He studied painting and received his MFA from University of Washington in Seattle and a BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and he has shown work at Massachusetts College of Art, Laconia Gallery in Boston, University of Arkansas, U Mass Boston, Emanuel College, and in Richmond, VA. In January his work will feature in a group show, “Idle Trades,” at the New Bedford Art Museum in New Bedford, MA, and a solo show at FP3 Gallery in South Boston. He once hit two back-to-back inside-the-park home runs in D-league Softball.