Born: 1964 in Rock Hill, South CarolinaChildhood: New York, VirginiaMoved to California in 1990EDUCATION Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, VA; B.S. 1986-Studied with Ray BerryWashington Studio School, Washington, D.C., 1987-88-Studied with Jo Weiss, Lee Newman, Jack Boul and David Holt
Parsons School of Design, New York City; M.F.A. 1990-Studied w/ Paul Resika, Leland Bell, John Heliker, Robert DeNiro, Sr., Nell Blaine and Larry RiversStudio Assistant to Sam Francis, Palo Alto, CA, 1990-91Santa Fe Institute of Fine Arts with Wolf Kahn, Santa Fe, NM, 1992New York Studio School Drawing Marathon with Graham Nickson, 2000