2002: MFA Painting, Savannah College of Art And Design, Savannah, GA
2000: BFA Painting, Art History, Savannah College of Art And Design, Savannah, GA
1996: Foundation Certificate Painting, Chelsea College  Art & Design, London, England
1995: A levels, St Paul’s College, Windhoek, Namibia
1993: O levels, International School of Milan, Milan, Italy
1991: Diploma Scuola Media Inferiore, Italian Community School, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Professional Experience:

2004: Art Instructor, Art Adventures, ArtCenter South Florida, Miami, Fl.
2004: Art Instructor, Alternative Portraiture, Figure Drawing ArtCenter South Florida, Miami, Fl.
2004/3:Art Instructor, Art Camp, ArtCenter South Florida, Miami, Fl.
2003: Art Instructor, Art Adventures, ArtCenter South Florida, Miami, Fl.
2002- Resident Artist, ArtCenter South Florida, Miami, Fl.
2002: Artist in Residence, Colleton River Plantation, Hilton Head, SC.
2002: Art Instructor, Savannah Cultural Affairs Department, Savannah, Ga.
2002: Assisted Judy Pfaff, Contemporary Masters Series, Pinnacle Gallery, Savannah, Ga.
2002: Drawing Workshop Assistant, Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, Ga.
2002: Drawing & Sculpture Workshop at Eli Whitney Elementary, Savannah, Ga.
2002-00: Preparator, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Ga.
2001: Collaboration with Denise Saborin, Savannah College of Art & Design, savannah, Ga.
2000: Head Tutor ESL program, Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, Ga.
2001-97: Tutor, Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, Ga.
-Gesture, Color, Figure Drawing, and Life Painting -19th and 20th Century Art, Contemporary Art -English language & Literature

Awards:

2002: Excellence in Painting, Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, Ga.
2001: Elizabeth Foundation Studio Program and ArtLink, Summer Residency, New York, NY.
2001: Nominee for Dedalus Foundation Scholarship, Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, Ga.
2001: Honorary Member of American Portrait Society, Montgomery, Al.
2000-02: Dean’s List, Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, Ga.
2000: Propes Fellowship, Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, Ga.
2000: Summa Cum Laude, Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, Ga.
2000: Excellence in Painting, Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, Ga.
1998: Who is Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities.
1998: Daniel Cerra, Academic Scholarship, Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, Ga.
1996: Portfolio Scholarship, Memphis College of Art and Design (Not accepted).

Exhibits:

2010: Miart, Galleria San Carlo, Milano, Italy
2010: Exposed, solo, ZAG Zadok Contemporary Art, Miami, FL
2009: Across the Pond, Design District, Miami, FL
2009: Identity, Buenavista Building, Miami, FL
2009: Portals, 27 AD, Bergamo, Italy
2009: Solo, Dar Al Funoon Gallery, Kuwait City, Kuwait
2009: Exorcisms, The Steps Gallery, London, England
2008: Christmas Exhibition, The Steps Gallery, London, England
2008: Red Show, Cheryl Hazan Gallery, New York, NY
2008: Small Works, ArtCenter South Florida, Miami, FL
2008: Offsite, ArteCity Governor, Miami, FL
2008: NordSouth gallery opening, Miami, FL
2007: Bridge Art Fair, Miami Beach, FL
2007: Red Show, Cheryl Hazan Gallery, New York, NY
2007: Collateral Material, Latitude Modern Art, San Juan, PR
2007: Circa: Puerto Rico International Art Fair, San Juan, PR
2007: Pavillion Show, Metropolitan Pavilion, New York, NY
2007: Mi-Ami Miami, Spazio Guicciardini, Milano, Italy
2006: Group Show, The Gallery, Fisher Island, Miami, FL
2006: Red Show, Cheryl Hazan Gallery, New York, NY
2006: Pavillion Show, Metropolitan Pavilion, New York, NY
2006: Body Heat, Miami Beach City Hall, Miami Beach, FL
2006: Identities, Cheryl Hazan Gallery, New York, NY
2006: Continuous Constructions, Savannah Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2005: Red Show, Cheryl Hazan Gallery, New York, NY
2005: Objects of Virtue, ArtCenter South Florida, Miami, FL
2005: Art On Overdrive, Miami Beach City Hall, Miami Beach, FL
2005: Small Works, Red Gallery, Savannah, GA
2005: Shadows, Impressions, Reflections; Red Gallery, Savannah, GA
2004: Artecity, ArtCenter South Florida, Miami, FL
2004: Ritratti, Via Solferino, Miami, FL
2004: Continents, ArtCenter South Florida, Miami, FL
2004: Scope LA, Los Angeles, CA
2004: MTV & Kanye West video shoot, New York, NY
2002: NA-NA, The Art Store, Dublin, Ireland
2002: NA-NA, The Gallery in Cork Street, London, England
2002: WORD, ArtLink , New York, NY
2002: Kevin West, Boca Raton, FL
2002: Exhibit A Gallery, Savannah, GA
2002: Enchoate, Dimension Gallery, Savannah, GA
2002: Collaborative Show with Denise Saborin, LaRoche, France
2001: Two Men, Bergen Hall, Savannah, GA
2001: Open Studio Show, Elizabeth Studio Foundation, New York, NY
2001: Jacksonville International Airport, Jacksonville, FL
2001: Orleans Hall, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
2001: Ritratto, Savannah Bistro, Savannah, GA

Additional Skill:

Languages: Fluent in: Italian
English
Spanish
French.