EDUCATION
- Carnegie Mellon University- M.F.A. 1995
- Rhode Island School of Design- B.F.A. 1988
AWARDS AND GRANTS
- N.E.A. Creation Grant National Endowment of the Arts ‘06 \
- Heinz Creative Heights Artist in Residence Andy Warhol Museum Grant ‘04-’06
- Interdisciplinary Arts Fellowships PA Council on the Arts ‘96, ‘98, ‘01, ‘05
- Rockefeller Foundation Multi-Arts Project Creative Grant ‘03
- N.E.A. Creation Grant National Endowment of the Arts ‘03
- Lawrence Convention Center Public Art Commission ‘03
- Henson Foundation Grant Creation Grant ‘02
- The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Commissions ‘97, ‘98, ‘02, ‘04
- Prague Quadrennial Institute of Theater, Czech Republic ‘98, ‘02
- N.E.A. Creation Grant National Endowment of the Arts ‘02
- American Theater Wing Hewes Award Special Effects and Design , NYC ‘00
- International Theater Institute Delegate to Budapest Hungary ‘98
- Top Pittsburgh Creative Forces Pittsburgh Post Gazette ‘00, ‘02, ‘05
- Multimedia Schwalb Creative Award Pittsburgh Magazine ‘98
- Double Vision Award Society of Environmental Graphic Design ‘91
- Heinz Endowments Grant ‘95, ‘97, ‘00, ‘01, ’04, ‘05
- PA Council on the Arts Grants ’93, ’95, ’96, ’97, ’99, ’03, ’04, ’05
- Design Excellence International Tour Europe, Israel, Americas ‘03
- Heinz Endowments Grant ‘95, ‘97, ‘00, ‘01, ’04, ‘05
- Pittsburgh Foundation A.W. Mellon Grant ’94, ’96,’98,’01, ‘05
- Mid-Atlantic Arts Emerge Grant ‘01
- Award for Excellence, Public Art Building Owners Association ‘92
- SMPS Exhibit Design Award Exhibit design ‘92
- International Design Annual Award ‘89, ’90
COMMISSIONS
- Andy Warhol Museum- solo show: Steve O’Hearn
- between big and small - David Lawrence Convention Center - public art commission
- MacBeth - Actors Theater of Louisville - multimedia/set designer
- The Bridge/La Puenta - Maria Del Rey - art director
- Strawberry Way Public Art – short listed proposal- public artist
- seeing double - Andy Warhol Museum
- Manhattan Plaza - NYC, lead environmental designer, project manager
- Columbo Center - Lisbon, Portugal - landmark and environment art
- Picasso at the Lapine Agile, Night of the Living Dead - City Theater - set designer
- Hamlet, Henceforward,Two Clever by Half, The Rivals - Irish Classical Theater- set designer
- Philips Museum- The Netherlands, exhibits
- The Lesson, Busman’s Honeymoon, As you like it- Grove City College - production designer
- Half Court -Escape from Happiness -The Swan - Carnegie Mellon University
- Senayan Center - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - environmental and landmark art
- Disney Resorts - Orlando - environmental art
- Multi-media tours to South Korea, Belgium, Scotland, Canada, and across the United States: Squonk Opera
Original Multi-media Works with composer Jackie Dempsey:
- hometown
- Rodeo Smackdown
- The Inferno
- bigsmorgasbordwunderwerk
- Great Circle Route
- playground zero
- firedogs, Forgotten Works
- Night of the Living Dead: the Opera
TEACHING AND RESIDENCIES
- Andy Warhol Museum, Heinz artist in residence
- American Visionary Art Museum, month-long residency co-creation in multimedia
- University of Albany, multi department collaborative
- S.U.N.Y. Oswego, residency and co-creation unifying 3 arts departments
- University of Maryland, College Park, interdisciplinary art
- Grove City College, instructor, creative thinking
- Towson University, Graduate Theater, interdisciplinary creation
- Pittsburgh Fund for Arts, interdisciplinary arts, teacher’s in-service
- Rhode Island School of Design, design
- Manchester Crafmans Guild and Quiktime Creativity- young professional workshop
- Budapest I.T.I. Hungarian Arts, music theater creation
- Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Da Vinci: arts and science
- Pittsburgh Dance Council, visual arts for dancers
- University of North Carolina, industrial design and theater
Workshops conducted in over 70 different venues across
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