I was born on September 17th, 1986 in sunny Los Angeles, California. My childhood consisted of sunny days, palm trees, McDonnell's cheeseburgers, and rush hour traffic.

I started college at seventeen, studying fine art and art history in Santa Barbara California. A year later, I transfered to CALARTS where I completed my undergraduate degree in Character Animation. It was there, I studied character animation as well as experimental filmmaking: hand processing, optical printing, and various forms of camera-less filmmaking. My mentors included Leo Hobica, Mike Mitchell, Cynthia Overmen, and Ted Ty.

I started my residency with AREHolland in January of 2009. I choose to apply specifically for Enschede as an artist in residency for it's beautiful location and it's close proximity to natural landscapes.