Education
2016 - 2019 California State University of Long Beach, Long Beach CA — B.F.A. Painting and Drawing
2012 - 2016 Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa CA — AA. Studio Art
Selected Group Exhibitions
​2025 Art Riddler 2025, One Charlemont Square, Dublin, Ireland
2025 Selfie/Not Selfie, Golden West College, Costa Mesa, CA
2025 Sonder, The Vendue, Charleston, SC
2024 The Final Riddle, One Charlemont Square, Dublin, Ireland
2024 The Irish Contemporaries {iii}, CIACLA, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
2024 194th RHA Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, Ireland
2023 Deorad, Herman’s Auction house, Dublin, Ireland
2023 193rd RHA Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, Ireland
2023 Jackson Painting Prize, Bankside Gallery, London, UK
2023 Multi-Figure, MANIFEST Gallery, Cincinnati OH
2021 - 2022 Zurich Portrait Prize 2021, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, Crawford Art Museum, Cork, Ireland
2020 HOLD STEADY, An Táin Arts Centre, Louth, Ireland
2019 ArtVenture2019, Segerstrom Center for the Arts (SCFTA), Costa Mesa CA
2019 ALL MEDIA 2019, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine CA
2019 OC Fair Art Exhibit, Orange County Fair, Costa Mesa CA
2019 NOW TRENDING, Palos Verdes Art Center, Rancho Palos Verdes CA
2019 INSIGHTS 2019, University Art Museum (UAM), Long Beach CA
2019 Shifting Through the Circuit, Max L. Gatov Gallery, Long Beach CA
2019 In the Rot, Max L. Gatov Gallery, Long Beach CA
2018 Outlines/inner corner, Max L. Gatov Gallery, Long Beach CA
2018 Urban Landscape, Dennis W. Dutzi Gallery, Long Beach CA
2018 On the Ropes/In the Kisser, Coastline Art Gallery, Newport Beach CA
2017 ALL MEDIA 2017, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine CA
2017 RIBBA 3, Coastline Art Gallery, Newport Beach CA
2017 INCARCERATION, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art (OCCCA), Santa Ana CA
2016 Art Start, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana CA
2016 LIKE Mark, Coastline Art Gallery, Newport Beach CA
2016 OC Fair Art Exhibit, Orange County Fair, Costa Mesa CA
2016 Mass Appeal, Frank M. Doyle Art Pavilion, Costa Mesa CA
2016 OC Review, Frank M. Doyle Art Pavilion, Costa Mesa CA
2015 Mass Appeal, Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion Costa Mesa CA
Solo Exhibitions
2023 A Certain Romance, An Táin Arts Centre, Co. Louth, Ireland
2015 Playing With Fire, Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa CA
Residencies
An Táin Art Centre Visual Artist Residency -July-October 2023, Louth, Ireland
Creative Spark Residency - March - April 2020, Louth, Ireland
Permanent Collections
Consul General of Ireland, Irish Embassy, San Francisco CA, Since 2023
Taisce Lú: Louth County Council Municipal Art Collection, Ireland, Since 2023
Awards & Grants
2025 Artist's Bursary Scheme: Louth County Council, Ireland
2023 Jackson Painting Prize Shortlist: Jackson's Art Supplies
2022 MAKE|LEARN|BUILD grant: Regional Arts & Culture Council
2021 Zurich Portrait Prize 2021 shortlist: The National Gallery of Ireland
2019 1st Place Winner: Irvine Fine Arts Center, ALL MEDIA
2019 1st Place in Professional Painting: Orange County Fair, Costa Mesa, CA
2018 Jamieson-Pechstein SOA Endowed Scholarship: California State University, Long Beach
2017 Orval Dillingham Endowed Scholarship: Cal State University, Long Beach
2016 1st Place in Professional Drawing: Orange County Fair
2016 Division Winner in Fine Arts: Orange County Fair
2016 Best of Show Award: Orange County Fair
2016 Garrison Fellows Award in Studio Art: awarded by Orange Coast College
2016 Margaret Andrews Memorial Arts Scholarship: awarded by Jane Rosenkrans, Benefactor
2016 Osher Foundation Scholarship: Orange Coast College