Education

Master of Fine Arts       Wayne State University
Master of ArtsWayne State University
Bachelor of Arts    Mercy College of Detroit (Magna Cum Laude)


Experience

Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center
Instructor
Figurative sculpture workshops and classes; Studio 1 Instructor (for special needs students)

Ford Motor Company
Chief Designer, Color & Materials
Led and inspired a team of designers to develop and implement automotive color & material strategies

Design Modeler
Interpreted design direction from 2D sketches to 3D full size and scale clay models 

Henry Ford Hospital
Medical Sculptor
Created aesthetically pleasing prosthetics with anatomic integrity for cancer and trauma patients

Wayne State University
Part-time Faculty
Taught undergraduate level Introduction to Sculpture, Figurative, and Advanced Figurative Sculpture


Exhibitions

2010“Silver Medal Exhibition” group exhibition, Scarab Club, Detroit, MI
2010“Ron Hayward: Remembered in Art” group exhibit, 2739 Edwin Gallery, Hamtramck, MI
2009“Faculty Exhibit” Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI
2008“Insights” solo exhibit of new work at The Galeria, Orchard Lake Schools, Orchard Lake, MI
2002“Evening Palette: An International Art Exhibit” Ford Motor Company Design, Henry Ford Museum 
1999“The Evening Palette” exhibit, Ford Motor Company Design, The Bloomfield Birmingham Art Center
1998“Art After Hours” exhibit, Ford Motor Company Design sponsored at U of M Dearborn Gallery
1997Richard Kubinski Art Competition, First Prize, Friends of Polish Art, Detroit, MI
1996“Out of Solitude” exhibit, Michigan Gallery, Detroit, MI
1988“Four Artists” Sisson Gallery, Henry Ford Community College, Dearborn, MI
1987Silver Medal Exhibition, Third Place, Scarab Club, Detroit, MI
1985The Art Center, two-person exhibit with Jim Pujdowski, Mt. Clemens, MI
1983Michigan Fine Arts Competition, Phillip Pearlstein juror, BBAA, Birmingham, MI
1982“Self-Portraits” Detroit Focus Gallery, Detroit, MI
19826th Street Gallery, two person show, Royal Oak, MI
1981Willis Gallery, WSU graduate student group show, Detroit, MI