education

1971B.S. Degree, Art Education, East Carolina University School of Art
1972-1977Studied with Joe Cox, George Bireline at NCSU School of Design - Advanced Painting Critique Class
1972-1992Studied Art and Art History with the American Institute of Foreign Study in London, Paris, Amsterdam, Rome, Florence, Venice, and Athens
1982-1985Co-chairman of the North Carolina Art Education Association Secondary Division
1971-1999Artist/Teacher, Wake County Public Schools - Sanderson High School

selected exhibitions

  • One Man Show - Meredith College, Raleigh, North Carolina
  • One Man Show - James Hunt Barker Galleries, Palm Beach, Florida
  • Macy's Gallery - New York City
  • Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
  • 1982 World's Fair - Featured Artist, Fine Arts Pavilion
  • One Man Show - Duke University
  • One Man Show - Wilson Arts Council
  • One Man Show - Thomas Hayles Gallery, Aspen, Colorado
  • Rental Sales Gallery - North Carolina Museum of Art
  • International Invitational (Double Look) - Marrakesh, Morocco

gallery representation

  • Little Art Gallery - Raleigh, North Carolina
  • Raleigh Contemporary Gallery - Raleigh, North Carolina
  • Merita Gilliam Gallery - Raleigh, North Carolina
  • Art Source - Raleigh, North Carolina
  • New Elements Gallery - Wilmington, North Carolina
  • Gallery A - Raleigh, North Carolina
  • City Art Works - New Bern, North Carolina

works represented in permanent collections of the following corporations

  • Wachovia Bank
  • Bank of America
  • First Union Bank
  • Central Carolina Bank
  • Omni International
  • Glaxo Wellcome
  • IBM
  • Northern Telecom
  • Bell Northern
  • SAS Institute
  • Cappers Restaurant - Raleigh, North Carolina

works represented in permanent collections of the following individuals

  • John Denver - Windstar Foundation
  • Fess Parker
  • The King of Morocco

recent awards

  • North Carolina NCAEA Secondary Art Educator of the Year
  • Best in Show - NC State Fair - 1990-1992
  • Raleigh Medal of Arts Award Winner - 1993
  • Best in the Triangle - Spectator Magazine - 1993 & 1996