He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee (Chattanooga, TN) where he earned a bachelor of fine arts in 1998, and the University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH) where he earned a master of fine arts in 2000. His paintings have been featured at the Dayton Art Institute (Dayton, OH); Morlan Gallery at Transylvania University (Lexington, KY); Semantics Gallery; Meyers Gallery at the University of Cincinnati, and Kraft Haus (Cincinnati, OH).