Education:

Rhode Island School of Design, BFA, Providence, RI. (June 2005)
Full tuition scholarship 2001-2005. Completed the BFA program in painting with a concentration in English. Designated as an honor student.

RISD Summer Extension Studies Program , Rome, Italy. (Summer 2004)
Completed a 6 credit course, in art history and painting.

Selected Solo Exhibitions

Buckingham Browne and Nichols Day School, Cambridge, MA (January 2008 - present)
Ongoing display in main corridor.
Mayfair on the Hill Hair Salon, Boston, MA (December 2007 - present)
Ongoing solo show of 21 current pieces.
Arts on the Arcade, Boston, MA (July - August 2008)
Selected exhibiting artist in a public artist market venue.

Selected Exhibitions & Group Shows:

69th Annual North Haven Library Art Show, North Haven Island, ME (August 2008)
Annual art exhibition with partial sales given to The North Haven Library.
Advanced Placement Art Auction , Belmont High School, Belmont, MA (November 1999 - November 2006)
Annual silent auction to raise funds for study abroad.
Human Rights Campaign, New England Dinner, Boston, MA (November 2005)
Annual silent auction.
The Belmont Gallery of Art, Belmont, MA (July 2005)
Inaugural Show.
Woods Gerry Gallery, RISD, Providence, RI (October 2004)
Painting Department Show.
Woods Gerry Gallery, RISD, Providence, RI (March 2004)
Painting and Photography Senior Show.
Tap Room Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI (September 2004)
Student work from summer studies abroad.
The Progressive Runway Project, Providence, RI (May 2004)
Live fashion parade of apparel made from recycled materials.
Arlington Center for the Arts, Arlington, MA (March 2001)
Visions and Views , An Exhibit of Area High School Art Students.
Mass Audubon, Habitat Gallery, Belmont, MA (2000 and 2001)
Annual AP Art group show.
B&D Deli, Belmont, MA (February 2000)
Student Art Display.

Collections/Purchased Work:

Sara Danielle Harding, Brookline, MA
Rishi Gupta and Shivani Kaul, Washington D.C.
Bromley Brook School, Manchester Center, VT
Stephen Kinsley, Fairfield, CT
Laura and Dallin Wilson, Belmont MA
India Eayrs, Boston, MA
John Rodriquez, South Boston, MA
Peggy Hovanissian, Lexington, MA
Drew Reikes, Boston, MA
Ronald L. Cisneros, Cambridge, MA
Alex and Catherine Valentin, Belmont, MA
Eileen Wiznitzer, Belmont, MA
Nick and Sue Warner, Cummington, MA
Anna Marie Stern, Altadena, CA
Teofilo Regus, Providence, RI
Julia Blatt and Ken Siskind, Belmont, MA
Uyen Doan, Medford MA
Suzanne Lunday, Philadelphia, PA
Robin Rowley, Brooklyn, NY
Sherry Turner, Belmont, MA
Jim Brown, Belmont, MA
Mark Milowsky, Marlborough, MA
Joanne Guelezian, Belmont, MA
Margaret J. Nowak, Belmont, MA
Cathy Larkin, Newton, MA
Andrea and Kenan Sahin, Boston, MA
Barbara Gross, Belmont, MA
Bob Febos, Belmont, MA
Thomas Linger, Belmont, MA

Career Related Experience:

Painter, (2000 - present)
Provide freelance and commissioned portraiture, abstract, and landscape painting. Ongoing participation in gallery shows and auctions.

The Cambridge Montessori School, Cambridge, MA
Passport Primary Coordinator (September 2007 - present)
Providing administrative tasks, daily classroom responsibilities, and vacation programming coordination:

• Administrative: Duties include direct parent communication, ordering food and supplies, creating and updating attendance lists, coordinating drop-ins, organizing billing information and late fees, leading bi-monthly meetings with assistants, arranging for substitutes to meet appropriate staff needs, and developing and implementing an evaluation system for Passport assistants.
• Extended Day: Overseeing entire after school operation and management in the Primary building (lower and upper primary programs). Responsible for a group of 12 - 18 students from 3 - 6pm, each day, with an assistant. Working closely with assistants to develop and implement a curriculum of hands-on, structured activities to meet students' interests and needs.
• Vacation Programming: Responsible for the entire vacation program operation and management in Primary building, during each vacation period. Duties include vacation program promotion to CMS families and local community, arranging for special visitors, presenters, and fieldtrips, assisting the Director of Passport in staffing vacation programs, and managing registrations and parent communication.

Visual Arts Specialist (June - August 2006 and 2007) Created art curriculum for 8 week Passport summer camp program at the Cambridge Montessori School for age groups ranging from 18 months to 12 years old. Provided direct, hands on instruction for ongoing individual and group projects, collaborative games, and unique personal experiences using myriad techniques and mediums which exposed children to various artists, movements, and periods in art, while exploring and developing personal artistic skills.
Upper Primary Extended Day Teacher (September 2006 - June 2007)
Providing primary extended day teaching for children ages 3 to 6 years, as well as, primary teaching/childcare services.   Position includes implementing educational, creative and interactive games, art projects, and activities for age groups ranging from 21 months to 6 years.  
Substitute (March 2006 - June 2007)
Aid teachers in day to day primary school routine. Also, periodically provide administrative and secretarial services.

Human Rights Campaign, Cambridge, MA (July 2005 - November 2005)
Administrative assistant to coordinator, Denise Grant, for the HRC annual New England Dinner and silent auction
Aided in organizing and coordinating the preparatory work for the auction including systematizing the art work, artist statements and biographies, writing artist biographies for catalogue entries, and various other administrative tasks.

Mass Audubon, Habitat Summer Camp, Belmont, MA (Summer 2004)
Art Instructor/Camp Counselor
Duties included care of children ages 6 - 10 years; including hands on teaching, and the coordination and implementation of educational and creative games, events, lessons, and art projects.

Belmont High School , Belmont, MA (March 2004 - present)
Substitute Art Teacher/Guest Lecturer
Provide substitute services, as needed, in the Art Department, grades 9 - 12. Also, present interactive and instructional lectures on various techniques, approaches, and skills for Advanced Placement I and II classes.

Wheeler School, Providence, RI (December 2003 - March 2004)
Art Teaching Assistant
Worked as a teacher's assistant for the art classes, grades K-5, three days per week. Position included teaching classes and researching art related subjects. Developed a project curriculum for the 4th and 5th grade classes. The curriculum focused on understanding the history and basics of impressionist and post impressionist painting while also developing students' personal painting skills.

Highlander School, Providence, RI (September, 2003 - December 2003)
Art/Poetry Teaching Assistant
Worked with a group of peers from RISD in teaching art and poetry to 2nd graders using various interactive games and creative projects.

American Trophy, East Providence, RI (October 2002- May 2003)
Studio Assistant
Duties included assisting local artists, Peter Cameron and Kristen Gossler; studio maintenance; custodial obligations; and the production of canvases, frames, and other necessary artistic materials.   Responsibilities also centered on commissioned t-shirt and trophy production for the company.

Rhode Island School of Design/ Summer Continuing Education, Providence, RI (Summer 2002)
Art Teaching Assistant
Assisted faculty in an art studio class for students ranging in age from 11-17. Duties included art supply maintenance and set up, communicating project guidelines to the students, and assistant teaching.

Roger Wellington Elementary School, Belmont, MA (Fall 2000 - Spring 2001)
Teaching/Child Care Aid
Participated weekly in assisting with activities at the Kindergarten Extended Day Program.

Millennium Mural Project, Belmont, MA (September 1999 - June 2000)
Artistic coordinator
Assisted local artists and fellow students in coordinating, organizing, and implementing this collaborative photo mural of Belmont High School students.