BIOGRAPHY
Education
1975 Pratt Institute
School of Art and Design
Brooklyn, New York
1979 Art Center College of Design
Pasadena, CA
Bachelor of Fine Arts
1984 Art Center College of Design
Graduate School of Fine Arts
Pasadena, CA
Master of Fine Arts
Group Exhibitions
1984 The Museum of Neon Art,
Los Angeles, CA
1985 Gallery 500, Elkins Park, PA
Craft and Folk Art Museum,
Los Angeles, CA
1987 Virginia Brier Gallery,
San Francisco, CA
1988 International Gallery,
San Diego, CA
Suzanne Brown Gallery,
Scottsdale, AZ
Anne Reed Gallery, Sun Valley, ID
1989 Mobilia, Cambridge, MA
Suzanne Brown Gallery,
Scottsdale, AZ
1992 Presden Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1993 Presden Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Suzanne Brown Gallery,
Scottsdale, AZ
1994 International Gallery,
San Diego, CA
Pavo Real Gallery,
Boca Raton, FL
Solo Exhibitions
1986 International Gallery,
San Diego, CA
Craft and Folk Art Museum,
Los Angeles, CA
1987 Handcrafters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1988 Handcrafters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1989 Handcrafters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
International Gallery,
San Diego, CA
1990 Handcrafters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Suzanne Brown Gallery,
Scottsdale, AZ
1991 Handcrafters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Suzanne Brown Gallery,
Scottsdale, AZ
1992 Suzanne Brown Gallery,
Scottsdale, AZ
1994 International Gallery,
San Diego, CA
1979 – 1982
Freelance Illustrator,
Books, magazines, album covers motion picture and product advertising, greeting cards.
1982 – 1984
Studio Assistant,
sculptor John Okulick.
1984 – 1987
Instructor,
Art Center College of Design.
Classes: Nature of Materials
Intro to Painting
1985 – 1987
Designed and Produced Christmas ornaments for sale in galleries and museum gift shops.
Selected Clients:
American Folk Museum, New York City
Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles
1985 – 1996
Designed and produced limited edition sculptures for sale in galleries.
1987 – 1993
The ornaments become an international import/export business with sales to over 5000 stores in the U.S, Europe and Japan. Selected Clients:
MoCA, Los Angeles,
MoCA, San Francisco
The Whitney Museum of Art
Walker Center
High Museum of Art
Brooklyn Museum of Art
Houston Museum of Art
Cooper Hewitt Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Neiman Marcus Catalog
Nordstroms
The Nature Company
Bergdorf Goodman
FAO Schwartz
Monterey Bay Aquarium
The San Diego Zoo
1996 – 1997
Designed and produced sculptures for hotels, restaurants, casinos and theme parks.
Selected clients:
IBM
Disney
Warner Brothers
Greneker
M.G.M. Grand Hotel
1997 – 2002
Sculpted prototypes based on licensed characters for toy, gift, collectible and promotional products companies. Selected clients:
Disney
Warner Brothers
Lucas Films
Jimmy Neutron
Shrek
Sony Pictures
Sesame Street
2004
Sculptor with title credit on Sponge Bob Square Pants The Movie.
2005
Public art commission for the City of Claremont, CA