I am a multidisciplinary artist and digital media producer living in Orlando, Florida. I have been creating work professionally since 2006.
Education
McFatter Vocational High School (2001)
Major: Commercial Photography
Stetson University (2006)
Major: Digital Arts
Minor: Theater Studies
Valencia College (2018)
Technical Certificate in Web Design
Career
Pinocchio’s Marionette Theater
Role: Performer
Duration: 2006-2009
Ibex Puppetry
Role: Digital Media Producer
Duration: 2008-2016
Kiteman Productions
Role: Assistant Fabricator, Video Editor
Duration: 2012-2014
Second Harvest Food Bank (Internship)
Role: Digital Media Intern
Duration: Fall 2018
Film Production (Personal works)
The End of All Things (2006)
Senior Thesis school project. Animated short with puppetry.
Reviewhole (2008)
Short puppet web series.
Jumping! (2010)
Short puppet film commissioned by Kotaku columnist Tim Rogers.
Happy Memories (2010-2013)
Short puppet film funded with professional development grant from United Arts.
Film Screenings (Happy Memories)
Post-Bummer Show (2013)
Enzian Film Slam (2013, Winner, Second Place)
H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival (2013)
Video Lixo (2013)
Festival Internacional de Animación (2013)
Daytona Beach Film Festival (2013)
Do Not be Shy and Show Your Short (2013)
Golden Orchid Animation Festival (2014)
Indie Grits Film Festival (2014)
Cinema Perpetuum Mobile International (2014)
New Media Film Festival (2014)
Leamington Underground Cinema Festival (2014)
Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest (2014)
Maitland Art and History Center Artist Talk (2018)
Film Screenings (The End of All Things)
Ormond Beach Biennial (2006)
Telemar, Brazil Exhibition (2006)
Live Theater (Personal works)
Dr. Beaumonte's Magnificent Cure (2007)
Orlando Puppet Festival Puppet Slam
Temporal Excision Theory (2008)
Orlando Puppet Festival Puppet Slam
Song of the Murder Thing (2009)
Fringe Theater Festival Puppet Slam
The Loaf that No One Cried For (2010)
Pinocchio's Theater Puppet Slam
Sunshine and Flowers
(2009) Orlando Puppet Potpourri
(2010) Asheville Puppet Slam
It’s So Wonderful to be Alive (2013)
I Believe in You Art Exhibition
Gorbo the Great (2017)
Central Florida Puppet Guild Haunted House
Live Theater (Collaborative works)
Gift of the Magi (2010)
Performance of local artist Hannah Miller’s marionette show.
Live Theater (Professional works)
Pinocchio's Theater (2006-2009)
Performance of repertoire of 7 marionette shows.
Panther and Crane (2008-2010)
For Ibex Puppetry. Performed puppet repairs, stand-in performance, crew work, and stop motion animation for video projection.
Neverending Story (2009)
For Ibex Puppetry. Performed puppet design, building, dressing, and painting.
Labyrinth Interactive (2009-2010)
For Ibex Puppetry. Performed editing of the Labyrinth film, prop painting, and costumed dance/acting.
Gallery Exhibitions
Beyond Gepetto (2008)
Orlando Museum of Art
Blunder Bungle (2009)
Community Art Gathering
Orlando Puppet Festival (2009)
Gallery at Avalon Island
Daily City Mobile Art Show #10 (2010)
Downtown Orlando
I Believe in You (2013)
The Space
Fresh Squeezed 2 (2018)
Morean Art Center
Awards, Distinctions
Stetson University Video/Animation Competition: Honorable Mention (2002)
Stetson University Video/Animation Competition: Third Place (2004)
Stetson University Video/Animation Competition: Second Place (2006)
Orlando Fringe Theater Festival Audience Choice Award Designer (2009, 2010)
Enzian Film Slam: Second Place (2013)
They Might Be Giants music video contest winner (2014)
Valencia College President’s Honor List (Summer, Fall 2018)
Grants Awarded
United Arts Professional Development for Individual Artists (2010)
United Arts Professional Development for Individual Artists (2012)
Puppetfest Midwest Travel Scholarship (2013)
UNIMA Travel Scholarship (2014)
Art31 Featured Artist, Maitland Arts Center (2018)