Education:

Pratt Institute, 1988-1992, Brooklyn NY; BFA in Fine Art

Instructor: Pratt Institute, senior project Illustration, 1995.

The Illustration Master Class at Amherst College, June 2008 & 2009(instructor and program creator)

Guest Lecturer:

Savannah School of Art and Design 1994

University of Massachusetts (1999, 1999, 2002),

Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art(2007, 2008)

Rhode Island School of Design( 2007)

Shows:

The Society of Illustrators, NYC: Spectrum: The Best of Contemporary Fantastic Art, 2006.

The Society of Illustrators, NYC: Spectrum: The Best of Contemporary Fantastic Art, 2009.

Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art( group show,2007)

The Hygienic Art : Portraits of the Divine Feminine 2009

R Michelson Gallery (2003-2009)

Appearances and honors:

Guest of Honor: Magic: The Gathering tournament, Paris, France, 1996 & 2000

Guest of Honor: Magic: The Gathering tournament, Melbourne, Australia, 1998

Guest of Honor: Magic: The Gathering tournament, Osaka, Japan, 2002

Guest of Honor: Magic: The Gathering tournament, Valencia, Spain 2007

Guest of Honor: Gen Con, 2008

1994 Eisner nominee, “Best New Artist”

1999 Gen Con Art Show, Judges Choice award.

2004 Gen Con Art Show, Best in Show.

2005 Inquest Magazine, Best Artist

2008 Chesley nominee for Outstanding Achievement in Fantasy Art

2009 Chesley nominee for Best Monochrome image

Professional Illustration/painting, 1993-present,

Clients:

Lucasfilm,

Topps,

DC Comics,

Marvel Comics,

Houghton Mifflin,

Scholastic,

Simon and Schuster,

Wizards of the Coast,

TSR,

Barefoot Books,

Charlesbridge Press,

Realms of Fantasy,

Farrar Strauss & Giroux,

MTV Animation,

Easton Press,

Dark Horse Comics

Acclaim Comics

Whit Wolf Inc

Gale Group