CERTIFICATION

  • Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate, commercial drone pilot certificate through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

  • New York State Professional Teacher Certification in Visual Arts grades K-12

 

EDUCATION

Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA

  • Master of Fine Arts, May 2016
    • Institutional Honors:  Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, School of Fine Arts

Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY                                                              

  • Master of Arts in Art & Art Education, May 2008

State University of New York College at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY                                                  

  • Bachelor of Arts in Computer Art and Mass Communications, August 2005
    • Institutional Honors:  Cum Laude
    • Recipient of the Susan Sutton Smith Award for Academic Excellence, August 2005

 

COMMISSIONS

Mercedes Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA. Summer 2017

  • Commissioned to create series titled 242, consisting of eight photographic artworks

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA

  • Professor of Computer Art, Fall 2017 - Present
    • Courses taught: Computer Art, Advanced Computer Art
  • Adjunct Professor, Fall 2016 - Summer 2017
    • Courses taught: 2D Design, Computer Art, Advanced Computer Art, Intro to Photography
  • Instructor for SCAD Summer Seminar (High School Enrichment Program), Summer 2015 and 2016
    • Courses taught: Digital Photography
  • Teaching Assistant, History of Photography II, July 2015 – August 2015

  • Teaching Assistant, Inkjet Printing for Photography, September 2015 – November 2015

Millennium High School, New York, NY

  • Full Time Faculty, September 2008 – June 2013
    • Courses taught: Photography, Graphic Design, 10th Grade Studio Art

Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY

  • Adjunct Instructor, Printmaking: Silkscreen, July 2008 – August 2008
  • Teaching Assistant, Printmaking: Silkscreen, July 2007 – August 2007 

 

LECTURES

 2015 SPE Southeast Region Conference, Plays Well With Others: The Collaborative Process in Photography, November 2015

2015 SPE National Conference, Atmospheres: Climate, Equity and Community in Photography, March 2015

Armstrong Atlantic State University, Visiting Artist Lecture, October 2014

2014 SPE Northeast Region Conference, Accessibility: Ubiquity vs. The Sublime, October 2014

Savannah College of Art and Design, Grad Salon, October 2014

2014 SPE Northwest Region Conference, Transfixed/Transmedia, October 2014

 

PUBLICATIONS

Oxford American Magazine, Eyes on the South, The Uninvited Drone, October 31, 2016

  • http://www.oxfordamerican.org/item/1013-the-univited-drone

 

COLLECTIONS

The Georgian Terrace Hotel Art Collection, Atlanta GA

Georgia Power Art Collection, Atlanta, GA

Savannah College of Art and Design Permanent Collection, Savannah, GA

Judge Realty Art Collection, Savannah GA

Private Collections in New York, Washington D.C, and Georgia

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

Unmanned Landscapes Alexander Hall Gallery, Savannah GA, April/May 2016

Initial Pieces Karpeles Manuscript Museum, Newburgh NY, August 2005

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Eye in the Sky Aviation Community Cultural Center, Atlanta GA, May 2017

Future Projections Indian Photography Festival, Hyderabad India, October 2016

Edge to Edge Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta GA, September 2016

SCAD Student Showcase Department of Education, Washington DC, July 2016

Future Projections Auckland Festival of Photography, Auckland New Zealand, June 2016

Breaking Boundaries VI China International Photography Festival, Pingyao China, September 2015

SCAD Define Art Open Studio Art Fair Alexander Hall Gallery, Savannah GA, February 2015

SCAD Fall Open Studio Art Fair Alexander Hall Gallery, Savannah GA, October 2014

 

JURIED EXHIBITIONS

Drone & Aerial Photography Texas Photographic Society, online, November 2017

Look Here Welmont Gallery, Savannah GA, April 2016

SPE Southeast Regional Juried Photographic Exhibit Lee Gallery/Clemson University, Greenville SC, December 2015

SPE Southeast Regional Juried Photographic Exhibit Center for Visual Art, Greenville SC, November 2015

Silver and Ink 2015 Gutstein Gallery, Savannah GA, April 2015

Colorado Environmental Film Festival 6th Annual Environmental Photography Exhibition Golden CO, February 2015

Ohio University Alternatives Photo Biennial 2015:Artifact Athens OH, Juror: Judy Natal, January 2015 

Small Works Gutstein Gallery, Savannah GA, November 2014

Immediate Surroundings Gutstein Gallery, Savannah GA, June 2014

Silver and Ink 2014 Gutstein Gallery, Savannah GA, April 2014

 

VOLUNTEERING

Chill Foundation, New York, NY/ Instructor and Chaperone, December 2008 – December 2013

  • Taught snowboarding to inner city, underprivileged students as part of the Chill program which serves to teach life skills and build self esteem through snowboarding

 

GRANTS

2015 SPE Southeast Region Student and Adjunct Instructor Award

  • Juror: Thomas Allen

Google Earth Pro Educational Grant

  • Authored and implemented institutional grant through the Savannah College of Art and Deign

2014 SCAD SPE Student Scholarship Grant Recipient

 

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Society for Photographic Education (SPE), Member September 2013 – Present

College Art Association (CAA), Member January 2014 – Present

American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Member September 2008 – 2013

National Art Education Association (NAEA), Member September 2007 – Present

 

RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

Giant Studio, LLC, Savannah, GA/ Owner of drone aerial photography company, April 2017-present

Pritzker Art Handling, New York, NY/ Art Handler, September 2010 – July 2013

Bonham Studios, Salisbury Mills, NY/ Artist Assistant, December 2005 – August 2006

Sachs Studios, Newburgh, NY/ Artist Assistant, June 2005 – December 2005

DIA: Beacon: Contemporary Art Museum, Beacon, NY/ Museum Educator, June 2005 – August 2006