Education:

Luzerne County Community College: Painting Illustration Program (1993-1996)

Marywood University: Painting Illustration Program (1996-1997)

Marywood University: Study Abroad Program, Angers, France (1997-1998)

Ferro School of Fine Art: Apprenticeship (1998-1999)

Waichulis Studio: Apprenticeship (1999-2001)

Marywood University: Art and Education Studies (2003-2005)

Awards:

America Chinese Oil Painting Artist League Award for the most realist painting ("Topple" November 2010)

Flowers and Garden Competition Winners, Featured Artist, International Artist Magazine (Apr/May 2007)

1st Place Still Life, Art Renewal Center, 3rd International Salon Competition (2006)

2005 Drawing Competition Winners, Featured Artist, American Artist Drawing Magazine (2006)

The Artist’s Magazine, National Competition Finalist (2006)

20 under 40: Future of Realism, Featured Artist, The Artist’s Magazine (Feb 2006)

Best of Show, The Endless Mountain Council of the Art (2005)

The Salmagundi Club, Forbes Magazine Award (2003)

The Artist’s Magazine, National Competition Finalist (2003)

Exhibitions (Selected):

Trompe L’Oeil Exhibition: John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA (2007)

New Beginnings: Hentschel Gallery, Des Moines, IA (2007)

Waichulis and Company: John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA (2006)

American Fine Art Show: U.S. Artists, Philadelphia, PA (2006)

Capturing Realism: MacDonald Art Gallery, Dallas, PA (2005)

International Cider Painters Annual Exhibition: Water Lilly Gallery, Dallas, PA (2005)

Endless Mountain Council of the Arts Annual Juried Exhibition: Tunkhannock, PA (2005) 

International Cider Painters Annual Exhibition: Water Lilly Gallery, Dallas, PA (2004)

Joel Jones Oil Paintings: Artists House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (2003)

Allied Artists of America Annual Juried Exhibit: New York, NY (2003)

The Salmagundi Club Annual Juried Exhibit: New York, NY  (2003)

Hazleton Art League 46th Annual Regional Exhibition: Hazleton, PA (2003)

Wyoming Valley Art League Fall Exhibition: Kingston, PA (2003)

Capturing Realism: Luzerne College, PA (2002)

Wyoming Valley Art League Spring Exhibition: Kingston, PA (2002)

Wyoming Valley Art League Fall Exhibition: Kingston, PA     (2001)

Hazleton Art League 44th Annual Regional Exhibition: Hazleton, PA (2001)

Wyoming Valley Art League Fall Exhibition: Kingston, PA (1999)

Capturing Realism: F.M. Kirby Center, Wilkes-Barre, PA (1999)

International Cider Painters Annual Exhibition: Water Lilly Gallery, Dallas, PA (1996)

Teaching:

Founder and Head Instructor, Truform Studio, Plymouth, PA (2003-Present)

Publications:

The Salmagundi Club, Forbes Magazine Award (2003)

The Artist’s Magazine, National Competition Finalist (2003)

20 under 40: Future of Realism, Featured Artist, The Artist’s Magazine (Feb 2006)

Best of Show, The Endless Mountain Council of the Art (2005)

2005 Drawing Competition Winners, Featured Artist, American Artist Drawing Magazine (2006)

The Artist’s Magazine, National Competition Finalist (2006)

Flowers and Garden Competition Winners, Featured Artist, International Artist Magazine (Apr/May 2007)

Artist Statement:

As a painter I strive for consistent improvement. I am drawn to heightened realism with the painstaking dedication it takes to achieve this. I am also driven to the challenge of interweaving emotion into these technical pieces. Through emotion, I strive to give a humanistic quality to such work.