He has received accolades in Art in America, Artforum & Arts Magazine as well as mentions in the New York Times. He is the recipient of grants, fellowships and awards from the NEA, NYS Council for the Arts, Tiffany Foundation,and Awards in the Visual Arts.His work is in several prominent public and private collections. He has also been a faculty member and visiting critic at the Boston Museum School. Parsons School of Design, RISD, Mass. College of Art and New York City College of Technology where he still teaches Illustrator & Photoshop. He has worked as a commercial artist to help support his painting for many years.