Burroughs
Miguel Benavidez
Hellen Heineman Haje
Marika Wagle
Seyong Chung
EXHIBITIONS
GROUP SHOWS
Nov-2010, “Jellification” Parsons Hall Project Space, Holyoke MA
May-2012, “Tag (You’re It)” 13 Forest Gallery, Arlington MA
Dec-2012, “Young Collectors” Leila Heller Gallery, Chelsea NYC
May-2013, “Inside Out” Canal Gallery, Holyoke MA
July-2013, “Emerging Collectors” Montauk Beach House, Montauk NY
Dec-2014, “Art and Real Estate Collectors” 7 Wooster st. NYC
Jan-2017, “En Mass” Diana Felber Gallery, West Stockbridge MA
July-2017, “YB List” [B]Communications Gallery, Daegu S. Korea
Oct-2017, “Initials Unknown” Soma Art Space, HCMC Viet Nam
Sept-2018, “Do what you feel!” Room Gallery, HCMC Viet Nam
Oct-2018, “Alphabet Show” Traveling exhibition, 4 cities, Viet Nam
SOLO SHOWS
Aug-2016, “Hide” [B]Space Gallery, Daegu S. Korea
Feb-2017, “Untitled” T Morning, Daegu S. Korea
ARTIST EXPERIENCE
APPRENTICESHIPS
+ May-Aug 2003, shop assistant at Studio #11, Brooklyn NY, metal welding/fabrication/polishing/installation.
+ June 2004- Feb 2007, studio assistant to conceptual artist Tom Friedman, painting/collage/sculpture/drawing/art packaging and moving.
+ May 2005- Jan 2008, studio assistant to metal sculptor Sam Ostroff, welding/braising/metal fabricating/architectural and furniture design/signage/installation.
