Working towards a brighter future...

I have finished the course work for my master's program in art history and criticism. I hope to have my dissertation on Salvador Dali approved by the faculty soon. If I can meet the deadlines, I will have "my piece of paper" this Fall. Progress on my new body of work is slow but steady. The Illustrator series combines the frames from BK Series with the use of only solid colors (influenced heavily by Mondrian) with a pseudo-abstract figuration, similar in technique to Lichtenstein and style to Picasso.

I put my heart and soul into everything I do, whether its giving a promising emerging artist their first show, designing eye catching marketing materials, or closing an important sale. I became interested in joining the professional art world after a semester long internship at the Staller Center Gallery when earning my bachelor's degree in Art History and Criticism at Stony Brook University. After graduating, I started working in the graphic design field, and worked my way up to become the art director at the largest business brokerage in New York State. Also during this time, I developed my IT and sales skills to be a skilled computer technician and high volume salesman. At Walter Wickiser Gallery, which specializes in Contemporary Asian art and promotes artist Ralph L. Wickiser, I designed everything from monthly invitation cards to a new dynamic website, assisted with day to day business and financial operations, co-curated a museum retrospective exhibition and maintained the catalog raisonné and painting/photo/press archives of Ralph L. Wickiser, maintained a network of Mac OSX computers, and also assisted with curating, art handling, photography, writing, shipping, and overseeing the galleries printing business.

I have been curating at Icosahedron Gallery for two years now, have also taken on the role of curator at DLC Fine Art, and have expanded my services into guest curating, artist management, consulting, and museum placement. I want to establish as many connections as possible in both the the fine and commercial arts worlds, as it will benefit every artist that I currently represent. Within two short years at Ico Gallery, I have invigorated their roster of artists, specialty exhibitions, marketing materials, and most importantly sales. I have also brought Judy Chicago to the gallery during Women's History month, and am curating a Joseph Beuys / David Kastner exhibition taking place this Summer.