I was born in Seattle, Washington in a neighborhood called Wallingford. This environment was a major influence on who I am today. During High School, my father introduced me to the University of Washington art library. There I was able to see art that still inspires me today. Everything from Ancient Chinese scrolls, Pacific Northwest Native American carved bentwood boxes, the Mexican mural movement including Siqueiros, Orozco, and Rivera, and Jean Michel Basqiuat. For a time all I wanted to make was large murals. I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to paint some really big scale walls in Seattle. Recently, a fifteen-year old mural that I designed and painted with the Phinney Ridge community for the Seattle Zoo was painted over by the city, causing a major outcry among the locals. It is in the process of being restored.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004460919_paintedmural06m.html
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008038573_zoomural08m.html

After traveling to Spain, London, Taiwan, Cairo, Japan and Israel I moved to New York in 1999. In 2003 I graduated from the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York with a BFA in Drawing. That same year I attended the Skowhegan School of painting and sculpture. Since then I’ve been in numerous solo and group shows. Most recently a group show at the Teapot gallery in Cologne, Germany. My work is also included in the Drawing Center Artist registry.
I currently reside in Queens, New York.