I have been a full time artist for seven years, professional for the last three.

 

Juried Art Show list:

 

       Prairie Arts Festival - Schaumburg, IL, '08, '09

       Wheaton Fine Arts Fair - Wheaton, IL, '08

       Festival Of The Arts - Glen Elynn, IL, '08

     AAUW Fine Art & Craft Show - Elgin, IL, '08

     Love Of Art Show - Lemont, IL, '08

     Festival of the Arts - Bartlett, IL '07, '08

     Ontarioville Fine Arts Fair - Hanover Park, IL, 07, '08

     Prairie State Art Fair - Arlington Heights, IL, '09

     Art In Your Eye - Batavia, IL, '09

     Fine Arts Fair - Geneva, IL, '09

     Oswego Art Fair - Oswego, IL, '09

     Fine Art Fair - St. Charles, IL, '10

     Art On The Fox - Algonquin, IL '10

     Art Walk 2010 - Bolingbrook, IL '10

     Cantigny Art Festival - Wheaton, IL, '10

 

Other Exhibits:

 

     Ontarioville Gallery - Hanover Park, IL

     Hanover Park Park District Community Center - Hanover Park, IL

     Bartlett City Hall - Bartlett, IL

     Black Box Diamond Gallery - Hoffman Estates, IL (1 - person show, month of April, '09)

     Poplar Creek Library - Streamwood, IL

 

Technique:  Oil on Canvas      Style:  Representational

 

Studied at:   Palette & Chisel - Chicago

                      David A. Leffel Workshop - Chicago

                      Vitruvian School of Chicago

                      School of the Art Institute of Chicago

 

Awards:       2008 Ontarioville Fine Arts Fair - Hanover Park, IL, Best In Category (oil) - 2nd Place

                     2010 Art On The Fox - Algonquin, IL, Honorable Mention

                     2010 Art Walk 2010 - Bolingbrook, IL, Award of Excellance

                     2010 Cantigny Art Festival - Wheaton, IL, Merit Award

                     2010 Algonquin Commons Art Festival - Algonquin, IL, Honorable Mention

                     2010 Lakefront Art Festival - Michigan City, IN , 2-D Category - 2nd Place