Memberships
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators 2013-Present

Education
Illustration, MFA
Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA 2014-Present

Illustration, BFA
The School of Visual Arts, NYC 1985-1988

David Leffel Portrait and still-life workshop in oil paint 2001

David Leffel Portrait and still-life workshop in oil paint 2000

Chinese Brushwork,
Taipei Fine Arts Museum 1988-1989

Oil Painting, Watercolor, Anatomy,
Art Student’s League, NYC 1985-1988

Skills
Children’s Book Illustration
Book Cover Illustration
Chapter Book Illustration
Art Licensing
Portraiture
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Pastels
Oil Painting
Watercolor
Digital Painting
Corel Painter
Photoshop
Teaching Experience
Portrait & Still-Life Drawing
San Marco Studios, CA

Portraiture (2-week class)
Sacred Art School, Florence, Italy

Still-Life Drawing
Shanghai, China

Sutter Country Prison
Yuba City, CA

Maxine Singer Juvenile Hall
Marysville, CA

Carl F. Bryan II Juvenile Hall
Nevada City, CA

Art Journeys
California, USA 2009-Present
Shanghai, China 2004-2009
Taipei, Taiwan and Naples Italy 2003
California, USA 1999-2003
Kyoto, Japan 1994-1999
Taipei, Taiwan 1988-1994
NYC, USA 1985-1988