I am a New York based visual artist and educator. I despise the term “photographer” because photography concerns craft, process and (mainly) cameras. Photographers are technicians. The term photography tends to shifts the focus from the art to the tools. I’m not concerned with tools. Cameras, paint brushes, canvases, papers, cell phones, crayons; they are all just tools. Cameras make pictures, artists make art.
I am a visual artist who happens to work with cameras (at the moment). I say “at the moment” because my work is constantly in flux, always changing and morphing into new mediums. Although almost all of my work begins with a photograph, sometimes it evolves into a GIF, or a hand painted image, a meme, a collage, a poem, or a moving image (video art). I draw my inspiration from a large pool of artists. Some of the major ones are Duane Michals, Man Ray, René Magritte and Lou Reed.
My work has been exhibited internationally and is in the permanent collection of The Center For Fine Art Photography and Benedictine University.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
M.F.A. Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
B.S. Organizational Leadership, Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, NY
A.A.S. Fine Art, Westchester Community College, Valhalla, NY
Exhibitions
2014
Stivers School For The Art, Dayton, OH
2013
Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA. 19th Juried Show,
Curated by Kathy Ryan, New York Times Magazine.
Biblioteca del Congreso de la Nación, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Stivers School For The Art, Dayton, OH
Against The Stream, Los Angeles, CA
2012
PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT. Personal Portraits Group Show Curated by Frank Goodyear, National Portrait Gallery.
Griffin Museum of Photography, 18th Juried Show, Curated by Paul Kopeikin, Winchester, MA
The Center For Fine Art Photography, Home Exhibition. Boulder, CO
Society For Photographic Education, Annual Member Show, Curated by Todd Hido. RayKo Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Honorable Mention by Todd Hido
Cheim & Read, Visual Aids, New York, NY
Museum of the Reconquista, Tigre, Buenos Aires, Argentina
La Fragua, Villa Elisa, Entre Rios, Argentina
Society for the Promotion Villa La Ñata, Las Heras Richieri Tigre, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2011
Benedictine University Art Gallery, Lisle, Illinois
Bokeh Gallery, Santander, Spain
Gallery Estespacionoesmio, Carabobo, Mérida, Venezuela
Central Library of the Universidad Simon Bolivar Caracas, Venezuela
Museo de Arte Colonial, Mérida, Venezuela
Alternative Space Chac Mool, Monterrey, NL, Mexico
2010
Belen Posada del Migrante. Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico.
Café Gallery Agoras. Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
Metro Station Cuauhtemoc, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Social and Cultural Centre, Vila Praia de Ancora, Portugal
Ministry of Economy, Mexico City, D. F. Mexico
Metro Station Salto del Agua, Mexico City, DF Mexico
University Artes Visuales, UANL, Monterrey, NL, Mexico
Focal Point Gallery, Bronx, NY
2009
Small Works, Big Idea APW Gallery, New York, NY
1996
Westchester Community College Spring Show, Valhalla NY
The Downtown Gallery, White Plains, NY
Auctions
2011
Susanins Auction Gallery, Chicago Illinois
Publications
Best of Photography 2013, Published by Photographer’s Forum Magazine
New York City Art Book Project, Published by APW Gallery NY
Letrina
File Magazine
Permanent Collections
The Center For Fine Art Photography, Boulder, CO
Benedictine University, Lisle, Illinois
Professional Memberships
Society for Photographic Education
Society for Photographic Education, Northeastern Region
College Art Association
Skills
Superior knowledge of digital photography including, digital capture, film and flatbed scanning, Adobe Creative Suite including Lightroom and Photoshop. Master silver gelatin printer. Widespread use and knowledge of studio and location lighting. Thorough understanding of color theory, C-41, RA-4 and E-6 processes. Extensive knowledge of the history of photography. Passionate about contemporary fine art and all of the visual arts.