EDUCATION

2006           Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
                   Master of Fine Arts Degree in Illustration
2003           Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
                   Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Illustration

 

EXHIBITIONS

2007           Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art
                   Salon International 2007 Exhibit, San Antonio, TX
2007           The Central Rotunda Gallery
                   The spring exhibition at University of San Francisco, Law School, CA
2007           Lee Youngman Galleries, featured artist in April, Calistoga, CA
2007           Amsterdam Whitney Gallery
                   "VISIONS of EARTYHLY DELIGHTS" Exhibition, New York, NY
2006           Dunnegan Gallery, "BEST of AMERICA" Exhibition
                   National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society, Bolivar, MO
2006           Dana Gallery, National Exhibition
                   Oil Painters of America, Missoula, MT
2006           Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art
                   Salon International 2006 Exhibit, San Antonio, TX
2006           Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2006           Belcher Gallery, 69 Belcher Street, San Francisco, CA
2006           The Big Bang 2 Art Show
                   79 New Montgomery Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2005           Studio Gallery, "TINY" winter show, San Francisco, CA
2005           The art contest exhibition, Chipotle restaurant, San Francisco, CA
2005           SF Open Studios by Artspan, San Francisco, CA
2005           The Hall of Justice, San Francisco, CA
2005           625 Sutter Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2005           Waterhouse Gallery, Western Regional Juried Exhibition
                   Oil Painters of America, Santa Barbara, CA
2005           Academy of Art University's Annual Art Show, San Francisco, CA
2005           Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art
                   Salon International 2005 Exhibit, San Antonio, TX
2004           The Big Bang Art Show, 79 New Montgomery Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2004           Landscape Group Exhibition, 688 Sutter Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2004           SF open studios by Artspan, San Francisco, CA
2003           The Society of Illustrators, New York, NY
2003           Academy of Art University's Annual Art Show, San Francisco, CA
2003           Group Exhibition - The Maitri Art Sale, San Francisco, CA
2002           The Society of Illustrators, New York, NY
2002           Academy of Art University's Annual Art Show, San Francisco, CA
2001           Academy of Art University's Annual Art Show, San Francisco, CA

WORK PUBLISHED

2006           The Artist's magazine, Art Competition 2006, cityscape painting and article           
2006           "BEST OF AMERICA" Exhibition Catalogue, NOAPS Society, cityscape painting
2006           Communication Arts magazine, Illustration Annual 47, portrait painting
2006           Applied Arts magazine, 2006 Photography & Illustration Competition
                   cityscape paintings
2005           2nd Annual Competition Catalogue, Art Renewal Center, portraits
2005           "Art on the Run", Art show TV program by KMTP, over ten works
2004           International Artist magazine, "100 ways to paint Flowers & Gardens,"
                   landscape painting
2004           Communication Arts magazine, Illustration Annual 45, cityscape painting
2004           RSVP.04 The directory of Illustration and Design, one portrait, two illustrations
2003           Illustrators 45, The Society of Illustrators, portrait

 

HONORS

2006           First place and Honorable Mention in the Landscape category
                   for the International 2006 ARC Salon Competition by the Art Renewal Center
2006           2 nd place and finalist in the Landscape category for 23rd Annual Art Competition
                   sponsored by The Artist's Magazine
2006           Ragar award winner in "BEST OF AMERICA" Exhibition
                   by National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society
2006           Honorable Mention in the Salon International 2006 Exhibition of
                   Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art
2005           Finalist in the Landscape category for 22nd Annual Art Competition
                   sponsored by The Artist's Magazine
2005           Academy of Art University's Annual Art Show, San Francisco, CA
                   First place winner in MFA Painting
2005           Honorable Mention in the Salon International 2005 Exhibition of
                   Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art
2005           Finalist and Honorable Mention in the Figurative category
                   2nd International ARC Salon Competition
2005           Third place winner of the art contest exhibition
                   Chipotle restaurant, San Francisco, CA
2004           Finalist in the Landscape category for 21st Annual Art Competition
                   sponsored by The Artist's Magazine
2003           First place winner of the Annual Scholarship Competition
                   sponsored by The Society of Illustrators, NY
2003           Academy of Art University's Annual Art Show, San Francisco, CA
                   First place winner in Figure/ Portrait Painting
2002           Finalist for the Annual Scholarship Competition
                   sponsored by The Society of Illustrators, NY
2002           Academy of Art University's Annual Art Show, San Francisco, CA
                   First place winner in Figure/ Portrait Painting

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

2007           National Geographic Children's Books, Washington, D.C.
                   Book Covers for "How to be a Roman Soldier" and "How to be
                   an Aztec Warrior", pen & watercolor
2006           National Geographic Children's Books, Washington, D.C.
                   Book Covers for "How to be a Medieval Knight" and "How to be
                   a Samurai Warrior", pen & watercolor
2006           Whirling Dirvish Publishing, Aliso Viejo, CA
                   Book Cover for "The Butterfly Voyage", watercolor
2005           Holiday House Publisher, New York, NY
                   Book Jacket Project for "The Two Loves of Will Shakespeare", Oil Painting
2004           The Wall Street Journal
                   Portrait painting of Carly Fiorina (Published November 30, 2004)
2003           Commissioned work
                   Yu family portrait painting
2002           Applied Materials Inc, San Francisco, CA
                   Designed characters for Applied Material's web site using Photoshop

 

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

2007           Ella Walton Richardson Fine Art Gallery, Charleston, SC            
2007           Lee Youngman Galleries, Calistoga, CA
2007           Amsterdam Whitney International Fine Art, New York, NY
2007           Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2007           New Masters Gallery, Carmel, CA