Education & Affiliations

• Graduate of the American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL
• Graduate of Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL—Bachelor of Arts Degree in Art and Art Education 
• Member of the Portrait Society of America, Headquarters in Tallahassee, FL
• Master Signature Member of the Oil Painters of America
• Current Board Member & Past President of the Oil Painters of America
• Member of the Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts, Chicago, IL