I received my undergraduate degree in Metalsmithing and in Ceramics from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1981). In 1984, I was awarded a scholarship to further my studies at the Appalachian Center for Crafts (an artist apprenticeship school) in Tennessee. I worked side by side with masters in glass, woodworking, ceramic, fibers and metalsmithing. A year later I moved to Chicago and began helping sculptor Barry Tinsley fabricate his large scale pieces. In addition, I also worked at Vectors, an architectural fabrication shop. In 1986 I was offered a full scholarship to attend the University of Illinois-Champaign to pursue my Master of Fine Arts degree in sculpture. In 1987 I was selected to participate in a three month residency program at the Michael Karolyi Memorial Foundation in Vence, France (an international artist colony). I met many wonderful artists, including my all time favorite sculptor: Arman. In 1988, I was chosen to attend the Warsaw Academy of Fine Art in Poland for a one month residency program. I met clandestinely with several underground Polish artists and learned the art of political propaganda posters (at the time Poland was still a communist country). In 1991, I was fortunate to be able to do independant research in cooperation with Samford University in London, England.

I have been back to France several times and have made many trips to the Caribbean to document indigenous flora and fauna. Most recently I have been focusing my attention on the Far East with trips to Malaysia and China. I exhibited at the Bund Museum in Shanghai this past year. During the summer, I helped restore the "Sun Singer" (a large bronze sculpture in Allerton Park, Illinois).

For over 30 years I have been exhibiting my work professionally.
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