I was born in Buffalo, New York, and studied at the Columbus College of Art and Design in Columbus, Ohio where I received my BFA in 1992. I relocated to New York City in June of 2001 and now live and work in the Catskills. My work has been featured in many contemporary fine art and street art magazines, including Juxtapoz, Rojo, and Metropolis magazine. I’ve also exhibited regularly across the U.S. and participated in many group shows globally and co-curated collage exhibitions for The International Weird Collage Show. In 2003 German publisher Gestalten released my first monograph Index-A which has become a much-referenced source of inspiration for contemporary collage artists. My work is also part of the permanent collections at the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg Germany, and The Library of Congress in Washington, DC.
My work is a loose collection of thoughts and observations in many ways and less about one specific theme. I see it as being a reflection of the world we live in, with all its ugliness and cruelty. But from that, I strive to extract the beauty and empathy hidden underneath and within us all, revealing the unknown, the unspoken and intangible things that make us truly human. For me, collage as a medium replicates this frenetic and inherent collision of people, culture, and emotions we all experience. I believe the true meaning of my work is derived directly from the intertwining of these associations, and the spontaneity of my creative process. This gives my work the freedom to live creatively in the moment, and the ability to respond to current events, despite my imagery being derived primarily from vintage magazines.