ABOUT ME

being born and raised in Detroit has locked my Art in bondage with Her Themes. This being my natural habitat, i try to expose the naturalistic quality inherent within even the discards of her Industry. Synthetic metal scraps and warped strips of plastic, artificial though they may be, still possess the infinite soul of creation, as they are definitively products of the natural world.


my aim is neither judgment nor critique of cities or city life; neither glorifying nor condemning it. i wish only to allow Her to express Her Truth through me. i am a modern American figurative painter.


  • EDUCATION
    • Private Instruction
      •     Art Theory
          Arts Extended Gallery
          Portfolio Development
          Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp
    • Detroit Public School System
      • Renaissance High School
        •     Advanced Drawing / Painting
      • Mumford High School
        •     Commercial Art
      • Crockett Tech. Vocational School
        •     Advanced Studies Program for the Gifted and Talented
    • Wayne State University
      •     Figure Drawing
          Figure Painting
    • Center for Creative Studies (CCS) College of Art and Design
      •      Fine Arts
    • Kendall College of Art and Design - Grand Rapids, MI
      •     Fine Arts


  • MEDIA
    • PC, MAC, MICROSOFT Word, PowerPoint and Publisher ADOBE PhotoShop and Illustrator, JASC PaintShopPro Pencil, Pen and Ink, Charcoal, Watercolor, Acrylic, Gouache, Tempura Oils, Airbrush, Spray Paint, Silk Screen (multi-press and screen production) Found Objects, Paper, Canvas, Cloth, Digital Prints, Installations Walls (interior and exterior)


  • CLIENT LIST
    • Trinity Comics - Comic Book Publisher
      •      Character Design / Inks- 1994
      Robert Brooks - Editor in Chief
    • NetAppeal - Web Design / Internet Training
      •     Graphic Design since 1998
           JoAnn Ellison - CEO
           inquire@netappealsys.com
           www.nettapealsys.com
    • Liquid Silver - Multi Media Performance Art Show
      •      Set Design / Graphic Design - since 1999
           Ziam Penn - Producer / Director
           313-910-1361
           ziam@iamziam.com
    • Adversary Records- Detroit, MI
      •      Graphic Design / Promotions - since 2001
           Scott Coleman - CEO / Producer
    • United People of Color - Clothing Label
      •      New York, NY / Kingston, Jamaica
    • Fashion Design / Graphic Design - since 2005
      •      Isaac Moreno - CEO / Art Direction
           magnifico@msn.com
    • The Element - Nightclub / Event Venue
      •      Graphic Design / Promotions - since 2006
           Venus Moon - CEO / Producer / Director
           elementcafe@gmail.com
    • G.R.I.P. Records - Detroit, MI
      •      Graphic Design / Video Direction - since 2006
           Shannon Lockhart - CEO / Producer
    • gangstazsmusic@aol.com
      •      Bang Fruit Design Studio - Detroit, MI
           Graphic Design
           Neverick Noel - CEO/ Art Direction
           nevmega@bangfruit.com
    • Future Shock Records - Detroit, MI
      •      Graphic Design
           Neverick Noel - CEO/ Producer
           nevmega@bangfruit.com
    • FREER - Independent Music Performance and Recording Artist
      •      Graphic Design/Promotions
           Jeremy Freer - contact
           www.myspace.com/freerdom
    • DISCOBEY - Independent Music Performance and Recording Artist
      •      Graphic Design/Promotions
           Saddat Hossein - contact
           www.myspace.com/discobey
  • EXHIBITIONS
    • Detroit Public Schools Student Art Exhibition
      •      Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) - spring 1995 and 1996
    • Scholastic National Student Art Exhibition
      •      Smithsonian National Art Museum- Washington, DC- winter 1996
    • College of Creative Studies Student Art Exhibition
      •      (CCS)- Detroit, MI- spring 2000 and 2001
    • "Naked"- Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit (CAID) - Group Show
      •      Aaron Timlin / Curator- summer 1999
    • "Home Grown Up Rising"- IO Coffee House
      •      Solo Exhibition- summer 2000- 1515 Broadway, Detroit, MI
    • "Urbin Out"- Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit (CAID) - Group Show
      •      Michelle Diggs / Curator- spring 2001
    • "Fusion Nights"- Multi Venue / Multi Media Showcase
      •      Ziam Penn / Producer - ongoing since 2002- Detroit, MI
    • "Midtown Gallery Crawl"- Traffic Jam Restaurant and Snug Gallery
      •      Duel Showing with Rico Africa- fall 2003- Detroit, MI
    • "Godz Unknown Race Revolt!"- 4731 Gallery-
      •      Duel Showing with Isaac Moreno - May 2003- Detroit, MI
    • "Industrial Breakdown"- Detroit by Design (Bankle Building) - Group Show
      •      Linda Bannerton / Curator- October-November 2003- Detroit, MI
    • "The Art of War"- 4731 Gallery- Group Show
      •      Nia Mora and Isaac Moreno / Curators- May 2004
    • "Devil’s Night"- Detroit by Design (Bankle Building) - Group Show
      •      Linda Bannerton / Curator- October- November 2004
    • "Thanks Giving"- Finite Gallery- Group Show
      •      Linda Bannerton / Curator - November- December 2004- Detroit, MI
    • "Farewell"- 4731 Gallery- Group Show
      •      Rick Geyer / Curator- February 2005
    • "Antiseptic"- 4731 Gallery- Group Show
      •      Allison Glenn / Curator- March 2005
    • "Try 2 Kill Us!"- Bohemian National Home- Group Show
      •      Jason L. Ellison / Curator- June 2006- Detroit, MI