Artist Summary

Born in Cleveland, OH 1975. Multimedia artist, works in traditional media such as oil, graphite and metal as well as digital.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts from the Cleveland Institute
Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science from Kent State University

Media Mentions / Interviews

2007 - The Cleveland Plain Dealer - “The It List”
2007 - Painter Magazine
2007 - SheSheMe.com
2005 – The Hazel Chapman Show
2004 – Kenny Crumpton Interview (Fox 8 News)
2003 – “Cool Cleveland” Online Zine
2003 – WNWV 107.3 “The WAVE”
2002 – The Cleveland Plain Dealer
2002 – 90.3 WCPN “Around Noon with Dee Perry”

Print Appearances

Painter: The World’s Finest Painter Art
Shaker Life Magazine
Paint Magazine
The Artist Magazine

Selected Exhibitions

2004 - McKay Bricker Gallery, Kent OH
2004 – Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 108th Annual Open Juried Exhibition, New York NY
2004 – ArtExpo Atlanta, Atlanta GA
2004 – Solo Exhibit Shaker Heights Library, Shaker Hts., OH
2004 – 5 th Annual Sankofa Fine Art Expo, Maple Hts., OH
2004 – Solo Exhibit at ShoreBank, Cleveland OH
2004 –19th Annual African American Art Show at Martin Luther King Jr. library, Cleveland OH
2003 – Group exhibit: South Pointe Hospital, Maple Heights OH
2003 – Madera Fine Art Gallery, Shaker Heights OH
2002 – 2 nd Annual Sankofa Fine Art Expo, Maple Heights OH
2002 – “The Darkest Sisters” Group Show at CWRU Mather Gallery, Cleveland OH
2002 – Group Exhibit at Hopkins International Airport, Cleveland OH
2001 – Solo Exhibit at Shaker Heights Library, Shaker Heights OH
1999 – BFA Thesis Exhibition, The Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
1999 – Group Exhibit Bella Gallery, Mayfield Heights OH
1998 – Cleveland Public Library Annual Employee Show, Cleveland OH
1993 – Group Exhibit at The NASA Glen Research Center, Cleveland OH

Juried Shows

2004 - NOAPS The Best of America 2004 Contest
2004 – Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 108th Annual Open Juried Exhibition, New York NY
1994-1997 – The Cleveland Institute of Art Juried Independent Student Show, Cleveland OH
1992 – Scholastics Juried Art Competition Silver Key Award

Awards, Scholarships and Grants

2006 - WECO Fund awarded small business development loan
2003 – Sankofa Fine Art Plus First Annual Emerging Artist Award
2003 – Finalist in the American Artist’s Magazine 20 th annual Art Competition
1996 – Jane Hunter Scholarship Award
1994 - 1999 – Portfolio Award from The Cleveland Institute of Art
1992 – Scholastics Juried Art Competition Silver Key Award

Professional Memberships

National Oil Painters Society
National Oil and Acrylic Painter’s Society
Fractured Atlas