Artistic and Professional2001–Present Artist. Assemblage, Photography, Sculpture, Living Design, Commissions, Logos, Web design. |
2009 Inaugural ArtPrize Contributor (September-October), Grand Rapids, MI |
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2008 ELFCO Logo, Winner, East Lansing Food Coop (ELFCO-MI) T-Shirt Design |
2007 Order, displayed @ Gallery 24, Brooklyn, NY, January 11-February 10, 2007
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Gallery 24, Berlin, 3 pieces selected for juried show (September 28-October 26, 2006) |
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2005 Harmonizer, Order, Screw and 2 public art competitions Farm Habitation Project, Saline, LA |
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UrbanArt Commission: Willingham Park (finalist). |
1918 Up: Art Cooperative Logo and Studio Design, Nashville, TN |
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Airplane Bungalow Renovation Project, Memphis, TN |
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Othello Project: Commissioned Promotional logo. University of Louisiana-Lafayette. |
 Elementals: Sun Series, First Major Sculpture Sold. D’Edge Art, April. |
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Urban Art Commission (Memphis, TN): Southeast Police Precinct (commended proposal)  |
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Ed Rice Community Center Facility Renovation (finalist). |
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Participant, Art without Walls. A Performance Art Gallery, S. Main Arts District, Memphis, TN. October 31. |
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“It’s My Flag” Show @ D’Edge Art, Memphis, TN (Winter 2002-03). |
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Chasing and Reposee (class), National Ornamental Metals Museum, April. |
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Tennessee Glory, 1796*: Public Art Experiment, No. 1, Memphis, TN (June). |
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Began Retail/Fine Art Sales of Photography, Sculptures, Cards, and Prints |
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Contributing Artist, Friends for Life Summer Auction Against AIDS (2002-2003) |
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Blacksmithing II (class), National Ornamental Metals Museum, April. |
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Moved to Memphis, TN to pursue art full-time. |
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Basic Blacksmithing (class), National Ornamental Metals Museum, December. |
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Book Construction Workshop (class), Newark Museum, Newark, NJ, October. |
Job Experience1998-2001 Assistant, Senior Creative Director. BBDO, New York, NY. Administrative coordinator for production, design, and expenses for Frito-Lay and Pepsi creative teams. Prepared storyboards, coordinated meetings, props, and tracked post-production expenses. Developed proprietary personnel research model, “The Scouting Report”. Additional clients supported: Gillette, Texaco.
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1993-1997 Production Manager. Meta4 Digital Design, Livingston, NJ.Directed the development of over 50 websites, internet site standards, resource and information sharing, client management, budgeting and cost management, hiring and supervision of a staff of 15. Website clients/projects included General Electric’s inaugural integrated site (63 companies); Fuji; and BMW. Developed proprietary software for Fortune 500 clients, including BMW and Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc.  |
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1992-1993 Client Sales and Service Director. IPEX Corporation, New York, NY.Managed photographic portfolios for professional photographers, fashion and commercials models. Authored imaging production process to digitize client databases; evaluated software for image storage and enhancement capabilities.  |
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1990-1992 Director of Client Sales. Showcase Communications Network, Ltd., New York, NY. Designed and implemented photographic inventory management system to catalog and maintain current portfolios (over 6000 images) for commercial models and modeling agencies. Client Agencies included: Ford, IMG, Wilhelmina.  |
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1986-1990 Agent/Director of Graphic Services. The Team Works Creative Resource, New York, NY. Developed, maintained and represented an artists’ stable for 20 illustrators and 25 story-board artists for top advertising agencies. Developed interface, software, forms, promotional videos, and client sales for “Folio-Tech”, an analog laser disk of the accumulated portfolios of advertising executives for recruitment purposes. Clients included: Saatchi & Saatchi, McCann Erickson, Young and Rubicam.  |
Education1984-1986 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Major: Graphic Design and Photography.
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1983-1984 Spring Arbor University, Spring Arbor, MI. Transferred to University of Michigan.
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1982-1983 Trine University, Angola, IN.  |
