Contemporary Impressionist Painter
Coastal • Great Lakes • Landscape, Water & Light

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS & AWARDS

2026
Besser Museum Juried Art Exhibition — Alpena, Michigan
Best in Show

2024
Crain Communications International Exhibition — Detroit, Michigan
Invitation-only exhibition

2021
Pandemic in Art, Juried Exhibition — Gaylord Arts Council, Gaylord, Michigan

2011
Tyler Art in the Street, Juried Exhibition — Tyler, Texas
Landscape painting selected for exhibition marketing cover

2010
Gilmer Arts Council Juried Exhibition — Gilmer, Texas
First Place — Portraiture
Second Place — Landscape

SELECTED GALLERY REPRESENTATION

Blue Heron Gallery — Elk Rapids, Michigan
Freshwater Gallery — Boyne City, Michigan
Gaylord Arts Council Gallery — Gaylord, Michigan
Traveling Ladders Gallery — Alpena, Michigan

ARTS & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Artist-in-Residence Coordinator
Wildlife Sanctuary River Center — Alpena, Michigan
2021–2023

• Developed and distributed nationwide calls for artists through social media and professional creative networks.

• Participated in the selection of residency candidates in collaboration with the sanctuary board.

• Coordinated artist-residency outreach, communications, and promotional activities.

PRESS & PUBLICATIONS

The Alpena News — August 12, 2026
“Besser Museum announces award winners at 2026 Juried Art Exhibition opening reception”

EDUCATION

University of Virginia
BSN; BA, Minor in Fine Art

Milan Art Institute
Mastery Program