bio

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2008


"Connections"

Solo Show,

Spasm Gallery, Ybor City, Florida


"Las Damas de Arte"

Juried Show,

Ritz Ybor, Tampa, Florida


"Equinox, Stitched Together"

Group Show,

Hosted by Avant Gard, Tampa Museum of Art's Young Professionals Group,

Centro Ybor, Ybor City, Florida


"West Tampa Artists, Art After Dark"

Group Show,

Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida


"Art After Dark , RETRO PERSPECTIVES"

Group Show,

Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida

2007


"Cognitive Romance"

Two person show

Progress Energy Center for the Arts - Mahaffey Theatre, St Petersburg, Florida


2nd Floor Gallery

Solo Exhibition

The Bank of America Building,Tampa, Florida


"56th Annual All Florida Juried Exhibition Competion"

Group Show

Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, Florida


"Invitational Salon Exhibition of Small Works"

Group Show

New Arts Program, LeHigh Valley, Pennsylvania


2006


"Entre Chien et Loup"

Group Show

Blue Acier Gallery, Tampa, Florida


"Autumn"

Solo Show

C. Emerson Fine Art Gallery, St. Petersburg, Florida


"2006 Biennial, Landscape in the Post Modern International Juried Exhibition"

Group Show

Brad Cooper Gallery, Tampa, Florida


"14th all Florida Juried Exhibition"

Group Show,

The Art Center, St. Petersburg, Florida


"Art After Dark Series"

Group Show,

Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida


"Urban Atmospheres-Windows To The City"

Juried Group Show,

Public Art, Downtown Street Poles, Tampa, Florida

Bank Of America Building Lobby Gallery, Tampa, Florida

2005

"Gala Corina"

Juried Group Show,

Seaboard Square Warehouse, Channelside, Tampa, Florida

"Fine Art Alumni and Adjuct Faculty Exhibition"

Group Show,

Scarfone-Hartley Gallery, Tampa, Florida

"2005 AUI Member Show"

Juried Show,

Artist Unlimited Inc., Tampa, Florida, Honorable Mention

"2D-3D Art Exhibition"

Juried Show,

Alliance of the Arts , Fort Myers, Florida

"Interior Exterior"

Juried Show,

Art Center Manatee, Bradenton, Florida, Award of Merit

"Familia de Comellas"

Solo Exhibition,

Artists Unlimited Inc. Gallery, Tampa, Florida

"Imagine"

Group Show,

Gallery Vite, Tampa, Florida

"55th Anniversary Fine Arts Exhibition"

Juried Show,

Ridge Arts Association, Winter Haven, Florida

2004

"Growing Panes"

Group Show,

Public Art, Maas Brothers Building, Tampa, Florida

2002

"UCH Foundation Exhibition"

Solo Exhibition,

University Community Hospital Gallery, Tampa, Florida

"Fine Art Exhibition 2002"

Juried Show,

Old Hyde Park Art Center, Tampa, Florida

2001

"Las Damas de Arte"

Juried Show,

Scarfone-Hartley Gallery, Tampa, Florida

"The University of Tampa Art Exhibition 2001"

Juried show,

Scarfone-Hartley Gallery, Tampa, Florida, Achievement Award

2000

"The Art of Recycling"

Juried show,

Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida

"The University of Tampa Art Exhibition 2000"

Juried show,

Scarfone-Hartley Gallery, Tampa, Florida

education

The University of Tampa,

Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree

December 2001

• Maintaining 3.8 GPA while completing degree in three years

• Dean’s List Distinction Fall 1999, 2000, and 2001

• The National Dean’s List - ½ of Top 1% of national college students – 1999, 2000, and 2001

Hillsborough Community College,

Associate in Arts Degree, Elementary Education

May 1999

• Dean’s List Distinction Spring1999,

Florida Department of Education,

Professional Educator's Certificate

May 2006

Art K-12

professional

The Academy of the Holy Names

Tampa, FL

Art Teacher

August 2007 - present

• Responsible for planning art curriculum for grades 3 through 8

• Manage general flow of class room activities

• Organize school art exhibits, and fieldtrips

Hillsborough County Schools

Tampa, FL

Art Teacher

August 2003 – May 2007

• Responsible for planning curriculum for grades K through 12

• Managed general flow of class room activities

Bryn Alan Photography

Tampa, FL

Photographer

July 2002 - 2003

• Formulated conceptual, creative, and innovational approach to high end resolution group photography

• Provided consultations for customers individual orders

• Managed purchasing process and administrating needs

• Directed all aspects of onsite shoots


Boys and Girls Club of Tampa Bay

Tampa, FL

Art Specialist

March 2002 - July 2002

• Responsible for developing age appropriate arts programming for children ages 5-18

• Organized local art exhibits, and fieldtrips as well as cultivated member’s work to be placed in national art competitions

• Assisted orientations by gathering, organizing and distributing relevant information to students

• Managed all group activities

• Created a team building environment

• Supported the departmental faculty team with necessary current information


Adams Middle School

Tampa, FL

Assistant Teacher

December 2000 - June 2001

• Responsible for the group activities – Youth Connection Program

• Assisted in a specialized teaching plan in relating real life business experiences for at risk students

• Created and distributed quarterly reports

• Managed files as well as the progress of each student


Hillsborough County Schools

Tampa, FL

Substitute Teacher

April 1999 – August 2003

• Responsible for grades Pre-K through 5th

• Managed general flow of class room activities


Star Styled Dancewear Inc.

Tampa, FL

Assistant Retail Manager

November 1993 – July 1998

• Managed all sales transactions each day

• Responsible for all procurement of inventory as well as specialized needs

• Specialized in large group orders for local dance schools as well as high schools

• Organized placement of store displays

• Resolved problems with purchasing companies, requested and assigned authorization codes, and secured and deposited large sums of money