Born in 1986 in Baltimore, Maryland, I have had a continuing relationship with drawing, whether it be as a young kid going to the local library and renting out Lee J. Ames drawing books, or today being at a restaurant and quickly sketching a particular scene on the dinner napkin. I'm sure the dinner-napkin washer enjoys the mini-exhibition.

Back to the bio. So, in 2004, I enrolled at the University of Maryland at College Park, where I aimed to pursue a pre-med pathway in order to apply to medical school, a career goal I had had since middle school. Yet, once I graduated with a degree in Physiology & Neurobiology in 2008, I felt that medicine was not for me, a decision that developed over the course of my college education.

As I became more involved in activist and humanitarian efforts, with my work in Amnesty International, my social and political awareness developed, resulting in my disillusionment with the American medical institution and its practices. Further, the most significant development occurred the last semester I spent at college. I registered for a Drawing 101-type class just for the sake of taking an art class in college; yet, it was this class that completely reinvigorated my passion for art, a passion I left behind during my pre-medical pursuit.

The invigorating quality of that art class was most predominant in the introduction of charcoal and other dry media, something I owe entirely to the art professor, Ed Bisese. It's likely that without his approach to the topic, I would not be the artist I am today, and maybe not an artist at all.

My collection is a manifestation of my own personality: an obsession with positively transcendent figures in mainly music, but also film and public life, and an aggressive accentuating style that symbolizes the boldness of these individuals. A rock 'n' roll take on rock 'n' roll individuals.

I hope that you find appeal within the philosophy of my collection.