ARTIST STATEMENT

Seeing and interpreting is a sacred act. This act is a process which begins with a first impression and may continue indefinitely through contemplation. My intent is to provide an engaging object for this act. In doing so, I validate, confirm and communicate a measure of the act's possibility, weight and value and therefore, that of art. My aim is optical. I preach for the eyes.

CV

Education:

2000 BS, Marketing Management, Virginia Tech

2001-2003 Torpedo Factory, Alexandria Virginia

2003-2004 School of the Art Institute of Chicago

2004 International School of Painting Drawing and Sculpture in Umbria Italy

Exhibitions:

1st Annual Candy Factory Juried Show, Manassas, VA, 2001

VMRC Annual Juried Exhibition, Harrisonburg, VA, 2003

Pop Art Now, TAG Gallery, Wilmington, NC, 2004

Water, TAG Gallery, Wilmington, NC, 2006

Back to the Beach, Carteret Contemporary Art, Morehead City, NC, 2006

Locals Only, Bottega Gallery, Wilmington, NC 2006

Reflections, Vicky Tesmer Gallery, Chicago, IL, November

The Two Sides of Ben Keys, Corporate Canvas Gallery, Wilmington, NC, August 2007

MPA Art Festival, Mclean Project for the Arts, Mclean, VA, November 2007

Carribbean Voyage, Carteret Contemporary Art, Morehead City, NC, June 2008

MPA Art Festival, Mclean Project for the Arts, Mclean, VA, November 2008

Longwood College Visual Arts Gala, Farmville, VA, Feb 2011

MPA Art Festival, Mclean Project for the Arts, Mclean, VA, October 2012

MPA Art Festival, Mclean Project for the Arts, Mclean, VA, October 2013

MPA Art Festival, Mclean Project for the Arts, Mclean, VA, October 2014

Corporate Collections:

PPD

Parker Development

Intracoastal Realty

Vision Producers Incorporated

Holman & Lackey Construction Co.

Edgewater Realty & Auction

Gastell Builders

A.J. Foundation

Gateway Bank

Duke Raleigh Hospital

Duke Realty