Education

Classical Atelier at Gage Academy of Art

Seattle, WA 2021- 2025

Classical Atelier Student studying representational realism and classical technique under the instructions of Larine Chung, Paul Rosiak, Juliette Aristides, and David Dwyer.

2024 * : Painting Portfolio Development in Oils

2023 * : Classical Oil Painting in Color

2022 * : Classical Grisaille Oil Painting Technique

2021: Classical Drawing Technique

*Indicates Classical Atelier Monitor role was performed this year

Attended Workshops

Tony Ryder, Toned Paper and Pastel Workshop - 2024

Gage Academy of Art

Mike Hernandez, Plein Air Workshop - 2024

Whidbey Island Fine Art Studio

Steven Assael, Color and Form (Copper Panel) - 2024

Whidbey Island Fine Art Studio

Zhao Ming Wu, Painting the Draped Figure - 2023

Whidbey Island Fine Art Studio

Oliver Sin, Portraits in Charcoal - 2023

Gage Academy of Art

Oliver Sin, Expressive Portraiture - 2022

Whidbey Island Fine Art Studio

Professional Mentorships 

Cynthia Sheppard - 2025 (SmArt School)

Naomi Baker - 2020 

Josh Kao - 2019 

Larry Quach - 2018

Kent Hamilton - 2017

SmArt School 

Online, 2025 

Scott Fischer - Gaming Illustration

Cynthia Sheppard - Illustrating Emotional Narrative

Kazone Art School 

Glendale, CA 2020 

Head and Portrait Design - Bryan Lee 

Concept Design Academy 

Pasadena, CA 2018-2019 

Character Design 2 - Josh Shaw & Kevin Chen 

The Workshop Academy 

Redmond, WA 2019-2020 

Character Design - Devon Cady-Lee

Concept Illustration - Lake Hurwitz 

Weapon, Prop, and Mech Design - Josh Kao 

Environment Design - Josh Kao 

Figure Drawing - Abigail Platter 

Brainstorm School 

Burbank, CA 2018-2020

Creature Design - Anthony Jones 

Imaginatomy - Jon Kuo 

Kitbash and Sculpting - Scott Flanders 

Form Language - Mark Castanon 

Digital Illustration - Mauricio Abril 

Digital Painting - Sulmo Kim 

Entertainment Design - Norris Lin 

Art Center at Night 

Pasadena, CA 2018-2019 

Intro to Entertainment Design- Eric Ng 

Figure Drawing - Anne Saitzyk

Product and Transportation Design - Brice Wong

 Everett Community College 

Everett, WA 2017-2018

Figure Drawing - Linda Berkley

World History and Art - Sandra Lepper

Western Art History - Miles Labitzke

Awards and Exhibitions

2025

2025 Gage Academy of Art's "Best of Gage" Show (06/25)

2025 Gage Academy of Art's "Resting Gage Face" Show (02/25)

2024

2024 Gage Academy of Art's "Holiday Small Works" Show (11/24)

2024 Gage Academy of Art's "Instructor Work Exhibition" (09/24)

2024  Edmonds Art Festival: 1 curated oil paintings selected (06/24)

  Chosen to be displayed in the curated arts gallery section of the festival for public viewing. 

“Hold me ‘til the lights go out” 2024

Second Place: 2024 Best of Gage “Still Life” Division (06/24)

School-wide competition for all students who have attended any atelier or class at Gage Academy.

Gage Academy’s BIPOC Scholarship Award (06/24)

$4,500 scholarship award to go towards atelier student tuition.

2023

2023 ARC 3rd Place Scholarship competition recipient (09/23)

 Awarded 3rd place prize in the international ARC scholarship competition for 2023. Applicants are students from ateliers all over the world. I am the first to receive an award from ARC for my atelier since 2010.

2023 Artist Connect Magazine: Strokes of Genius 2023 Finalist (07/23)

Given a section in the November 2023 Artist Connect magazine publication to show my drawing that placed me as finalist in this international competition. 

2023 Edmonds Art Festival: 3 curated oil paintings selected (06/23)

Chosen to be displayed in the curated arts gallery section of the festival for public viewing. 

“The Last Nymph” 2023

“Jited” 2023

“Olympus” 2023

2022

2022 Edmonds Art Festival: COMET Award (1 of 2 Recipients) (06/22)

Special award given to only two pieces in the festival that exhibit timelessness and technical expertise. 

2022 Edmonds Art Festival: Drawing Division Honorable Mention (06/22)

Drawing division runner-up for 3rd place award.

Second Place: 2022 Best of Gage “Figurative” Division (06/22)

School-wide competition for all students who have attended any atelier or class.

First Place: Star Wars Public Discord “Boba Fett” Art Contest (1/22)

Public online discord art contest with over 5000 members.

2021 

Gage Academy’s Kendra Scholarship Recipient for 2021 

$4,000 scholarship for first year atelier student.

First Place: Star Wars “Halloween” Public Discord Art Contest (10/21)

Public online discord art contest with over 5000 members.

2020 

Editor’s Choice Award- 2020 Episode App Curation 

Recognized for a visual novel that was independently illustrated, written, and coded. Story was chosen from a pool of over 50,000 other stories. Awarded for outstanding story and illustration on the mobile Episode App