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What engages me is the pursuit of creativity, in all fields of study; while I am a practicing artist, an educator, and writer, I am convinced that creativity is also a necessary component of mathematics, science, engineering, and the social sciences. I am a curious child at heart and, as a result, am dedicated to childhood creativity and education.

I received my MFA from Boston University, taught at BU, at MIAD, and currently at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee and the University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. National exhibition experiences range from Chicago, Boston, Dallas, New Haven, Manhattan, Pennsylvania, to Washington D.C.; locally at the Milwaukee Art Museum, Haggerty Museum, Kohler Arts Center, Schauer Arts Center, Ripon College, Sharon Lynn Wilson Center, Frank Juarez Gallery, and other venues.

Artwork publications

From Here to There

BookForum, Volume 17, Issue 2

New American Paintings, number 41.

Presentations

Open House for the Peck School of the Arts, University of WI -Milwaukee

12th Biennial for Arts and Technology at Connecticut College.

FATE Biennial in St. Louis.

"Creativity and Cognition" at the Sharon Lynn Wilson Center for the Young President's Organization Spousal event.

Written publications

“Embodiment and Mass Communications” for the 12th Biennial

“The Chimerian Man: Notes On A Remix Culture” for the e-magazine RCP.MLK2000.