EDUCATION

BFA. May 1996 - Corcoran School of Art, DC
July 1994 - Montgomery College, MD
AA. May 1990 - College of Boca Raton, FL
One year internship program 1987 - Dynamy, MA

EXHIBITIONS/PROJECTS

• 2003 - Sites and Sounds is and event that I coordinate on the last Friday every 2 months at Thyme Square. (end of May, July, September and so on) This is an event for the artists that are showing there work. It is a party with live music, and dancers.
• The Bar, Nov 17^th 98
• DCAC District of Columbia Arts Center, April 98
• Bethesda Country Club, Jan 98
• 9:30 Club, Dec 97
• American Institute for Conservation (AIC) Member,96,97,98
• Japan Information and Culture Center, Dec 10/96-Jan 10/97
• Corcoran Gallery, Hemicycle, 4/96
• Border Books/White Flint Mall Rockville, MD 96
• Rock Creek Gallery Feb8-Mar2 95/96 (2 shows)
• Corcoran School of Art White Walls 95/96 (4-5 shows)
• Shaolin Martial Arts Academy – Commissioned, six molds of hands in fighting positions
• Equestrian Forge- Foundry Work, 96
• Maryland Arts Institute- Mold Making, 96
• Renaissance Fair – 15110 Jones Lane, North Potomac, MD. 5/96 96
• Art League School – Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, ceramic class, 94

TEACHING

• 2002 - present teaching art (drawing, painting, sculpture) to adults with downs syndrome, autism, and retardation at Montgomery college Rockville Campus. I will be teaching them a drama class during the summer.

VOLUNTEER PROJECTS

The Children's Inn at NIH

• Mural Projects with Children afflicted by AIDS and Cancer
• Art Projects for the Children

PUBLICATIONS

• Home and Design Spring 2002
• Washington Post 2003, 2000, 1999, 1998
• City Paper 2000
• DC One Magizine 10th edition
• Washington Times – Corcoran Beaux Arts Masquerade Ball, 3/96
• California – Project in bronze, sculpture for Rodeo in Salinas
• Washington Post – Weekend Section Red Tomato Restaurant, 1/17/98
• Washington Post Magazine – 17^th Century theme party in Georgetown, 5/9/98
• National Symphony Orchestra – Show house
• Washington Post – Design Center
• Luxury Homes – November/December 98
• Home & Design – Focus on Fine Art & Galleries, Late Summer, 2001

AWARDS

Scholorship Award and Pell Grant to the Corcoran

Shaolin Martial Arts Academy – Kung Fu Wu Shu / also studied Kempo, Ju-jitsu. Awarded numerous Trophies in competitions should achieve my black belt in the summer of 98.

Reveille Award for best Intern in Dynamy Program

Outward Bound – two certificates

WORK HISTORY

Decorative Specialists 10/99 to Present

This is my own company. I have a substantial clientele base and growth since starting the company.

• Glen Construction Company, Inc. (Builder)
• The Maddox Co. (Wayne Maddox, Architect)
• HITM (Design Firm)
• Bogden Builders
• Capital Interiors (Design Firm)
• C. H. Edmunds, Builder, Inc.
• Korth Companies (Builder)
• Fine Designs & Collectibles
• Corrado's, Inc. (Design Firm)
• Jim Beam (Wall Mural at the Toledo Lounge, DC)
• Centro (Restaurant)
• Tilden Gardens (Lobby)
• Dehli Dhaba (Restaurant)
• Mustard Seed (Retail Store)
• Red Tomato (Restaurant)
• The homes of various residential clients

Valley Craftsman 5/98 (301) 495-8401

3535 Clipper Mill Rd.
Baltimore, MD 21211

Faux Finishes and murals for commercial and private clients.

Free-lance Restoration 7/94-present

Work from my home restoring sculptures for various clients throughout the Washington DC,Boston, Florida, New York and Philidelphia areas as well as researching information on art for clients.

Have restored art since 1988.

Freelance projects

• Dupont Italian Kitchen
• 9:30 Club – Faux Finished Back stage rooms, Dec 97
• Delhi Dhaba Indian Restaurant in Bethesda – Faux Finished entire place, Dec 97/Jan 98
• Washington Video in Dupont Circle – Faux Finished entire place
• Faux private homes, refinish furniture

High Techsplanations, Inc 7/2/96-8/21/96 (301) 984-4874

Virtual Reality Medical Visualization, Multimedia Company

Created three dimensional molds from life models for medical research.

Kristen Swanson 1/8/97-4/10/97 (202) 544-5807

Mold-making assistant; worked with Kris on a monument sculpture 1 ½ times larger than life size (bronze cowboy holding a saddle.) Sculpture is for California Rodeo. I assisted with piece in California foundry from March 25^th – April 10^th 1997.

P&C ART 6/96-6/97 (301) 881-2829

Congressional Plaza

Art Consultant of Lithographs, Serigraphs, Original Paintings, Shows and Framing.

Pavo Real Gallery 9/88-6/94

Employed for 6 years in restoration, sales, buying, and management. Included travelling of east coast cities; Florida, D.C., Boston, and New York. I covered all aspects of the workthat this company had to offer. Increased sales profits by 40% while managing Georgetown Park Gallery in Washington, DC.