Artist's Statement and Selected Exhibition List

Statement

My paintings come from very strong emotional and physical ties to Chicago. Ties that stem from living and working in the city all of my life. Growing up on the north side, I was very conscious of my surroundings. I can remember in vivid detail the many different apartment buildings and neighborhoods of my youth; the lasting impression that riding the "L" for the first time left with me; the peaceful, dark city streets at 4 AM when I set out on my paper route. Memories like these are what inspire me. Feelings I try to capture on canvas. A collection of images that continue to grow every time I take a midnight stroll around the city or catch the "L" on a cool fall night.

I'm interested in the concept of renewal. The continuation of time and its effect on the city. I look for the old and the new — and how they coexist. Signs of renewal are evident throughout the city. In the midst of decay, progress emerges in many shapes and forms. Hopeful signs that belie the often maligned reputation of the city. It is from these images that I paint.

Selected Exhibitions (*solo shows)

2009
  • Beverly Arts Center, Chicago*
2008
  • Artropolis, Merchandise Mart, Chicago
2007
  • Artropolis, Merchandise Mart, Chicago
2006
  • Solo exhibition, DePaul University, Chicago*
2003
  • Morgan Park Art Center, Chicago
2002
  • Under Contract: Artists Look at Chicago Real Estate, Steppenwolf Theatre/Anatomically Correct Gallery, Chicago
2000
  • Chicago Public Library, Chicago
  • Gallery artist, Raw Art Gallery, Chicago
1999
  • Rogers Park Artists (shown in conjunction with David Mamet's The Old Neighborhood), Anatomically Correct/North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Skokie, IL
  • Gallery artist, Raw Art Gallery, Chicago
1996
1995
  • Gallery Artist, Gallicurcci Original Works, Evanston, IL
1993
  • World Tattoo Gallery, Chicago
1992
  • Solo Exhibition, Studio One Man Show, Chicago*
  • The Center for Visual and Performing Arts, Munster, Indiana
1990
  • Evanston & Vicinity, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
1989
  • Akrasia Gallery, Chicago
  • Solo exhibition, Morton College, Cicero, IL*
1988
  • Modern Love, ARC Gallery, Chicago