Education
2008 M.F.A. Savannah College of Art and Design – Photography Major - Savannah, GA
2005 B.F.A. School of Visual Arts – Photography Major - New York, NY
2001 A.A.S. Pensacola Junior College – Photographic Technology - Pensacola, FL
Teaching Experience
2008-present Associate Professor of Photography – Pensacola State College – Pensacola, FL
2007 Adjunct Instructor – University of West Florida – Pensacola, FL
2006 Adjunct Instructor – Pensacola Junior College – Pensacola, FL
Awards Received
2014 Teaching Excellence Award – presented at the NISOD Conference in Austin, TX
2008 Publication Award – Johns Hopkins University – Baltimore, MD
2007-2008 Merit Based Fellowship – Savannah College of Art and Design – Savannah, GA
2002-2005 Merit Based Scholarship – School of Visual Arts – New York, NY
Solo Exhibitions
2020 “Anthropocene: On the Precipice” - Gadsden Museum of Art - Gadsden, AL
2019 “Plastisphere” – PhotoNOLA - Mercantile Hotel - New Orleans, LA
Two-Person Exhibitions
2017 “Plastisphere” – Grand Opening of Luna Fine Art Gallery - Hilton – Pensacola Beach, FL
2011 "Connections II” – Two-Person Exhibition – Mobile, AL
2010 “Culture Club” – Featured Artist – Pensacola Museum of Art- Pensacola, FL
2009 "Angelic Requiem" - Solo Exhibition - Trinity - Pensacola, FL
2008 “Thin Skin” – Solo Exhibition – TruSpace Gallery – Savannah, GA
2005 “New York Night Life” – Two-Person Exhibition – Funhouse Gallery - Brooklyn, NY
2000 “Connections” – Two-Person Exhibition - Mississippi Gulf Coast CC- Gautier, MS
1998 J&G Interiors – Two-Person Exhibition - Pensacola, FL
1998 SOHO Gallery –Two-Person Exhibition - Pensacola, FL
Juried Group Exhibitions
2019 “Artfields” - Largest art competition in the Southeast - Lake City SC
2019 “Pieces Adrift” - Keep Pensacola Beautiful - First City Arts Center - Pensacola, FL
2018 “Power of Art” - Cowork @nnex presented by LAC– Pensacola, FL
2018 “Recycle, Reuse, Repurpose, Repeat” – Artel Gallery – Pensacola, FL
2017 “Collect: Pop-up Gallery” Gallery Night presented by LAC– Pensacola, FL
2016 “Southern Accent: Contemporary Works” presented by LAC– Pensacola, FL
2016 “Photography Show” – Marty Campbell Gallery – Pensacola, FL
2016 “Altars of Love” – First City Art Center – Pensacola, FL
2013 “Jurors Invitational” – Artel Gallery – Pensacola, FL
2013 "24 hours in Pensacola” – Pensacola Museum of Art – Pensacola, FL
2012 "One Life 2012” Artist Wanted 3rd annual photography competition
2012 “Firmly Rooted” – M S Rezny Gallery – Lexington, Kentucky
2012 “Still Life: The Art of Arrangement” - Kiernan Gallery – Lexington, Virginia
2012 “Art for Life’s Sake” – Desotorow Gallery – Savannah, GA
2011 “Cinco Banderas Competition” – Artel Gallery – Pensacola, FL
2010 “Digital Graffiti” – world’s first projection art festival- Alys Beach, FL
2009 "Human Canvas" – Center for Fine Art Photography - Ft. Collins, CO
2008 “Digital Art Show” – Creative Instincts – Pensacola, FL
2008 “Art and Addiction” – Johns Hopkins University – San Juan, Puerto Rico
2008 “Art and Addiction” –Johns Hopkins University – Rockville, MD
2008 “You Can’t Go Wrong With Red” – Artel Gallery – Pensacola, FL
2008 “Alexander Ink” – Juried by Holly McCullough - Alexander Hall – Savannah, GA
2008 “Silverworks” – River Club – Savannah, GA
2007 “Due South” SESPE Exhibit Juried by Sam Wang – River Club – Savannah, GA
2007 “Nether Regions” – TruSpace Gallery – Savannah, GA
2007 Open Studio Exhibition – Savannah College of Art and Design – Atlanta, GA
2007 Photograph featured at Pensacola Regional Airport – Pensacola, FL
2006 “No Destination” – Artel Gallery - Pensacola, FL
2005 Video Collaboration – Funhouse Gallery - Brooklyn, NY
2005 Photographs featured on the Learning Channels “What Not to Wear” – New York, NY
2005 “Out of the Darkroom” – Artel Gallery -Pensacola, FL
2004 “Narcissist?” -6th floor Gallery – New York, NY
2001 The Artbar – Grand Opening – Pensacola, FL
1998-2003 “Sigmund’s Dreams”, “Neo Latent Images”, “Fin De Sicle”, “Fuzzy Memories”
“Fetishes and Fantasies”, “Laying of Hands”– Artel Gallery -Pensacola, FL
1995 Cinco Banderas - Purchase Award - (Kobacker Private Collection) - Pensacola, FL
Publications
2021 Featured artist in Oxford American - Eyes on the South
2018 Interview and featured portfolio - X-RAY magazine - International publication
2018 Interview on “Plastisphere- Art with a purpose” Scuba & H2O Adventures Magazine
2013 Featured artist in Pensacola Magazine Arts and Culture issue - Pensacola, FL
2011 Featured artist Po10tial magazine - Pensacola, FL
2008 “Art and Addiction” – Johns Hopkins University Publication - Baltimore, MD
2008 Promotional Poster – Savannah College of Art and Design
2008 “Due South” – South East Society for Photographic Education
2007 “Silverworks” – Savannah College of Art and Design
2007 Cover Art for SCAD Open House invitation
2004 ESPN Magazine
2003 Marlboro Unlimited Magazine
2003 New York Post Entertainment Section
Related Experience
2021 Workshop Instructor at Camp Global - International virtual environmental conservation camp for youth
2019 Presenter at the LIDA Film Festival - Hofstra University - Long Island, New York
2014 Art of Adoption photographer – Pensacola, FL
2012 Juror “Festival on the Green” – University of West Florida – Pensacola, FL
2011 Juror “Power of Photography” show – Pensacola, FL
2010 Juror “Power of Photography” show – Pensacola, FL
2009 Guest Lecturer - Power of Photography Show - Pensacola, FL
2009 Artist Lecture Series - Artel Gallery - Pensacola, FL
2008 Graduate Mentor – Savannah College of Art and Design – Savannah, GA
2007 Visiting Artist - University of West Florida High School – Pensacola, FL
2007 Kids with Cameras Program – Fricker Community Center – Pensacola, FL
2007 Volunteer Coordinator – SESPE Conference – Savannah, GA
2007 Art of Adoption photographer – Pensacola, FL
2008 M.F.A. Savannah College of Art and Design – Photography Major - Savannah, GA
2005 B.F.A. School of Visual Arts – Photography Major - New York, NY
2001 A.A.S. Pensacola Junior College – Photographic Technology - Pensacola, FL
Teaching Experience
2008-present Associate Professor of Photography – Pensacola State College – Pensacola, FL
2007 Adjunct Instructor – University of West Florida – Pensacola, FL
2006 Adjunct Instructor – Pensacola Junior College – Pensacola, FL
Awards Received
2014 Teaching Excellence Award – presented at the NISOD Conference in Austin, TX
2008 Publication Award – Johns Hopkins University – Baltimore, MD
2007-2008 Merit Based Fellowship – Savannah College of Art and Design – Savannah, GA
2002-2005 Merit Based Scholarship – School of Visual Arts – New York, NY
Solo Exhibitions
2020 “Anthropocene: On the Precipice” - Gadsden Museum of Art - Gadsden, AL
2019 “Plastisphere” – PhotoNOLA - Mercantile Hotel - New Orleans, LA
Two-Person Exhibitions
2017 “Plastisphere” – Grand Opening of Luna Fine Art Gallery - Hilton – Pensacola Beach, FL
2011 "Connections II” – Two-Person Exhibition – Mobile, AL
2010 “Culture Club” – Featured Artist – Pensacola Museum of Art- Pensacola, FL
2009 "Angelic Requiem" - Solo Exhibition - Trinity - Pensacola, FL
2008 “Thin Skin” – Solo Exhibition – TruSpace Gallery – Savannah, GA
2005 “New York Night Life” – Two-Person Exhibition – Funhouse Gallery - Brooklyn, NY
2000 “Connections” – Two-Person Exhibition - Mississippi Gulf Coast CC- Gautier, MS
1998 J&G Interiors – Two-Person Exhibition - Pensacola, FL
1998 SOHO Gallery –Two-Person Exhibition - Pensacola, FL
Juried Group Exhibitions
2019 “Artfields” - Largest art competition in the Southeast - Lake City SC
2019 “Pieces Adrift” - Keep Pensacola Beautiful - First City Arts Center - Pensacola, FL
2018 “Power of Art” - Cowork @nnex presented by LAC– Pensacola, FL
2018 “Recycle, Reuse, Repurpose, Repeat” – Artel Gallery – Pensacola, FL
2017 “Collect: Pop-up Gallery” Gallery Night presented by LAC– Pensacola, FL
2016 “Southern Accent: Contemporary Works” presented by LAC– Pensacola, FL
2016 “Photography Show” – Marty Campbell Gallery – Pensacola, FL
2016 “Altars of Love” – First City Art Center – Pensacola, FL
2013 “Jurors Invitational” – Artel Gallery – Pensacola, FL
2013 "24 hours in Pensacola” – Pensacola Museum of Art – Pensacola, FL
2012 "One Life 2012” Artist Wanted 3rd annual photography competition
2012 “Firmly Rooted” – M S Rezny Gallery – Lexington, Kentucky
2012 “Still Life: The Art of Arrangement” - Kiernan Gallery – Lexington, Virginia
2012 “Art for Life’s Sake” – Desotorow Gallery – Savannah, GA
2011 “Cinco Banderas Competition” – Artel Gallery – Pensacola, FL
2010 “Digital Graffiti” – world’s first projection art festival- Alys Beach, FL
2009 "Human Canvas" – Center for Fine Art Photography - Ft. Collins, CO
2008 “Digital Art Show” – Creative Instincts – Pensacola, FL
2008 “Art and Addiction” – Johns Hopkins University – San Juan, Puerto Rico
2008 “Art and Addiction” –Johns Hopkins University – Rockville, MD
2008 “You Can’t Go Wrong With Red” – Artel Gallery – Pensacola, FL
2008 “Alexander Ink” – Juried by Holly McCullough - Alexander Hall – Savannah, GA
2008 “Silverworks” – River Club – Savannah, GA
2007 “Due South” SESPE Exhibit Juried by Sam Wang – River Club – Savannah, GA
2007 “Nether Regions” – TruSpace Gallery – Savannah, GA
2007 Open Studio Exhibition – Savannah College of Art and Design – Atlanta, GA
2007 Photograph featured at Pensacola Regional Airport – Pensacola, FL
2006 “No Destination” – Artel Gallery - Pensacola, FL
2005 Video Collaboration – Funhouse Gallery - Brooklyn, NY
2005 Photographs featured on the Learning Channels “What Not to Wear” – New York, NY
2005 “Out of the Darkroom” – Artel Gallery -Pensacola, FL
2004 “Narcissist?” -6th floor Gallery – New York, NY
2001 The Artbar – Grand Opening – Pensacola, FL
1998-2003 “Sigmund’s Dreams”, “Neo Latent Images”, “Fin De Sicle”, “Fuzzy Memories”
“Fetishes and Fantasies”, “Laying of Hands”– Artel Gallery -Pensacola, FL
1995 Cinco Banderas - Purchase Award - (Kobacker Private Collection) - Pensacola, FL
Publications
2021 Featured artist in Oxford American - Eyes on the South
2018 Interview and featured portfolio - X-RAY magazine - International publication
2018 Interview on “Plastisphere- Art with a purpose” Scuba & H2O Adventures Magazine
2013 Featured artist in Pensacola Magazine Arts and Culture issue - Pensacola, FL
2011 Featured artist Po10tial magazine - Pensacola, FL
2008 “Art and Addiction” – Johns Hopkins University Publication - Baltimore, MD
2008 Promotional Poster – Savannah College of Art and Design
2008 “Due South” – South East Society for Photographic Education
2007 “Silverworks” – Savannah College of Art and Design
2007 Cover Art for SCAD Open House invitation
2004 ESPN Magazine
2003 Marlboro Unlimited Magazine
2003 New York Post Entertainment Section
Related Experience
2021 Workshop Instructor at Camp Global - International virtual environmental conservation camp for youth
2019 Presenter at the LIDA Film Festival - Hofstra University - Long Island, New York
2014 Art of Adoption photographer – Pensacola, FL
2012 Juror “Festival on the Green” – University of West Florida – Pensacola, FL
2011 Juror “Power of Photography” show – Pensacola, FL
2010 Juror “Power of Photography” show – Pensacola, FL
2009 Guest Lecturer - Power of Photography Show - Pensacola, FL
2009 Artist Lecture Series - Artel Gallery - Pensacola, FL
2008 Graduate Mentor – Savannah College of Art and Design – Savannah, GA
2007 Visiting Artist - University of West Florida High School – Pensacola, FL
2007 Kids with Cameras Program – Fricker Community Center – Pensacola, FL
2007 Volunteer Coordinator – SESPE Conference – Savannah, GA
2007 Art of Adoption photographer – Pensacola, FL