| 1953 | Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey U.S.A |
| 1971/78 | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Erman Scholarship. |
| 1974/78 | William Paterson College, Full Scholarship, B.F.A. with Honors Full Scholarship. |
| 1975 | Art Center of Northern NJ. |
| 1976 | Ridgewood School of Art. |
| 1977 | Art Student's League. |
| 1978 | Yale Summer School of Music and Art, Ellen Battell Stoekel Fellowship. |
| 1979/80 | Ashfield Painting Workshop. |
| 1987 | University of California San Diego (UCSD). |