I grew up in the urban sprawl of Tampa Florida in a time before smart phones. My pursuit in higher education took 10 years to complete and included an Associate of Arts degree from Hillsborough Community College, a Bachelor of Arts degree, and a Master of Fine Arts degree, both from the University of South Florida. I graduated with my MFA in 2002 in a studio art program that was anti-disciplinary and emphasized art made through interrogating concepts and then pursuing materials, processes, and forms. My concept-based arts education has led to a multiplicity of mediums including: video, sound, sculpture, painting, photography, performance, and digital processes. I have a deep love for learning, experimenting, and connecting ideas into various forms. The artworks that I have produced have been exhibited in many national and international venues, including Hallways Contemporary Art Center (Buffalo, NY), Nudashank Gallery (Baltimore, MD), Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, MI), Sushi Center for the Urban Arts (San Diego, CA), Primo Piano (Lecce, Italy), International Short Film Festival G-niale (Stralsund, Germany), Taiwan’s National Experimental Theatre (Taipei), and Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Art, Taiwan.

After earning my terminal arts degree, I taught as an Assistant Professor of studio arts at Middle Tennessee State University (from 2002-2005), then moved to Ellensburg, Washington and taught a range of studio art courses at Central Washington University. In 2008, I joined the Department of Art at Grinnell College, where I continue to teach and learn as a Professor of Art. Grinnell College Department of Art