State University Community College

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S UMMARY

P rofessional artist and certified instructor with f ifteen y ears of educational and mentorship experience

h aving a strong familiarity with production as well as educational e nvironments.

P ROFESSIONAL EXPERIE NCE

2 012 - P resent

A DJUNCT INSTRUCTOR D rawing for Digital Arts

G rand Canyon University P hoenix, AZ

2 009 - P resent

A D J UNCT INSTRUCTOR L ife Drawing, B eginning/Intermediate Drawing, A rt A ppreciation

C entral A rizona College C oolidge, AZ

1 999 - 2 012

I NSTRUCTOR C olor Theory, Figure Drawing, Anatomy for Artists, Design Principles, Traditional

A nimation, Concept A rt, C ourse Development

C ollins College T empe, AZ

2 000 - P resent

F REELANCE WORK a s A RTIST/ILLUSTRATOR

M ural painting - p rivate commission. Website graphics - W ide Range Productions. Digital

p ainting environment, animation work for c ommercial - A l Collins. Company Logo and

o ther graphics - A udio Confusion. Brand Logo and layout - A nderson Music. I llustrations

f or children’s book - D avid Pinter, author . P ortrait commission; Music CD cover for Todd

L uxton and the Cadillacs . C oncept art and character design for Pulza game for Dev Jana .

2 000 - 2003

A D J UNCT INSTRUCTOR A RH 112 Renaissance through Contemporary Art

R io Salado Community College T empe, AZ

1 997 - 1 999

D IGITAL A RTIST P rojects worked o n: Lego Racers, Paper Boy, and NBA Basketball

f or the Nintendo 64 game console, focusing on 2D and 3D pre - production work.

H igh Voltage Software, Inc . H offman Estates, IL

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T empe, A Z 8 5283 U nit D

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A WARDS

N ominated for the Skowhegan Fellowship 1 983

C ertificate of Congressional Recognition P resented by Jim Blanchard, Governor of 1 982

M ichigan

S cholastic Art Awards Scholarship - S ponsored by Hallmark 1 980 - 81

O ther Certificate awards from Hallmark: second and third place

C ertificate award from L awrence Institute of Technology and the Detroit Edison 1 980

C ompany

E XHIBITIONS

T he Fire House P hoenix, AZ 2 015

D esert Broom Library C ave Creek, AZ 2 01 4

S ignal Peak Campus C ollage, AZ 2 013

S un Dust G allery T empe, AZ 2 008

N umerous Exhibits - Paulina Miller Gallery P hoenix, AZ 2 003 - 08

F eatured artist at Gold Bar T empe, AZ 2 007

M ill's End T empe, AZ 2 006

W illiamsburg Historical Art Center B rooklyn, NY 2 003

T he Amsterdam P hoenix, AZ 2 003

T he Paper Heart P hoenix, AZ 2 003

T he Lucky Dragon T empe, AZ 2 002

T he Buddha Lounge T empe, AZ 2 001

M .F.A. Exhibition a t H arry Wood Gallery - A rizona State University T empe, AZ 1 996

E xhaustion a t A rizona State University West G lendale, AZ 1 996

C ult of Beauty a t T he Works S cottsdale, AZ 1 993

C lash Culture Gallery P hoenix, AZ 1 992

S hine Gallery T empe, AZ 1 992

F eatured artist a t M esa Community College M esa, AZ 1 991

P ermanent collection o f the W hite House W ashington, D.C. 1 982

P RIVATE O WNERS/DEALERS

N orman Mille r P rofessor Emeritus

J esse Nelson O wner of Audio Confusion and Art Space

D avid Pinter M edia Artist and Photographer

E lisa Terranova A rtist

B arbara Rogers A rtist

D an Grashuck A rt Collector/Dealer of Fantasy Art

M iles Russell P rivate Collector

R . A nn Martinez P rivate Collector, Fine Art Dealer

E DUCATION

M .F.A. Arizona State University T empe, AZ 1 99 6

B .F.A. Wayne State University D etroit, MI 1 9 88

T EACHING CERTIFICATI ON

C ertified college - level instructor - Maricopa County College D istrict P hoenix, AZ 1 996

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