bigenergy

Most people don’t know, but my formal education is in Marketing and Advertising. I started working very young and was very driven in my corporate career, but life had other plans. I married an Australian, and we moved to the USA for his work, so I dropped my career and went to art school in NYC.

Here are some photos of that period (2000-2003).
The old man was my art teacher at the Art Students League.
I used to have punk red hair 😅
That period was filled with exhibitions. I had two solo shows in Hoboken, NJ, and a few group shows in Manhattan.

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What is the most memorable memory you have of your art teachers at the Art Students League?

Maybe I won't survive like other students, I salute you for being strong and for your extraordinary results. 🫡

My teacher was very tough. Most students quit their classes in the first month, but I lasted over two years and even became his class monitor. He made me cry often. One day, I asked him why, and he said he had to toughen me up so I could handle the world out there. It was very hard, but he did prepare me. The art industry is cruel. You need thick skin to get through.