I was born in 1983, in Farmington Hills, MI. I was awarded The Outstanding Artist Award from

Brighton High School in 2002. I earned my BFA from The College for Creative Studies in 2006. my

art was featured in the Docks Art Fair in Lyon, France in 2007. I was a resident at Red Bull

House of Art in 2011. In 2014 Real Detroit Weekly voted me Best Local Artist. In 2017 I became a

teacher. And in 2024 I was awarded the Nancy Comodourous Distinguished Service to The Arts

Award for the work I do with Gesher Human Services' Creative Expressions Program.