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Populoum Gallery

St. Petersburg, FL- June 2023

 

HOT BOX

SPACE

St. Petersburg, FL-June 2023

 

FEREL

Bar @ 548 Gallery

St. Petersburg, FL- June 2023

 

THE NO SHOW

Trailer Box Project

Bethel, CT- May 2023

 

POETIC PORTALS

The Factory

St. Petersburg, FL- April 2023

HEART BREAK

Populoum Gallery

St. Petersburg,FL-February 2023

 

THE WHITE PARTY

Ekeko Gallery

St. Petersburg, FL- December 2022

 

FRIENDS

MIZE GALLERY

St. Petersburg, FL-November 2022

 

HAPPY ART

Grounded Gallery

St. Petersburg, FL- November 2022

 

Dada at Wada

Warehouse Arts District

St. Petersburg, FL- October 2022

 

FRIGHT NIGHT

Populoum Gallery

St. Petersburg, FL- October 2022

LOUD & GUEER

Studios @5663

Pinellas Park, FL-June 2022

 

SAY GAY

MIZE Gallery

St. Petersburg, FL- June 2022

 

ART OUT: QUEERING THE PANDEMIC

Gulfport Public Library Art Gallery

Gulfport, FL-June 2022

 

AGE OF KEROUAC

The Studio @ 620

St. Petersburg, FL- March 2022

 

HUMAN DISCRETION ADVISED

Tully-Levine Gallery

St. Petersburg, FL-February 2022

 

DECADES

MIZE Gallery

St. Petersburg, FL-February 2022

 

NEIGHBORHOOD

St. Petersburg, FL-Nov 2021

TELLING THE STORY VISUALLY

Bar 548

St. Petersburg, FL-September 2021

 

HORISCOPES AND ASTROLOGY ART SHOW

BAR 548 

St. Petersburg, FL- August 2021

 

RAINBOW

MIZE Gallery

St. Petersburg, FL-JUNE 2021

 

CAMP

Emerald Gallery

St. Petersburg, FL-June2021

 

THE ABSTRACT SHOW

St PeteArtworks

St. Petersburg, FL-May 2021

SOMETHING 2020
MIZE Gallery- St. Petersburg, FL-December 2020

GLOBE
MIZE Gallery- St. Petersburg, FL-July 2020

SWEATER WEATHER
MIZE Gallery- St. Petersburg, FL-November 2019

SMILE
MIZE Gallery- St. Petersburg, FL-August 2019

Paint By Numbers
Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL-July-2019

PRIDE WITHOUT PREJUDICE 2
The Cider Press Cafe, St. Petersburg, FL-June-2019

Equality Florida
The Mahafy Center Gala, St. Petersburg, FL- May-2019

MINI
MIZE Gallery
St. Petersburg, FL March-2019

The Burg
Graphi-ok Gallery, St. Petersburg,FL- February2019

Water
Graphi-ok Gallery, St. Petersburg,FL- January 2019

Emerald
St. Petersburg, FL- November 2018 

RANDOMize
MIZE Gallery
St. Petersburg, FL- October-2018

Day of the Dead
The Cider Press Cafe, St. Petersburg, FL- October-2018

UNBOUND
The Cider Press Cafe, St. Petersburg, FL-September-2018

PRIDE WITHOUT PREJUDICE
The Cider Press Cafe, St. Petersburg, FL-June-2018

St. Pete Artworks
St. Petersburg, FL-2018-present

6x6
Graphi-Ko Gallery
St. Petersburg, FL-2017

Pancakes And Booze
New York City-2015

Mud And Maker
Pottsville, PA- 2014-2016

Greysrone Restaurant
Pottsville, PA-2011-2014

Dave Day
Pottsville, Pa, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

Walk In Art Center
Schuylkill Haven, PA-2011-2016

block of art
Pottsville, PA-April-2010- 2014

Studio 24 gallery
Lancaster, PA, 2013

Local Landmarks Exhibition
Northumberland County Career and Arts Center Gallery
Shamokin, PA -2010

Holiday Art Exhibit
The Fine Art Gallery, Northumberland County Career and Arts Center
Shamokin, PA, November-2009

New Mexico Museum Of Art
The Crystal Ball, 107 W. Palace Ave., Santa Fe, NM-2008

Heroes and Icons
Fifth annual LGBT art exhibition, Moseley Gallery, Santa Fe, NM- 2008

Collect
Eighth annual collect: inside 8, Center for contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, NM-2008

Collect
Seventh annual collect: inside 8, Center for contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, NM-2007

Chairs for Charity
Santa Fe Design Week and Recycle Santa Fe Art Festival, Santa Fe, NM-2006

The Ring of Paper
Peanut Gallery, Santa Fe, NM-2006

2x2
John F. Kennedy University Gallery, Berkeley, CA-2004

Works of Heart
Julia Morgan Ballroom, Merchants Exchange Building, San Francisco, CA-2003

Stillwell Juried Show
San Francisco State University Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA-2000, 2001

Valencia Show
Valencia Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA-1998

Artreach
Gallery at Wells Fargo Bank, San Francisco, CA-1995, 1996

USA Mexico Art Exchange
Traveling art exhibition throughout rural Mexico-1994

Everydaysaholiday
Art in Heaven Gallery, New Haven, CT-1990

Contemporary New Haven Landscapes
John Slade Eli House, New Haven, CT-1988

Upper State Street Juried Show
Showplace Gallery, New Haven, CT-1987

Building Wrap
New Haven, CT-1986

Bloomsburg University Art Gallery
B, Bloomsburg, PA-1983

Hazelton Art Association
Hazelton, PA-1981

Manatee Jr. College Art Gallery
Bradenton, FL-1979, 1980


Installations:

Circles and Cross
SRI Consulting, Menlo Park, CA-2004

Artsy Crossy
S.O.N.O. Arts Celebration, Sculpture Race, South Norwalk, CT-1991

Artsy Troughsy
Presented in conjunction with the Re Futurist Variety Exhibit, John Slade Eli House,
New Haven, CT-1990

Mercy Machine
S.O.N.O. Arts Celebration, Sculpture Race, South Norwalk, CT-1989

First Annual Artie Awards
Center for Creative Endeavors, South Norwalk, CT-1988

Half Heads in Heaven
Chapel Arts Circus, Art in Heaven Gallery, New Haven, CT-1988

From Our Home To Yours
Erector Square, Fare Haven, CT-October-1987

Cupcake Sofa
D'Onofrio-Krauss Gallery, New Haven, CT-September-1987

Nature Under Glass
D'Onofrio-Krauss Gallery, New Haven, CT-March-1987

ZZZZZZ does OOH for you
Showplace Gallery, New Haven, CT-February-1987

Action Painting
Audubon Street Taking Flight Festival, New Haven, CT-1986

Represented by The Green Gallery
Guilford, CT-1984-1989

EXPERIENCE

Private Art Instructor, PA, FL, CT, CA, NM, NY, 1983-continuously
Pennsylvania, Florida, Connecticut, California, New Mexico, New York, are places I have been teaching art privately. My art studio, and ways of seeing tutelage, consists of: drawing, painting, design, sculpture, instillations, creative movement, and new genre. Exploring the, impetus of the art making process, I find makes the most significant approach to teaching art. This fosters discovery deep within. I teach inspiration. I instill in my students to expand beyond the idea of who they are to a more quantum self.

Bella Donna Boutique, Bloomsburg, PA 2009-2014
Window and display artist.
Manager and artistic director of sister boutique Le Muse, Benton, PA

Custom Interior Designer/Event Planner (Self employed) 1980-2011
(3.) Healing Hands Chiropractic, Mount Carmel, PA 2011
This is a considered redesign undertaking involving wall, ceiling, floor, and furniture, considerations. This is an active chiropractic massage healing center, in a small town, in PA. My design plan is to bring this establishment into the 21st century. Ancient Asian motifs’ with contemporary metropolitan flair, will engage a worldly timeless healing factor. The clinical science of chiropractics and a feel for the mysteries of healing acceptable in a small town, is the goal. To create a serene healing environment that can fit in anywhere.
(2.) Urban Moon Nightclub, New Haven, CT 1985
I designed a nightclub interior, with two floors of permanent industrial designed installations. Created, and curator, of an art gallery on the third floor.
(1.) The Island House, Key West, FL 1980
Designed and facilitated parties for numerous clientele and functions. I developed theme parties and coordinated with chefs, florists, and facility managers.

Line Mountain School District substitute art teacher, Treverton and Dalmacia, PA 2010
This teaching position explores art as me being a guest professional artist. I expose the students to the actualization that there are people, as artists, in the real world.

Santa Fe Consign & Design, Santa Fe, NM 2007, 2008
Artistic Director/Artist in Residence
This consignment showroom and art gallery business I developed with a partner. As Artistic Director I was curator of fine art and buyer of refined furniture. The hiring, supervising, and managing of staff, were part of overseeing all aspects of the business. Artist in Residence gave me a venue to display and sell my own art work.

Art Consultant (self-employed), San Francisco, CA 1996-2005
As an independent contract conservator, I was a personal assistant for private art collections. Private collection management and individual research for client purchases of artwork was maintained.

Beverly's Flower Shop, Shamokin, PA 1994-1995
Designer (ceramic)
Created and produced ceramic containers for the floral trade.

Lewis Studios, Fair Haven, CT 1985
Manager (ceramic jewelry)
I managed a small manufacturer of ceramic jewelry company. My involvement developed a more efficient product manufacturing systems. By supervising a staff of six employees, I was responsible for marketing, finances, and all aspects of production. In this position I participated in trade shows in New York City with direct wholesale activities.

Showplace Art Gallery, New Haven, CT 1984
Art Gallery Attendant
Installed art exhibits with updating mailing lists. I answered clients questions on artists and their artwork. Art sales were also involved with this position.

Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA 1981-1983
University Art Laeson
Responsible for cataloging, selecting, and assigning locations throughout the university to place artwork.

Manatee Jr. College, Bradenton, FL 1979-1980
College art library assistant director
Assisted students with art research, historic and contemporary.



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ARTIST STATEMENT

My visual design sense comes from my origins. I dive into my root history, where it all began. As an altar boy growing up in the small town of Shamokin, Pennsylvania, I spent a lot of time in church. The Ukrainian Greek Catholic church, with its bright Byzantium gold and high design line took on great meaning for me. The intoxicating other worldliness fragranced with frankincense and myrrh drew me to line. Line gives me a sense of movement, which metaphors the movement of life. I get a sense of logic, my own logic.
The artwork I do is a synthesis of painting, installation, and sculpture. My art mainly consists of paintings on shaped canvases and sculptural components, which take on the intent of a spirituality.
Growing up in Pennsylvania, I was influenced by Western Art. San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, is where I received my Bachelor of Arts degree (BA), in art studio. This place is where I learned an Eastern Art sensibility.
I completed my Master of Fine Arts degree (MFA), in studio art, in the “Arts and Consciousness” program at John F. Kennedy University, Berkley, CA.
So I have been blessed with two hemispheres in the approach to art. Art is something I am and not something I do.
New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, NM - John Slade Eli House, New Haven, CT - Mexico City USA art exchange, Merchants Exchange Corporation, San Francisco, CA, and private collections in San Francisco, Santa Fe, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Florida, and New York City, are some places that house my work in their permanent art collections.
Through my life experience and formal training as an artist, I continue to develop a personal spiritual experience, from the most profound levels of human consciousnesses.
This I find is the foundation for truly significant artwork. I believe in arts ability to transform, inspire, and be fun.