Education

2024-2028 / School of the Art Institute of Chicago - BFA in Studio Arts

Distinguished Merit Scholarship - $108,000

2020-2024 / Emerson Junior Senior High School- High School Diploma

4.5 GPA, Principal’s High Honor Roll

2022-2024 / AP Scholar with Distinction

President of National Art Honor Society and rock climbing club, varsity debate captain

National Honor Society and National Business Honor Society member

Professional Experience

2025 - Present / fNewsmagazine - contributor

2025 - Present / Webster's Wine Bar - host, food service worker

2022- Present / Freelance visual artist

2024- Present / creative projects - selling of prints, originals; social media; music release 

2024 / commission - mural for Emerson Junior Senior High School

2024 / commission -  mural for Emerson rec baseball Kenneth Benkovic Jr memorial

2023 / commission - mural for special needs sports program Saddle Brook Angels

2023 - 2024 / Whitney Museum of American Art - Youth programming and artist paid intern; tour guide and facilitation of events; curation experience; social media content creation; Podcast production and interviews with Biennial artists

2023 - 2024 / Bergen County Camera and Gallery 270 - Sales and print associate

2024 / Rugile’s Kitchen - Food service worker

2021-2022 / Emerson Rec Camp - Camp Counselor

Programs/Certifications

2023 / Lumiere Research Scholars- 8-week research program with mentor- researched and wrote paper on literary theory ‘Carnivalesque’ in relation to modern museums; $3,000 full-ride scholarship

2022 / George Mason University Washington Journalism and Media Conference - NJ representative; for-credit on-campus educational summer program; fundraised $2,600 to fund expenses and tuition

2021, 2022 / New York University Visionary Studio - 8-week studio program on the intersection of art and activism; exhibition

2021 / New York Institute of Technology Business bootcamp - 6-week business certification program 

2020-2022 / Cavo Convention- President and founder of political action and discussion club; attended meetings and conferences with Congress members

Volunteer Work

2018-2024 / Relay For Life - leader and organizer; fundraised for cancer-research

2014-2024 / Student Council - lead art director; organized school and community events

2023 / Sending Sunshine - over 20 hours of creating cards for elderly

2021-2023 / Key Club - over 50 hours of local community service

Skills

Application proficiency: Windows/Mac cross-platform, Google applications, Adobe Suite, LogicPro, ProCreate, Krita

Basic computer programming

Basic Spanish

Music: Drums, Guitar, Piano, Vocals; 10 years of jazz/concert band and chorus 

Athletics- soccer, baseball, track, tennis

Awards and Scholarships

2024 / Christian James Mazzariello Memorial Scholarship- $100,000

2024 / Pascack Historical Society Scholarship- $5,000

2024 / iCreate Bruce Museum awards finalist; exhibition

2024 / BRIC Concrete Stories festival- Honorable Mention Best Cinematography

2024  / Senior Highest Distinction in Art 

2023 / National Medalist Scholastic Art and Writing - Painting “Checked Out”

2023 / Regional Gold Key Scholastic Art and Writing - Painting “Checked Out”

2023 / Regional Honorable Mention Scholastic Art and Writing - Poem “Hooked On Love”

2020 / Underclassman Highest Distinction in Music

2018- 2020 / Underclassman Highest Distinction in Art 

Exhibitions

2024 / Bruce Museum - iCreate juried exhibition

2024 / BRIC - Concrete Stories film festival

2023 / Artelfest Brooklyn exhibition

2023 / Artgroove exhibition

2023 / Gallery Aferro - auction exhibition

2023 / Gallery Aferro - Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Regional exhibition