Bio
Aaron’s art career began when he drew three-dimensional airplanes at the age of three. His parents took notice and supported his artistic endeavors with private lessons from a local artist. How much he paid attention versus how much he randomly doodled is up for debate. Currently, his work focuses on reflecting his surrounding landscapes and environments. In addition, he explores recycling motifs from his previous compositions and toys with different medium applications. Aaron obtained his BFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and his MFA from the New York Studio School. His art has been featured in the Washington Post, and he has works in private collections in Toronto, Thousand Oaks, California, Austin, Texas, Philadelphia. Recently, a work was acquired for the permanent collection in the US embassy in Chiang Mai, Thailand. He makes a mean guacamole and loves jamming on his beloved drum set. He currently resides in Rochester, New York.
Education
Masters of Fine Arts, Painting and Drawing, New York Studio School, New York, NY, May 2011
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Art, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, May 2006
International School of Painting and Drawing, Montecastello di Vibio, Italy, June – July 2005
Austin Community College, Austin, TX, August 2001– May 2004
Gallery Exhibitions
2024 Transient Motifs, Two person show, RIT City Art Space Gallery, February 2nd-March 2nd 2022 Anderson Alley Artists Group Show, Patricia O’ Kefee Gallery, St. John Fisher College, June 20-August 12th 2022 Virtual Alumni Exhibition, New York Studio School, 2022, August 8th- September 30th Exploring Deaf Geographies, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Hyattsville, MD, February 2022 2021 Virtual Alumni Exhibition, New York Studio School, 2022, August 2th- September 30th 2020 Virtual Alumni Exhibition, New York Studio School, 2022, August 2th- September 30th Coast to Coast, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA, October 2019
Coast to Coast, Berry Campbell Gallery, New York, NY, July 2019
66th Finger Lakes Exhibition, Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY, June 2019
Art Exhibition Program, Bausch + Lomb Inc, Rochester, NY, April 2019
28th Member’s Exhibition, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY, December 2018
Cultivating Connections, RIT/NTID Dyer Arts Center, Rochester, NY, November 2018
Beyond Form: Non-Objective Art, RIT/NTID Dyer Arts Center, Rochester, NY, March 2018
Georgetown Art Hop Exhibition, Georgetown Art Center, Georgetown, TX, October 2016
Prince Street Gallery Juried Exhibition, New York, NY, February 2016
Georgetown Art Hop Exhibition, Georgetown Art Center, Georgetown, TX, October 2015
56th Annual Delta Exhibition, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR, June 2014
Member’s Show, Trestle Gallery, Gowanus NY, October 2011
Masters Thesis Art Exhibition, New York Studio School, New York, NY, May 2011
Artist Exhibition, New York Studio School, New York, NY, February 2011 & 2010
Navigation – Disabled Artist Show, Gene Siskel Theatre, Chicago, IL, April 2006
Tina Harper Gallery, Chicago IL, November 2005
Student Gallery Show, Montecastello di Vibio, Italy, July 2005
ACC Student Gallery Exhibition, Dougherty Art Center, Austin, TX, April 2004
Permanent Collection
“Crosswalk Dream", Permanent Collection of the US Embassy, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Art in Embassies, US Department of State.
Publications and Review
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/02/11/art-gallery-shows-dc-area/
Jenkins, Mark, “In the galleries: The art of looking inward to provoke societal change”, Washington Post, February 11, 2022
Grants
New York Foundation for the Arts, Emergency Grant for Artist with Disabilities, August, 2022
Scholarships & Awards
Academic Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Merit Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
First Place – Drawing, Austin Community College Art Show 2004
Piece purchased for ACC permanent collection
Evelyn Glennie National Music Scholarship