Hello

This is my story

I was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and spent my early childhood in New York City on the Upper East Side. During the first seven years of my life, I was exposed to an abundance and diversity of art, music, and the cultures of people of various races, ethnicities, and countries of origin.

My single mother placed me in the care of immigrants who fled Europe during and after World War Two. Later, moving to Columbus Avenue on the West Side, my new caretakers, friends, and acquaintances were mostly Afro-Caribbean, African-American, and Latinos. Mom and I learned Spanish, our third language after Portuguese, there.

Those childhood experiences were just the beginning of my journey as an artist. I went on to receive a BFA from Southeastern Massachusetts University and an MFA from the University of Miami. Other creative experiences included working as a set designer for Boris Goldovsky of the Metropolitan Opera and later in the field of advertising where I remained most of my professional life.

Returning to painting after retiring, I expatriated to Portugal where I maintained a studio and exhibited in Europe. I continue to be represented by the Galeria O Rastro in Figueira da Foz, Portugal.

After returning to the States, I began another chapter of my life and now maintain my studio and residence in the historic seacoast town of Fairhaven, Massachusetts and I am represented by the Blackbird Gallery in Detroit Michigan.