Born and raised in Homestead, Fl in 1976 on an airforce base. Generations of his family members served in the military but he followed a different path. He received a Bachelors of Illustration degree in 2002 from Ringling School of the Arts and Design with high honors. He moved to Boston where he obtained a studio at the Vernon Street Studios in Somerville, Massachusetts to continue his painting. He has participated in numerous exhibitions in the United States. In 2016, was awarded a grant by the National Endowment of the Arts.

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