b. 1979 Providence, RI
EDUCATION
2005 MFA University of Pennsylvania
2000 BFA Massachusetts College of Art and Design (Graduation with Distinction)
1995 Art Institute of Boston
GROUP EXHIBITIONS & SCREENINGS
2011 Philadelphia Film & Animation Festival- Philadelphia, PA
2011 Animation Block Party at BAM Cinemas- Brooklyn, NY
2011 Northside Festival:Animation Block Party presents Short Films- Brooklyn, NY
2010 Dixon Place "7 Body Language Mistakes" by Kira Blazek
(Animation screening before performance)-New York, NY
2010 Animation Block Party at BAM Cinemas- Brooklyn, NY
2010 Rooftop Films Summer Series- Brooklyn, NY
2009 AnnMarie Garden & Sculpture Park "Wild Things"-Dowell, MD
2008 Vox Populi "Action.Stop.Action" (Juried by Joshua Mosley)-Philadelphia, PA
Louis K. Meisel Gallery "Penn Alumni Show"-New York, NY
2007 Jersey City Museum Screening (Curated by Delmira Valladares)-Jersey City, NJ
Prince Music Theater "Philadelphia Film Festival" (Animations in the film
"the Curse of William Penn") -Philadelphia, PA
2006 Vox Populi "Proof" (Curated by Colette Copeland)- Philadelphia, PA
2005 SPEMA Conference Video Festival - Fairfax, VA
Ice Box Gallery "Penn MFA Thesis Show"-Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia Convention Center- Philadelphia, PA
2004 Fox Gallery "Fox Family Show" at University of Pennsylvania -Philadelphia, PA
2002 Croatian Cultural Center of Greater Los Angeles- San Pedro, CA
2001 Women's Educational and Industrial Union- Boston, MA
AWARDS/HONORS
2011 Audience Award- Animation Block Party
2010 Finalist-Aniboom Sesame Street Contest
2007 Fellowship Recipient- Urban Artist Initiative/New York City
2006 Finalist -Winnipeg Mural Festival
2005 Audrey Robinson Award -University of Pennsylvania
2004 Stuart Egnal Scholarship Award -University of Pennsylvania
Alumni Association Award -University of Pennsylvania
2000 Lawrence Kupferman Memorial Award -Massachusetts College of Art
Scholarship for Printmaking Trip in China -Massachusetts College of Art
ARTICLES etc.
2010 "Success Story" Aniboom interview on aniboom.com May 2010
2007 "Winter of our Discontent" in Philadelphia Daily News, January 17, 2007 by Stan Hochman
2005 "School's Clout" in Philadelphia Weekly, Friday May 18, by Roberta Fallon
"A Tribute to an Art Lover" in The Philadelphia Inquirer, Friday May 27, by Edward J. Sozanski
"First Friday Focus" in City Paper, May 5-11 by Lori Hill
2003 GQ magazine July (photograph of mural included in the article "Destination:Boston")
EXPERIENCE
2005-Present: Freelance Animator- Brooklyn, New York
Clients include New York Foundation for the Arts, Phrustrated Phans Films, Sesame Workshop
2002-Present: Store Artist,Trader Joe's-Brooklyn, New York
2009 Asian American Arts Alliance Panelist 2008 Urban Artist Initiative Grants/Media-New York, New York
2008 NYFA Panelist 2007 Video Grants-New York, New York
2007 Artist Abroad Facilitator Ecuador, MYX: Multicultural Youth eXchange
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2006 Animator "The Curse of William Penn", Directed by Rob Marcolina and Mikaelyn Austin
2005 Program Director Mystic Mural Program-Somerville, Massachusetts
2003 Instructor Mural Arts-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Teaching Assistant "Big Pictures: Mural Art" taught by Jane Golden and Donald Gensler-University of Pennsylvania- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Teaching Associate Citizen Schools-Boston, Massachusetts
2001-2002 Staff Artist/ Crew Supervisor Boston Youth Fund Mural Crew-Boston, Massachusetts
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