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Positions held

Craftsman

Instructor

Creative Director

Executive Director

Producer

Director of Cinematography

Artist

Branding consultant

Designer

Author

Solo Exhibitions

 

2005 Denver Design Center, Denver, CO

2007 MC Escher Museum, The Hague, Holland

2010 Education Summit, PDPA, Golden, CO

 

Group Exhibitions

 

2005 Philadelphia, PA, Radisson Trevose

2006 Utrecht, Holland, Nimeto

2007 Aarhus, Denmark, Church of Our Lady

2008 Chicago, IL, District 30

2009 Bergamo, Italy, Palazzo Moroni

2010 Versailles, France, City Hall

2011 Atlanta, GA

2015 Morgan Adams Foundation Charity Auction, Centennial Airport, CO

 

Awards 

 

2000 KSK Academy, Best Contemporary Use of Classic Technique

 

Organizations

 

2003 Professional Decorative Painters Association, founding member

2005 International Decorative Painters Salon, recognized Master Painter, lifetime member

2005 Painter & Decorator Contractors of America, Craftsman Forum, Master Painter

 

Lectures & Presentations

 

2008 IUPAT, Chicago, IL; Demonstration: Vegetative ornamentation, visual textures for sign painting Lecture: Suburbia and the communication of art

2009 Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Littleton CO; Class: Interior Designers, how to work with decorative painting within architecture

2010 École des Beaux Arts, Versailles, France; Demonstration: painting

2010 Chateau de Versailles, France; Lecture: Painting the illusion of gold

2010 École nationale supérieure d’architecture de Versailles, France; Lecture and demonstration: Contemporary ornamentation 

2009, 2010 Education Summit, PDPA, Golden, CO Demonstration: Painting the illusion of gold    Lecture: Sourcing art materials from local mines

2015 Denver, CO (Clyfford Still Museum collaboration) Demonstration: Art materials

 

Product development

 

2004-2014 Product line development  for Golden Artist Colors, New Berlin, NY. Proceed Decorative Painting System,

 

Teaching Experience

 

2002-2018 School of Applied Arts; Principal Instructor, Adult education, full 3 year program, work study and apprenticeship

2010-2014 Golden Artist Colors, NY; Class: using a tool kit of contemporary acrylics

2004-20010 SALI/IDAL Guest Instructor

 

Permanent installations

 

2005-2006 Johnson, gilding, ornamentation, commissioned installation for private residence Cherry Hills Farm, Denver, CO

2005 Preuss, ornamentation, sculpture, commissioned for private residence Loveland, CO

2006-2007 Atencio, restoration of Craftsman Era work, ornamentation, William Morris collection, commissioned for private residence Denver, CO

2006 Linninger, gilding, commissioned for private residence Castle Rock, CO

2006 Wagner, commissioned for private residence Cherry Creek, Denver, CO

2006 Titterington, ornamentation, commissioned for private residence Parker, CO

2006 Weigand, commissioned for private residence Crestmore Denver, CO

2006 Equipment de Vin, retail commission Larimer Square Denver, CO

2006 School of Applied Arts, video production, Writer/Director

2007 Ronnberg, commissioned for private residence Denver, CO

2007 Petersen, commissioned for private residence Denver, CO

2007-2008 Hoppens, ornamentation, commissioned for private residence Ogallala, NE

2007 Harrell,  ornamentation, commissioned for private residence Denver, CO

2007 Marsico Capital Management, retail commission Tabor Center Denver, CO

2007 Colorado State Capital, marble restoration Denver, CO

2008 Brown, ornamentation, commissioned for private residence Denver, CO

2008 Zobolos, ornamentation, commissioned for private residence, Cherry Hills Village, CO

2008 Godberson, commissioned for private residence Parker, CO

2008 Falcone, gilded restoration, commissioned for private residence Denver, CO

2008 Mougin, artist collaboration Eddie Murphy Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, CA

2008 Mougin, artist collaboration Trump projects, NY, NY

2008 Mougin, artist collaboration designed exhibition, French Lick, IN

2008 Mougin, artist collaboration commission for private residence French Lick, IN

2008 Cerapedics, retail commission Thornton, CO

2008 29 Degrees, gilding, retail commission Denver, CO

2009 Brinkerhoff, commissioned for private residence Denver, CO

2009-2011 Schulein, gilding, restoration of 17th century furniture, ornamentation, commissioned for private residence Polo Club Denver, CO

2009-2011 Collins, Fresco Bath collection, ornamentation, commissioned for private residence Littleton, CO

2009 Equipment de Vin, retail representative for acrylics on canvas Denver, CO

2010-2011 Neumann, gilding, ornamentation, commissioned for private residence Denver, CO

2010 Good Samaritan Hospital, restoration of early 20th century chapel, retail commission Omaha, NE

2010 Facconable, retail commission Cherry Creek Denver, CO

2010 Private residence commission, Mumbai India

2011-2012 Hoppens, additional ornamentation, commissioned for private residence Ogallala, NE

2011 Shpall, commissioned for private residence Denver, CO

2011 La Loma Restaurant, restoration, retail commission Denver, CO

2012 Patterson, Fresco Bath Collection, William Morris Collection, commissioned for private residence Castle Pines, CO

2012-2013 United States Mint, restoration of Tiffany’s ornamentation, retail commission Denver, CO

2012 Genesis Hospitality, retail commission Denver, CO

2013-2014 Ganey, commissioned for private residence Cherry Creek Denver, CO

2013-2014 Collins, Stables Collection, commission for private residence

2014 Dinner, restoration, commissioned for private residence Denver, CO

2014-2015 Neumann, additional ornamentation, commissioned for private residence Denver, CO

2014 André, video production of Stables Collection commercial, Writer/Director

2015 Brinkerfhoff, additional commission for private residence Denver, CO

2015 Mandil, Visit Denver, retail commission Denver, CO

2015 Colorado Springs Pioneer Museum, restoration, retail commission Colorado Springs, CO

2015 La Loma Restaurant, new location, retail commission Denver, CO

2015 Hoppens, additional ornamentation, commissioned for private residence Ogallala, NE

2015 Ikon Polo Don, musician, collaboration on song/album, Writer/Director music video, Finishing Touches 

2015 Ravenna, video production commercial, Writer/Director/Creative Director/ Branding Consultant Littleton, CO

2015 André, video production of Curator and Craftsman commercials, Writer/Director/Set Designand Construction, Denver, CO

2016 Kern, gilding, commissioned for private residence Four Seasons Denver, CO

2016 Levinson, commissioned for private residence Denver, CO

2016 Genesis Hospitality, restaurant commission Fort Lauderdale, FL

2017 Sierra Grill, restaurant commission Centennial, CO

2017-2018 Hoppens, additional commissions for private residence Ogallala, NE

2018 Cucci, commissioned for private residence Denver, CO

2018 Panter, commissioned for private residence Denver, CO

2018 Preuss, restoration, commissioned for private residence Four Seasons, Denver CO

2019 Launched “Paradise at Night” Collection

2020 Launched “Contemporary Landscapes” collection

2020 Executed a variety of oil paintings

2021 Ravenna Branding consultant

2021 Commission oil paintings for Ravenna Villa Club 

 

Articles & Press

 

Luxe Magazine, 2007

Modern In Denver, Fall 2016

 

Authored Publications

 

Code of Ethics, Professional Decorative Painters Association, 2005

The Journeyman’s Cipher, 2007