I grew up in Suffolk County, NY. After graduating from The School of Visual Arts, I became an Art fabricator for artist Ugo Rondinone. I created the first series of his brick paintings, among other works. I also was an assistant to Adrew Lord. I have studied under Jack Whitten, Jutta Koether, and Tim Rollins. Like Rollins, I have spent much time as both artist (Where I have my studio) and art-educator in The South Bronx. I have shown at Thierry Goldberg in NYC, and have been featured in Time Out magazine. Two sculptures will be included in the forthcoming Bronx Museum’s AIM Biennial (October 21- January 16, 2022). ON THE WORK:Fictional sages and venerated tyrants are built up with clay, plaster, shells, bones, trinkets, and a variety of sourced materials. Just as a memory jug comes loaded with personal meaning, and asks the viewer to identify with the common and often kitsch items, these grotesque sculptures do the same; seeking connection to the viewer through its disarming portions, knowing rapport through the whole would be entirely unpalatable.