Solo Exhibitions

2010
Circus Day In America (40 ft x 15 ft outdoor bannerline installation) Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT

2006
Step Right Up...Portraits of a Sideshow, Living Learning Gallery, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

Group Exhibitions

2010

Get Your Freak On Space 242, Boston, MA

I Heart Art Work Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

Faculty Exhibit AiP Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA

Visual AIDS Postcards from the Edge Benefit, ZieherSmith, NYC

2009
Elmo's Restaurant & Lounge, NYC

The 6th International Juried Exhibition curated by J. McNamara, SICA, Long Branch, NJ

The Funny Face Project, NYC

Art Hop Juried Show, Burlington, VT

Circus Art, Studio Place Arts, Barre, VT

Art Institute of Pittsburgh Faculty Show, AiP Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA

2008
Night of 1000 Drawings, Artists Space Benefit, NYC

Visual AIDS Postcards from the Edge Benefit, NYC

Art Hop Juried Show, Burlington, VT

2007
Night of 1000 Drawings, Artists Space Benefit, NYC

Visual AIDS Postcards from the Edge Benefit, NYC

Art Hop Juried Show, Burlington, VT

2006
Visual AIDS Postcards from the Edge Benefit, NYC

Art Hop, Burlington, VT

A Casual Summer Show, Organization of Independent Artists, Gallery 402, NYC

The Mermaid Show, Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

CCV Faculty Exhibition, Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Burlington, VT

Artists That Teach, Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Burlington, VT

2005
The Drawing Show, Organization of Independent Artists, Gallery 402, NYC

The Mermaid Show, Coney Island Museum, Brooklyn, NY

2005 National Art Show (online), Guestsgallery.com

Art Hop, Burlington, VT

Auction (online), Artists Paint for Peace, NY

Babes, The Many Aspects of a Woman , Holland Tunnel, Brooklyn, NY

Digitally Mediated (online), Organization of Independent Artists, NYC

2004
Artcard, Sharjah Art Museum, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Silent Auction, University College Art Gallery, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ

Art Faculty Exhibition, Liberty International Airport, Newark, NJ

Art Hop, Burlington, VT

Fresh Meat/Young Blood: NJ's Newest Masters, SICA, Long Branch, NJ

12 and Under, Amos Eno Gallery, NYC

The 7 th Annual Mermaid Show, Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY

Spectra, Diesel Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

Arts Alive, Union Station Gallery, Burlington, VT

Pushing the Envelope, Flynndog, Burlington, VT

Krispy Juicy, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Montclair State University, White Box Annex, NYC

Domestic Affairs, Locus Media Gallery, NYC

Flush, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ

Process Progress, Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Burlington, VT

Tunnel of Love, Holland Tunnel, Brooklyn, NY

2003
Night of 1000 Drawings, Artists Space Benefit, NYC

Art Faculty Exhibition, Liberty International Airport, Newark, NJ

Art Faculty Exhibition, University College Art Gallery, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ

14 @ 1978, Gallery 1978, Maplewood, NJ, Curated by Erinn Frayer

McKinsey & Co., Florham Park, NJ

The 6 th Annual Mermaid Show, Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY

Montclair State University Finley South Gallery, Montclair, NJ

2002
Portraits, Asbury Art Center, Asbury Park, NJ

2001
Auction, Coney Island Museum, Brooklyn, NY

The 4th Annual Mermaid Show, Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY

BWAC Pier Show Nine, Brooklyn, NY

2000
Ozzfest 2000, National Rock Festival of the U.S., Sponsoring Agent: Electric Eden, Brooklyn, NY

Further Fest, National Rock Festival of the U.S., Sponsoring Agent: Electric Eden, Brooklyn, NY

Night of 1000 Drawings, Artists Space Benefit, NYC

BWAC Pier Show Eight, Brooklyn, NY

1998
Sideshow Banners: History and Visual Presentation, National Collegiate Council Conference hosted by Oklahoma State University, Chicago, IL

Sideshow Banners, Northeast National Collegiate Council Annual Conference Co-hosted by Gallaudet University and Howard University, Kellogg Conference Center, Washington D.C.

Sideshow Banners: History and Visual Presentation, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ

1997
Sideshows By The Seashore, Coney Island USA, nonprofit organization, Brooklyn, NY

Awards | Grants

2009
Juror's Selection, Art Hop Juried Show, Burlington, VT

Honorable Mention, Art International Online Magazine

2005
2nd Place, Two-Dimensional, Art Hop

2004
Manhattan Arts International Award of Excellence

Vermont Studio Center Artist Grant

Residencies

2004
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT

Visiting Artist Lectures

2010
Champlain College, Burlington, VT

Public Collections

Free Museum of Times Square, NYC

Coney Island Museum, Brooklyn, NY

Sideshows By The Seashore, Coney Island USA, Brooklyn, NY

Education

2008
17 Century Painting Methods with Maestro Michael John Angel, Angel Academy of Art, Florence, Italy

Painting Methods of the Great European Academies with Martinho Correia, Angel Academy of Art, Florence, Italy

2007
Painting the Figure in Oil with Maestro Michael John Angel, Angel Academy of Art, Florence, Italy

Still Life Painting with Martinho Correia, Angel Academy of Art, Florence, Italy

2004
MFA - Painting, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ

1998
BA - Graphic Design/Illustration, magna cum laude, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ

1995
New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting & Scuplture, NYC

1994
School of Visual Arts, NYC

Media

2009
Marc Awodey, "Ring Mastery," Seven Days, July 1-July 8, 2009, 32 A.

Jeb Wallace-Brodeur, "The Circus is coming," Times Argus, June 19, 2009

2008
Mike Ives, "Cirque du Risque," Seven Days, Oct 29-Nov 3, 2008, 26 A.

2005
Gail Rosenberg, "On Stage: Deep Throat, Preview: sword swallower Roderick Russell," Seven Days, June 22-June 29, 2005, 26 A.

You Swallowed What?!, The Discovery Health Channel, Producer: Belinda Seaman, Beyond Productions, Released: 31 January, 2005

2004
Stomachs of Steel, The Discovery Channel, Producer: Dr. Paul Trotman, Director: Roz Mason, Narrator: K.C. Kelly, Released: 1 July, 2004

Mark Awodey, "Art Review: Getting There," Seven Days, February 25-March 3, 2004, 47A.

2002
Open Up and Say AHHH!, CNN Correspondent: Jeannie Mose, Aired: 11:45 a.m. ET, 3 September, 2002

2000
History's Mysteries: Circus Freaks and Sideshows, The History Channel, Released: 4 December, 2000

June/July Brooklyn Bridge magazine, The Stoop: Turning on the Ocean, p 22

1999
Sideshow: Alive on the Inside, The Discovery Channel, Producer: Image Entertainment, Director: Lynn Dougherty, Narrator: Jason Alexander, Released: 21 September, 1999

1998
Coney Island, Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel, WCBS Correspondent: Steve Hartmen, Producer: Tom Forman, Editor: David Rubin, Aired: 29 April, 1998