Artist Statement

The idea that a picture, an image, can be dissected into an infinite number of variables fascinates me.  I utilized this allure as a tool to create visual media; particularly abstract photography.  However, I am not always satisfied with actual photographs as an end result.  Thus, I decided to take the images to another level, which evolved into the current process I employ.   

PhotoCollage onto canvas as well as other materials allows me to explore photographic images to a much more satisfying degree.  The process unveiled a significantly deeper level to my creative vision.  It gives my photographs the added character and dimension that I truly want people to see.  I use this art form as a means to develop a visual narrative of the way I interpret the photographs I take of my family, travel and everyday surroundings.

Artist History

Solo Exhibition:

— Union League Club of Chicago, 65 West Jackson, Chicago, IL  60604

      — August 2005

— Nail Bar of Highland Park, 662 Central Street, Highland Park, IL  60035

     — June 5, 2008

— Art on Armitage,  Window Gallery, 4125 West Armitage, Chicago, IL  60639

     — January, 2009

Featured Guest Artist:

— FLATFILE Galleries, 217 North Carpenter, Chicago, IL  60607

     — FOTOWERK 2004 — October 15 – November 24

— Highland Park:  City Gallery, Highland Park, IL  60035

          — A Unique Arts Adventure — July 8 - July 10, 2005

— Highland Park:  City Gallery, Highland Park, IL  60035

          — May 6 – May 27, 2006

— Aurora Public Arts Commission, 44 East Downer Place, Aurora, IL  60506

     — Art at City Hall — September 5, 2006 – February 23, 2007        

— Highland Park:  City Gallery, Highland Park, IL  60035

          — May 1 – May 31, 2007

— Highland Park Art Walk, Highland Park, IL  60035

          — June 2 – June 30, 2008

— Evanston Art Walk, Evanston, IL 

          — October 1 – October 31, 2008

— 12 x 12 Art Show, The Art Center, Highland Park, , IL  60035

          — November 7 – December 5, 2008

— Explorations:  New Works by New Artists, The Art Center, Highland Park, , IL  60035

          — December 10 – January 7, 2009

— Freeze: A juried exhibition examining the photographer’s unique ability to

     capture a moment in time, The Art Center, Highland Park, , IL  60035

          — March 6 – March 29, 2009

National Juried Exhibition:

— Dellora A. Norris Cultural Arts Center, 1040 Dunham Road, St. Charles, IL  60174

     — 2005 St. Charles Art & Music Festival — July 1 - July 17

Regional Juried Exhibition:      

— Dellora A. Norris Cultural Arts Center, 1040 Dunham Road, St. Charles, IL  60174

     — Vicinity 2005 — October 1- November 19

— Dellora A. Norris Cultural Arts Center, 1040 Dunham Road, St. Charles, IL  60174

     — Vicinity 2006 — October 14- December 2

Corporate Commissioned Artwork:

— The Lake Bluff Recreation Center, Lake Bluff, IL

— Spindustries LLC, Lake Geneva, WI

— The Center for Pain Relief, Highland Park, IL

Residential Commissioned Artwork:

— The collection of Mr. & Mrs. Geoff Murray, Lake Forest, IL

— The collection of Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Small, Highland Park, IL

— The collection of Mr. & Mrs. Faron Daugs, Mundelein, IL

— The collection of Mr. & Mrs. Greg Worcester, Mundelein, IL

— The collection of Mr. & Mrs. Ira Berk, Highland Park, IL

— The collection of Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Sayers, Grand Rapids, MI

— The collection of Mr. & Mrs. John Green, Grand Rapids, MI

— The collection of Mr. & Mrs. Roger Diez, Highland Park, IL

— The collection of Mr. & Mrs. Steven Berkshire, Vernon Hills, IL

— The collection of Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Ness, Highland Park, IL

— The collection of Mr. & Mrs. John Ozburn, Highland Park, IL

— The collection of Mr. & Mrs. Glenn DeBell, Highland Park, IL

— The collection of Mr. & Mrs. Ken Kucera, Libertyville, IL

— The collection of Mr. & Mrs. Pries, Chicago, IL

— The collection of Mr. & Mrs. Marlon Stone, Highland Park, IL

— The collection of Mr. & Mrs. Hunter Piermont, Minneapolis, MN

— The collection of Mr. Ken Wieselman, Highland Park, IL

— The collection of Mr. & Mrs. Robert Janke, Highwood, IL

— The collection of Dr. & Mrs. Jon Boudeman, Naperville, IL

— The collection of Mr. & Mrs. Jason Glickman, Highland Park, IL

Charitable Donations of Artwork:

— The Family Network, Annual Benefit, Highland Park, IL — 2006 – 2008

— The Brennan Ammentorp Angel Foundation, Annual Benefit,    

      Mundelein, IL — 2006 - 2007

— The Juvenile Diabetes, Annual Benefit, Chicago, IL — 2008

— The Lincolnshire School District Annual Fundraiser, Lincolnshire, IL

      — 2008

— LeRoy Butler Breast Cancer Foundation, Lake Geneva, WI — 2008