History

Born in a Mississippi River town, I was raised on the edge of a farming community, made drawings, cardboard spaceships, & had a dog named Murphy. Attending Southern Illinois University, I discovered sculpture, printmaking, & Photography, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1998. I attend graduate studies at Memphis College of Art, where I earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in 2000. The following year I adopted a Basset Hound & named him Tony.

Etching a studio out of a 19th century Saint Louis basement, I began a career as a studio artist. In 2005, I produced the solo exhibit the Arcana, consisting of 24 paintings on wood. The Arcana was followed in 2007 with my next solo exhibit Tzolk’in, an exhibition of paintings and sculptures on wood. In 2009 paintings from my Ragnarok series were featured in The Ragnarok Project & The Yule Intention. Returning from a trip to the Cote d'Azur, I began work on Fabliaux, exploring the characters of French fabliaux, fairy tales, and folklore with a keen interest in the literary works of author Charles Perrault.

Presently, I share a home and studio with my wife Mary Cheragotti. My work can be seen at The Grove Furnishings and Mississippi Mud House in Saint Louis, MO, The Jacoby Art Center in Alton, IL, Kaskaskia College in Centralia, IL, and Memphis College of Art in Memphis, TN. My paintings and sculptures are in private collections in Taipei, Taiwan, Washington D.C., Detroit, MI, Indianapolis, IN, Minneapolis, MN, Austin, TX, San Fransico, CA, & New York, NY.