Education

University of Hartford, Hartford Art School, West Hartford, CT
B.A., Illustration, Spring 2012, Current GPA 3.98 

Skills

Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Watercolor, Pen & Ink, Pencil, Colored Pencil, Acrylic Paint, Charcoal, Gouache, & Fibers

Experience

• Freelance Artist, Illustration, Graphic Design, & Painting, 2003-Present
• Self-published Author & Illustrator of graphic novels, 2003-2008
• Self-published Web Designer, 2005-Present
• Private Drawing Instructor, 2008-Present 
• Caricaturist, private & public events, 2004-Present
• Muralist, Burlington High School, Sammy's Deli of Burlington, Peabody Public Library, 2006-Present
• Anime Workshop Instructor, Public Libraries of Burlington, Peabody, Topsfield, Bedford, MA & Hudson, NH, 2006-2009
• Henna Tattoo Body Artist, 2008-Present

Art Awards & Achievements/ Recognition

•  Junior Regents’ Honor Award Recipient, top GPA in college, 2011
•  Outstanding Sophomore Portfolio Award from the Hartford Art School Illustration Department, 2010
• University of Hartford Science Fiction Society Annual Art Contest Winner, First Place, 2009
• University of Hartford Excellence in Freshman Drawing Award, 2009
• University of the Hartford Spectrum Club Halloween Costume Contest Winner, couples division
• UHA Science Fiction Society (The Guild) Halloween Costume Contest Winner: First Place.
• New England Scholastic Press Association, Journalism Award, Special Achievement for Artwork/Cartoon, 2008
• Massachusetts Sixth District Congressional Art Competition, Best in School, 2007
• Boston Globe Scholastic Art Awards: Silver Key, Gold Key Portfolio & Honorable Mention, 2006-2007
• Selected to participate in Massachusetts Art All State, 2007
• Participant in High School Art Majors Gallery Show, 2004-2008
• Art Institute of Boston Pre-College Summer Exhibition, Ribbon Winner, 2006
• Federal Junior Duck Stamp Competiton,  Honorable Mention

Scholastic Achievements

• Winner of the 2011 Elizabeth Caden Senior Scholarship, Hartford Art School
• President & Dean's list at the University of Hartford, spring & fall semesters, 2008-2011
• Induction to Sigma Alpha Pi, National Society of Leadership and Success, 2009
• Rhode Island School of Design Book Award, 2008
• Burlington High School Student of the Month, October, 2007
• Holy Cross Book Award, 2007
• Burlington High School Red & White Award (all A's all four terms), 2004 - 2008
• Burlington High School Academic Achievement Awards in: Drawing and Painting I, II, & III, Portfolio/ Advanced Art, World History I, Latin I, and II, English, American History, & Geometry
• National Honor Society, 2006-2008

Leadership Roles

• Sergeant at Arms of the University of Hartford's 'The Guild.' Spring semester, '10.
• Co-President of High School Anime Club two consecutive years
• Private Drawing and Workshop Instructor

Artwork Permanently on Display

• Mural: Burlington Public High School: 123 Cambridge Street, Burlington, MA
• Mural: Sammy's Deli: 59 Winn Street, Burlington, MA
• Mural: Peabody Institute Library: 82 Main St, Peabody, MA

Conventions/ Art Festivals/ Gatherings Previously Attended

• New York Comic Con 2011
• New York Anime Festival 2011
• The Great New England Steampunk Exhibition 2011
• Connecticon 2011
• Anime Boston 2011
• Connecticon 2010
• Anime Boston 2010
• I-con 29, 2010
• Connecticon 2009
• Anime Boston 2009
• Arts on the Common 2008
• Anime Boston 2008
• Anime Boston 2007
• Another Anime Convention 2007
• Arts on the Common, Burlington, MA 2007
• Anime Boston 2006
• Another Anime Convention 2006
• Arts on the Common 2006
• Anime Boston 2005
• Anime Boston 2004
• Connecticon 2003
• Anime Boston 2003

Libraries/Community Centers Previously Employed By for Workshops

• Burlington, MA Public Library
• Burlington, MA Recreation Department
• Peabody, MA Institute Library
• Topsfeild, MA Public Library
• Bedford, MA Free Public Library
• Hudson, NH Hills Memorial Library