Education
2014 - 2018 Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Bachelors of Fine Arts Candidate in Painting
2012 - 2014 Ruth Asawa School of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
High School Diploma, Visual Arts Department Major
2013 - 2014 China Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China
2012 - 2013 Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, Tianjin, China
Solo Exhibitions
2018 Recent Works, BPI Gallery, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Baltimore, MD
Selected Exhibitions
2017 Gallery Faves of 2017 Juried Exhibition, Crystal Moll Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Portrait Exhibition and Silent Auction, Evergreen Museum, Baltimore, MD
Still and Life Juried Exhibition, Crystal Moll Gallery, Baltimore MD
From Fur to Feathers Juried Salon Exhibition, Schuler School of Fine Arts, Baltimore, MD
The Figurative Now Group Exhibition, MICA Fox 2 Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2016 Smorgasbord, Area 405 Gallery, Baltimore, MD
MICA Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, Meyerhoff Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Overlea Artsfest Juried Exhibition, National History Society of Maryland Gallery, Baltimore, MD
The Delaplaine National Juried Exhibition, The Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center, Frederick, MD
Out of Order Artist Exhibition, Maryland Art Place Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Perpetually In Between Exhibition, MICA Middendorf Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Nature Through the Artist’s Eyes Juried Exhibition, Gudelsky Center Gallery, Woodstock, MD
2015 MICA Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, Meyerhoff Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2014 Senior Visual Arts Show, Ruth Asawa School of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Emerging Local Artists Exhibition, City Hall, San Francisco, CA
National Congressional Arts Winners Exhibition, US Capitol, Washington D.C
National Congressional Arts Winners Reception Exhibition, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, CA
Grants & Awards
2018 Overlea Artsfest Juried Exhibition, 1st Place in Representational Art Category
2018 Certificate of Excellence Award Recipient
20th Annual International Portrait Society of America Competition,
Washington, D.C
2017 Best Student Category Winner, 7th Annual PleinAir Salon Competition
2017 Gamblin Paint Prize, Gamblin Artist's Colors
2017 FACE The Figurative Convention and Expo Scholarship Recipient
2017 ArtMuse Contest, Finalist Emerging Artist
2016 Overlea Artsfest Juried Exhibition, Honorary Mention
2016 Figurative Art Exhibition, Special Merit Category Award
2016 Overlea Artsfest Juried Exhibition, Best in Show 1st Place
2016 BoldBrush Painting Competition FAV15 Juried Selection
2016 Painting Recognition Award Scholarship, Maryland Institute College of Art
2016 The Art of the Portrait Tuition Scholarship, Portrait Society of America, Washington D.C
2015 Francis Burns Harvey Merit Scholarship, Maryland Institute College of Art
2014 Presidential Scholarship, Maryland Institute College of Art
2014 Thalheimer Scholarship, Maryland Institute College of Art
2014 Creative Vision Award, Maryland Institute College of Art
2014 National Congressional Art Competition, Washington D.C
1st Place in California's 12th District
2014 Robert Squeri Fine Arts Grant, San Francisco, CA
2014 Elk's Lodge Art Competition, San Francisco, CA
Exhibition Catalogues / Publications
2018 21 under 31 Artists to Watch
Published by Southwest Art Magazine
2018 Glorious Color Group Show
Juried Publication
Published by Poets and Artist Magazine
2018 20th Annual Art of the Portrait Journal
Certificate of Excellence Finalists Category
International Portrait Society of America Competition
Published by the Portrait Society of America
2017 7th Annual Plein Air Salon Bi-Monthly Awards
Category Winner
Published by Plein Air Magazine
Lectures / Panels / Presentation
2018 Visiting Artist Presentation and Talk
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Baltimore, MD
(March)
Teaching Experience
2018 Founder/Lead Instructor
CalColor Atelier
Affiliation with CalColor Academy Inc.
2018 Oil Painting Instructor
Alla Prima Oil Painting: The Portrait 6 Week Workshop
School 33 Art Center, Baltimore, MD
2017 Drawing Instructor
Charcoal Drawing: Fundamentals of the Human Portrait 6 Week Workshop
School 33 Art Center, Baltimore, MD
Drawing Instructor
Charcoal Drawing: The Portrait 6 Week Workshop
School 33 Art Center, Baltimore MD
2016 Oil Painting Instructor
Intimate Alla Prima Oil Painting: The Portrait 5-Day Workshop
Kai Lun Qu Fine Arts Studio, Baltimore, MD
Drawing Instructor
Charcoal Drawing: The Portrait 6 Week Workshop
School 33 Art Center, Baltimore, MD
Oil Painting Instructor
Alla Prima Oil Painting: The Portrait 6 Week Workshop
School 33 Art Center, Baltimore, MD
2011-2012 Studio Teaching Assistant
Drawing, Painting, Quick Sketch Classes
0 Chen Fine Arts Training Studio, Tianjin, China
Continuing Education Experience
2017 Alla Prima: Painting the Figure Workshop Scholarship
w/ Michelle Dunaway
The Putney Painters Barn, Putney, VT
Palette Project Mentorship Program Workshop Scholarship
w/ Daniel Keys
Scottsdale Artist School, Scottsdale, AZ
2017 NYAA Undergraduate Master Class Apprenticeship Program Workshop
w/ Vincent Desiderio
New York Academy of Art, NY, New York
2016 NYAA Undergraduate Master Class Apprenticeship Program Workshop
w/ Steven Assael
New York Academy of Art, NY, New York
2015 Palette Project Mentorship Program Workshop Scholarship
w/ Daniel Keys & Michelle Dunaway,
Scottsdale Artist School, Scottsdale, AZ
2012 China Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China
Drawing Concentrated Studio Practice
2011 Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, Tianjin, China
Drawing Concentrated Studio Practice
2012 University of Shanghai College of Fine Arts Summer Residency
Shanghai, China
Memberships Affiliations
Maryland Society of Portrait Painters Accredited Member
Figurative Art Convention and Expo
Portrait Society of America
Maryland State Arts Council