Education

 

2016  - University of Florida, Gainesville FL - BFA Major - Painting/Visual Arts Program

Magna Cum Laude, Provost Award for "Foolish Rainbow"

Santa Fe College, Gainesville FL - AA Degree in Studio Art

Work experience

Resident Artist at Lenny Kesl - Tench Gallary

2016 to Present

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Intern at 4Most Gallery, Gainesville, FL

September 2014 - 2015

 

This is an all emcompassing position within a Gallery. Preparing art pieces for shows, removal and return of art to owners. Position includes  maintenance and organizaiton for the gallery. 

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Home Schooled Art Teacher

2014 - 2015

 

Provided art classes to home schooled children.  Position includes researching and preparing art lessons for each child dependent on their skill level and maturity.  Children need motivivation and positive reinformcement and gentle discipline in order to complete a project. Also, skillfully interacting with parents who have extreme high expectations for their children. 

 

 

2010 - present

2010 - present

Art Accolades

Solo Shows

2019        "Labyrinch" - City of Orlando Terrace Gallery, Orlando, Fl

2019        "Ghosts on the Wall" - Jewish Holocaust Survivor, Jewish B'nai Israel, Gainesville, FL

2019        "The Light" - United Church of Gainesville, Gainesville, FL

2019        "Walk With Me" - Lenny Kesl Tench Studio, Gainesville, FL

2018        "LET THE RIGHT ON IN" -  Hippodrome Gallery, Gainesville, FL

2018        "Walk With Me" - Lennie Kesl Studio, Gainesville, FL

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Juried Exhibits and Accolades

2020       Juried "Somatic Shifts" GFAA, Gainesville, FL

2020       Juried "State of Water"  Cypress and Grove, Gainesville, FL

2019       Juried Oak Hammock Winter Showcase - Gainesville, FL

2019       Juried "Art of Inquiry" - Harm Museum, Gainesville, FL

2019       Best in Show - "Large Pieces" Gainesville Fine Arts Assoc., Gainesville, FL

2019       Best in Show - "HOME"  Gainesville Fine Arts Assoc., Gainesville, GL

2018       Tioga Times - Article about myself, Alachua County, FL

2017       Award of Merit  - "Comfort"  Gainesville Fine Arts Assoc., Gainesville, FL

2016       Best in Show - "Summer Showcase" Gainesville Fine Arts, Assoc., Gainesville, FL

2016       Juried at Galllery at Oak Hammmock, Gainesville, FL

2016       Provost Award - Juried, University of Florida Student Show

2015       Juried -  Mental Illness and Trauma, Harn Museum Juried ADA Show, Gainesville Fl

2015       Juried MASS Visual Arts - Gainesville, FL

2015       Juried - FACC Art Exhibition at University Galleries, Gainesville, FlUniversity of Florida, Student Show

2014       Juried - MASS Visual Arts - Gainesville, FL

2013       Graduate Award, Santa Fe College, Gainesville, FL

2013        "Relaxed on Porch" Image reporduced in the Gainesville Sun

2013       Juried - Student Show - Santa Fe College, Featured in Gainesville Sun

2012       Juried - Student Show - Santa Fe College, Gainesville, FL

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Group Shows

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2018 - 2020       Gainesvilel Fine Art Association - Various show in Gainesville, FL

2017        Evening of Art and Music at the School of Massage Therapy, Gainesville, FL

2017        Lennie Kesl Studio at "The Tench" - Palette of Crescendos, Solo show, Gainesville, FL

2017        Art of The Mind - SuperFun, Gainesville, FL

2016        Artisans in Melrose, Featured Artist, Melrose, FL

2016        Studio 201 - Gallery Protocol, Gainesville, FL

2016        Dwellings - WARPHAUS Gallery, Gainesville, FL

2016        Convergence Gallery - 5" x 5"s Experiment, University of Florida

2015        Survivors of Violence Art Exhibition, Gainesville, Fl             

2013        Black and White Art Show of High Springs, Fl. Featured in Newspaper

2012-13   Exhibited in Gainesville Spring Art Festival

2013-19   Gainesville Art Walks

2012         Exhibited in Gainesville Spring Art Festival

2012-19    Gainesville Art Walks