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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 Bio and History...</span></span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size: larger;">I’ll do my best to keep this short.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 120px;"> <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><br /> <span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128);"> </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 120px;"> <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><br /> <span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128);"> </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 120px;"> <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: 120px;"> <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: 80px;"> <span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128);"><span style="font-size: 14px;">2006 - 2011 Residing in Los Angeles, California<br /> 1998 - 2005 Santa Barbara, California<br /> 1996 - 1998 Dover, New Jersey<br /> 1970 Born in Baltimore, Maryland </span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 80px;"> <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Education</span></span></span><br /> <span style="color: rgb(169, 169, 169);"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128);"><span style="font-size: 14px;">1997 Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art, Dover, NJ<br /> 1992 Maryland Institute College of Art, BFA, Baltimore, MD </span></span><span style="color: rgb(169, 169, 169);"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> <br /> <br /> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Groups / Associations</span></span></span><br /> <span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128);"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> 2011 Los Angeles Art Association</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 80px;"> <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Exhibitions / Group Shows</span></span></span><br /> <span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128);"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> 2011 L.A. Invasion, Comikaze Expo, Los Angeles, CA<br /> 2011 Revival 2011, group show, Self Help Graphics, Los Angeles, CA<br /> 2011 Still Brewed, Angel City Brewery, group show, Los Angeles, CA<br /> 2011 One Night Stand, group show, Art From Scrap, Santa Barbara, CA<br /> <br /> 2010 Idol Hours, group show, London Miles Gallery, London, UK<br /> 2010 The Electric Holiday Art Show, group show, The Goddess B Gallery, Venice, CA<br /> 2010 Duality, group show, CB Gallery, Los Angeles, CA<br /> 2010 Not for Reproduction, group show, Goodfoot Gallery, Portland, OR<br /> 2010 Love in Art, group show, Coppola Art Exchange Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA<br /> 2010 Hunt and Gather, group show / book release, Thinkspace Gallery, Culver City, CA<br /> 2010 Hive’s Five Year Anniversary Show, group show, Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA<br /> 2010 Hive’s May Show, group show, Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA<br /> <br /> 2009 Thrice, Three person show, Art From Scrap, Santa Barbara, CA<br /> 2009 DIY Pusher Show, Munky King Gallery, group show, Hollywood, CA<br /> 2009 Glue Network Mural, Temporary outdoor group installation, Encinitas, CA<br /> 2009 Rip the Ripper, group show, ASR San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA<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 The Downtown Skyline Exhibition, group show, CB Gallery, Los Angeles, CA<br /> 2008 Movers and Shakers, Exit productions, group show, Salon Sessions Studio, Pasadena, CA<br /> 2008 Travel and Document, group show, Scion Installation Space, Culver City, CA<br /> 2008 Gone By, Two person show, Art Resources, Santa Barbara, CA<br /> 2008 Cannibal Flower, Annual group show, Los Angeles, CA<br /> 2008 Hive’s August Show, group show, Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA<br /> <br /> 2007 Color Blind, group show, Project Gallery, Culver City, CA<br /> 2007 Cannibal Flower, Annual group show, Los Angeles, CA<br /> <br /> 2006 Novus Ordo Seclorum, group show, Copro Nason Gallery, Santa Monica, CA<br /> 2006 East 2 West, Three person show, Thinkspace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA<br /> 2006 Bloom Project, Two person installation, Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA<br /> 2006 Cannibal Flower, Annual group show, Los Angles, CA<br /> 2006 Deck the Walls, Solo Exhibition, Lost Souls Cafe, Los Angeles, CA<br /> <br /> 2004 Works in Progress 2, Three person show, Shea Studio, Santa Barbara, CA<br /> 2004 The Art of Musical Maintenance, group show, Goodfoot, Portland, OR<br /> <br /> 2003 Pulse, group show, Santa Barbara, CA<br /> 2003 Works in Progress, Three person show, Haley Studio, Santa Barbara, CA<br /> <br /> 2002 Cinergy Six, group show, Santa Barbara, CA<br /> 2002 Formulations, group show, Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA<br /> 2002 Focus on the Forum, Annual group show, Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA<br /> <br /> 2001 Cinergy Five, group show, Santa Barbara, CA<br /> 2001 Focus on the Forum, Annual group show, Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA<br /> <br /> 2000 Cinergy Four, group show, Santa Barbara, CA<br /> 2000 Focus on the Forum, Annual group show, Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA<br /> <br /> 1999 Cinergy Three, group show, Santa Barbara, CA<br /> 1999 Art-Volution, group show, Mercury Lounge, Goleta, CA<br /> 1999 Film Roman Level 13, group show, Rico Gallery, Santa Monica, CA</span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="color: rgb(169, 169, 169);"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Collections</span></span></span><br /> <span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128);"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> Self help Graphics, Los Angeles, CA<br /> Unversity of California Santa Barbara CEMA archives<br /> Los Angeles County Museum of Art print department<br /> Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA<br /> Galeria Sin Fronteras, Austin TX<br /> Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, Chicago, IL</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 80px;"> <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Work History</span></span></span><br /> <span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128);"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> 2004 - 2011 Icon Motosports, Portland, OR<br /> 2005 - 2007 West Coast Choppers, Long Beach, CA<br /> 1998 - 2005 Powell Skate One, Santa Barbara, CA<br /> </span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 40px;"> </p> </font></span><br> <h1> </h1>
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