Education
2004 MFA, American University, Washington, DC
2000 BA, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
1999 International School of Art Umbria, ITALY
1997 Chautauqua Institution School of Art, Chautauqua, NY

Grants/Awards
2009: Spring 2009 Working Artist Grant
2008: Mary Schweitzer Lalli Award in Oils, Main Line Arts Center, Sueyun Locks, juror
2008: Center for Emerging Visual Artist�s community program, selected to permanently display reproduction of a painting in St Christopher�s Children Hospital, Philadelphia PA
2006: Juror’s Award, Perkins Center for the Arts, Mary-Kate O’Hare, juror
2004: Purchase Award, American University, Washington DC
2003: Mellon Foundation Graduate Student Research Grant. Studied prints and drawings in the British Museum and Tate Gallery collections
2000: Second prize in the Oil Painting division of the Haramachi City Art Exposition
1999: Lawrence Schprintz Undergraduate Travel Award for study abroad, University of Pennsylvania