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<span class="text"><font color="#ffffff" class="text"> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p> <p style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="" src="http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f69/racecar13/oldsnight.jpg" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p> <p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size: larger;">Basic biographical info spots frequently suffer from a lack of interesting content. </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size: larger;">I’ll do my best to keep this short.</span></span> <span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128);"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center; margin-left: 40px;"> <span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128);"><span style="font-size: larger;">Things you’d need to know if you care to hire me or send me a birthday card.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128);"><br /> </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 80px;"> <span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128);"><span style="font-size: larger;">Born on the 4th of July... Baltimore, Maryland... 1970. That makes me old enough to remember life before the Macintosh revolution. I started off shooting halftones on stat cameras, cutting layers of rubylith and changing chemicals for diffusion transfer machines. Spending entire days hand drawing type to the get the dope three dimensional layouts that press type couldn’t provide. How about Photoshop before layers and saving everything on SyQuest disks? Old school...</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128);"><br /> </span><span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128);"> </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 80px;"> <span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128);"><span style="font-size: larger;">In 1992, I graduated from The Maryland Institute College of Art with a BFA. Spent several years working in different shirt shops and picking up freelance jobs around the east coast. In 1996 I moved to New Jersey to attend The Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art. That period of time allowed me to dig into New York City and open up to the idea of larger markets.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128);"><br /> </span><span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128);"> </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 80px;"> <span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128);"><span style="font-size: larger;">Shortly afterwards, in 1998 I relocated to the west coast and worked for Powell Skateboards in Santa Barbara, California. Southern California has been a huge catalyst in helping me to develop the fine art end of my work. Along the way, I've also fed a nasty habit for photography and anything related to old cars. I was lucky enough to meet other like minded creative types and we began to put together our own group shows and events. At the same time, started working freelance for Icon Motosports doing helmet and jacket work.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 80px;"> <span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128);"><span style="font-size: larger;">In early 2006, I moved to Los Angeles and set up shop downtown. I landed a job working for West Coast Choppers in Long Beach and took my place in L.A. traffic. In January of this year, I returned to full time freelance work. I currently work the home office and do whatever it takes to make the landlord happy. In between the paychecks, I paint and get in on shows around town. Everything is a work in progress. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p style="margin-left: 40px;"> <span style="font-size: medium;">Past Shows and Events:</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 40px;"> <span style="color: rgb(169, 169, 169);"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><sub><span id="1256526333976S" style="display: none;"> </span></sub>2010 Not For Reproduction, Group show, Goodfoot, Portland, OR<br /> 2010 Love in Art, Group show, Coppola Art Exchange Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA<br /> 2010 Hunt and Gather, Group show, Thinkspace Gallery, Culver City, CA<br /> <br /> 2009 Thrice, Three person show, Art From Scrap, Santa Barbara, CA<br /> 2009 Munky King Gallery, Group show, Hollywood, CA<br /> 2009 Glue Network Mural, Group installation, Encinitas, CA<br /> 2009 Rip the Ripper, Group show, ASR San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA<br /> <br /> 2008 I am 8 Bit, Group show, World of Wonder, Hollywood, CA<br /> 2008 Top of the Dome, Group show, Crewest Gallery, Los Angeles, CA<br /> 2008 Travel and Document, Scion Installation Space, Culver City, CA<br /> 2008 Gone By, Two person show, Art Resources, Santa Barbara, CA<br /> <br /> 2007 Color Blind, Group show, LeBasse Gallery, Culver City, CA<br /> <br /> 2006 - 2008 Cannibal Flower, Annual group shows, Hanger 1018, Los Angeles, CA<br /> <br /> 2006 East 2 West, Three person show, Thinkspace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA<br /> 2006 Bloom Project Exhibition, Two person installation, Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA<br /> <br /> 2004 Works in Progress 2, Group show, Shea Studio, Santa Barbara, CA<br /> <br /> 2003 Pulse, Group show, Santa Barbara, CA<br /> 2003 Works in Progress, Group show, Haley Studio, Santa Barbara, CA<br /> <br /> 2002 Formulations, Group show, Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA<br /> 2000 - 2002 Focus on the Forum, Annual group shows, Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA<br /> <br /> 1999 Art-Volution, Group show, Mercury Lounge, Goleta, CA<br /> 1999 Film Roman Level 13, Group Show, Rico Gallery, Santa Monica, CA<sub><big><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></big></sub><big><span style="font-family: Arial;"><sup><span id="1256526333968E" style="display: none;"><br /> </span></sup></span></big></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 40px;"> <span style="font-size: medium;"> Published work:</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 80px;"> <sup><big><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span style="font-size: larger;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">2008</span> City Beat<span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">:</span> Cover Illustration<br /> <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">2008</span> </span> New Angeles: Cover Illustration<span style="color: rgb(6, 102, 102);"> </span><br /> <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">2007-2008</span></span> Garage Magazine: Print ads / Design work <br /> <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">2000-2008</span></span> Santa Barbara Independent: Cover Illustrations<br /> <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">2003</span></span> Santa Barbara News Press: Illustration<br /> <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">2004</span></span> Spectrum: (issues 7,9,10) Print annual illustration showcase for fantasy art.<br /> </span></span></span></big></sup></p> <p style="margin-left: 40px;"> <span style="font-size: medium;">Current and Past Clients:</span></p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: 80px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Powell / Skate One (Bones Wheels, Powell Skateboards, Eulogy Wheels), Icon Motosports, West Coast Choppers, Burton Snowboards, Atomic Snowboards, Pony Shoes, Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas, Territroy Ahead </span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;"> </p> <p style="margin-left: 80px; text-align: left;"> </p></font></span><br>
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