Biography:

Born
1960- New Orleans, Louisiana

Education
1978 - 1980 Loyola University, New Orleans, La
1980 – 1984 FIT, New York, NY
1987 &1994 ICP, New York, NY
1996 The New School, New York, NY

Photographer's assistant
1985-1997
Barry Latigan
Maria Robledo

Mentoring/Teaching
1999-2007
Make A Better Place, working with children in their communities through photography. www.makeabetterplace.org
Lecture- Palladium Printing - Elizabeth Irwin High School, New York City.
Photography lecture-John McDonogh High, New Orleans.

Solo Exhibitions
The John McDonogh Series, The Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 2008-2009
The New Orleans Portrait Project – Tides Foundation, San Francisco, 2008
The New Orleans Portrait Project - Tides Foundation, New York City, 2007-2008
Silent Light: 1987-97. The Gallery, Mexico City, 1999

Group Exhibitions
Light on Music - The New Orleans Center for the Photographic Arts, 2006
The “I” Show - The New Orleans Center for the Photographic Arts, 2006
Torsos- The Gallery, Mexico City, 2001

Bibliography
1998
Mossberg, Walter S. You Must Remember This, Smart Money, October, p.163.
Barnard, Portraits of Dancers. Fall, pp. 16-18.

1999
Hauge, Lesley. Inside Haute, Avenue, March pp, 20-24.
Word of Mouth. Conde Nast Traveler, p. 63
Simmons, Daniel Paul. Literary Retreats, Avenue, June pp. 68-73
Rob Weisbach Books. Every Life is Art, Cover, front and back, Fall.
Barnard, Portrait of Mothers in the Work Force, Fall, p 16.
Barnard, Going Home, Portrait. Winter, P.29.
Portrait of a Survivor, Self, October pp. 221-227.
Columbia, David Patrick. The Way They Live. Avenue. November pp. 62-67.

2000
HarperCollins Publishers Inc. Elissa Schappell. Use Me, front and back cover art.
Ducmanis, Ingrid. Collecting Memories, Avenue, May pp. 66-69.
An American Businessman in Italy, Portrait of Warren Edwards, Avenue, April, p. 60.
The Ugly Duckling, Portrait of Developer Charles Cohen, Avenue, March.
Interiors, Portrait of Nicole Miller, Avenue, p, 94
Gerston, Jill. Suits for Mothers, Martha Stewart Weddings, Winter, pp. 148-160
Unsung Heroes of the Internet, Money, Special Issue, pp. 54-55.
Ballen, Sian. Dalton Mothers’ Book Club. Avenue. November, p. 82

2001
Cox, Gordon. Tragedy Becomes A Stage Dialogue. Newsday. October 15. p. B9
Gates, Anita. The New York Times. October 16. p. E5

2004
Calamari, Barbara and Dipasqua, Sandra. Visions of Mary, Harry N. Abrams. Pp. 2,6,13-14,28, 35-36, 38-39, 41, 50, 53, 56, 61, 86-88, 94, 95, 137.
Quintanilla, Michail Punto/ Shirt Tale, Latina, October, p.188.
Prida, Dolores. Punto/Joy to the World, Latina, December/January p.152.

2005
Quintanilla, Michael. Punto/In Her Shoes, Latina, February, p. 120.
Ocana,Damarys, Punto/Love Under Pressure, Latina, March, p.136.
Trelles,Emma. Punto/ Touch of Class, Latina, April, p. 168.
Quintanilla, Michael, Punto/Pop Classics, Latina, August, P. 132.
Ocana,Damarys, Punto/Plastic Fantastic, Latina, November, p. 144.

2006
Ocana, Damarys, Punto/Magic Realism, Latina, December/January, p. 172.
Serrrano, Angelique, Punto/Coat of Many Colors, Latina, May, p. 182.
Portrait of a Survivor, Latina, September, p.132.
Barbara Calamari and Dipasqua, Sandra. Saints – Ancient & Modern, Penquin Studio, September , p, 30
Van Zante, Gary. After the Flood. PLACES, pp.61,62,63,64,65,66,67.

2007
Meyers, Tiffany. The Art of the Portrait-PDN, April, pp.44,46.

AWARDS
Winner Best of Portrait Category-Photo District News-2006

GRANTS
The Starry Night Fund – 2007