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Industry Experience

• 1993-present – Visiting Lecturer (adjunct), Illustration Department, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
• 2010-present – Continuing Education Program, Assistant Professor, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
• 1991-1992 – Visiting Lecturer (Illustration), Graduate and Undergraduate Programs, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
• 1987-1990 – Instructor (Illustration), Undergraduate Program, New England School of Art and Design at Suffolk University, Boston, MA

Exhibitions

• Sept 2019 – Jan 2020: “Draw the Line” Exhibit, The Art Complex Museum, Duxbury MA

Publications & Presentations

• 2015 – Author of The “Art of Illustrated Maps” (Simon & Schuster/HOW Books
• 2015 – Feature writer for Communication Arts Magazine, The Artist’s Magazine, Drawing, Professional Artist, Print, The Concord Saunterer (an annual scholarly journal of Thoreau-related essays)
• October, 2015 – September, 2016: “The Art of Illustrated Maps” (Author Talks)
  • Boston Public Library, Boston, MA
  • Hingham Public Library, Hingham, MA
  • Buttonwood Books, Cohasset, MA (Book Signing)
  • Suffolk University
  • Lexington Community Education Speaker Series
  • Cohasset Public Library, Cohasset, MA
  • South Shore Art Center Art Festival
  • Continuing Education, Brookline, MA
  • The Norman Rockwell Museum
  • The Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MA (Noontime Talks)
  • The New York Public Library, NYC

Awards & Recognitions

• 2018 – Award of Excellence: Los Angeles Society of Illustrators
• 2011 – Award of Excellence: Los Angeles Society of Illustrators
• 2011 – Award of Excellence: Communication Arts Illustration Annual
• 2010 – Two works accepted into The New York Society of Renderers Exhibition: The Art of the Architectural Illustrator, Beyer Blinder Belle Gallery, Union Square, NYC, Sept. 30 – Oct. 30, 2010
• 2008 – Adobe Web Site of the Day Award: Suffolk Univ. Map (Oct. 3, 2008)
• 2006 – Award of Excellence: The New York Society of Illustrators
• 2006 – Award of Excellence: The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles
• 2006 – Award of Excellence: American Society of Architectural Illustrators
• 2003 – Annual Fellowship Award: The Thoreau Society
• 1999 – First Place; New England Museum Association Publications Awards
• 1998 – Bronze Medal: Connecticut Advertising Club
• 1991 – Award of Excellence: Graphic Design USA Magazine Desi Awards
• 1991 – Finalist Award: International Advertising Festival
• 1991 – Merit Award: The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles
• 1990 – Award of Excellence: Graphic Design USA Magazine Desi Awards
• 1990 – Merit Award: The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles
• 1984 – Distinctive Merit Award: Art Directors Club of Boston
• 1984 – Achievement Award: Boston Society of Technical Communicators
• 1982 – Award of Excellence: Boston Society of Technical Communicators

Collections

• The San Francisco Museum of Cartoon Art, San Francisco, CA
• The International Museum of Cartoon Art, Boca Raton, FL
• Ohio State University Cartoon Library (75 originals in the Robert Roy Metz Collection of Cartoon Art), Columbus, OH
• An original work of art in the private collection of musician, Sting (portrait/biography of Sting from syndicated Biography Sunday Comic Strip feature)
• MOCCA; Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art, New York City (many original comic strip works in the museum’s collection)
• The Hobart Scale Corporation Marriott Hotel Corporation The Massachusetts Audubon Society

Professional Organizations

• Member of The New York Society of Renderers
• Member of The Thoreau Society
• Member of the University and College Designers Association
• Member of the Society of Cartographers

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