The artist was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He got his early training at the Maryland Institute College of Art. He was awarded the Holmes Art award and his work was published in The Baltimore Sun.The artist is also known as an architect, Interior Designer and Product Designer. He holds two professional degrees in Architecture with parallel studies in painting. His teacher-mentors include Anne Truitt, Frank Gehry and Richard Serra and also studied at the School for Visual Arts in New York City.