EDUCATION
2025 B.F.A., Studio Art drawing concentration, SUNY Brockport, Brockport, NY
2023 A.S., Commercial Illustration, Monroe Community College, Rochester, NY
2023 A.S., Fine Art, Monroe Community College, Rochester, NY
EXHIBITIONS
2026 Illustrator's 68th Annual Exhibition, The Society of Illustrators, New York NY
2025 Eight As One, Little Theater Café, Rochester NY
2025 69th Rochester Finger Lakes Exhibition, The Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester NY
2025 Erie Canal Bicentennial June Art Exhibition & Sale, Stony Point Art Studio, Fairport NY
2025 BFA Thesis Exhibition, Tower Fine Arts Center Gallery, Brockport NY
2024,2025 Annual Student Art Exhibition, Tower Fine Arts Center Gallery, Brockport NY
2025 Love From Geneseo, Gallery in the Valley, Geneseo NY
2024 Creature Comfort, Orange Glory Café, Rochester NY
2023 Modern Art Exhibition, Little Theater Café, Rochester NY
2023 Alumni Spotlight, Monroe Community College Dental Hygiene Clinic, Rochester, NY
2021, 2022, 2023 Mercer Gallery Student Art Exhibition, Mercer Gallery, Rochester, NY
2020 Teen Art Showcase, Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY
WORK EXPERIENCE AND COMMISSIONS
2026 Cover Illustration for the Sports Section of the New York Times of the US Open 08/30/2026
2026 Vendor Booth at RICE (Rochester Indie Comics Expo, Sibley Center, Rochester, NY
2025 Vendor Booth at the 20th Annual Artist Row, Rochester Public Market, Rochester, NY
2025 Vendor Booth at the Emerging Artist Expo at Corn Hill Festival, Rochester, NY
2025 Co-Signed Selling My Work Through the MAG Store, Rochester, NY
2019- Present Freelance Illustrator
2024 Mural Commission, Monroe Community College, Rochester, NY
2023 Logo and Business Card Design, Synergy Painting, Tucson, AZ
2022 Mural Commission, The Bookeater, Rochester, NY
2021 Website Design, Franzieweldgenart.com
2021 Logo and Mascot Design, Whistling Pig Press Publishing Company, Rochester, NY
2021-2023 Gallery Attendant, Mercer Gallery, Rochester, NY
2019-2022 Silk Screening, RPS, Rochester, NY
2019 WAYO Annual Fall Fundraiser Poster Design
HONORS & AWARDS
2026 Silver Medalist for Surface and Product Design Category of the Society of Illustrator's 68th Annual Exhbition
2025 Second Place Design for Fairport Canal Days Poster Competition
Fall 2023, 2024 & Spring 2024, 2025 President's List at SUNY Brockport
2024 The Jack Wolsky Art Scholarship
2024 William P. Manitas Memorial Award in Art
2024 Patricia Curry Award for Excellence
2024 Sara DiDonato and Christ Carson Award for Drawing-Painting
2023 Award for Academic Excellence at Monroe Community College
Fall 2020, 2021, 2022 & Spring 2021, 2022, 2023 Monroe Community College Dean’s List
2023 Tom Mercer Award
2022 Presidents Choice in Honor of Kathy Farrell
2021 Tom Mercer Award
2021- 2022 Art selected to represent MCC in the League for Innovation Art Competition
2021 MCC Play Poster Design Competition, Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play
2020 Scholastic Art Awards, Northeast Art Region-at-Large, Silver Key
2019 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, Honorable Mention
ARTICLES, REVIEWS & PUBLICATIONS
2026 Cover Illustration for the Sports Section of the New York Times of the US Open 08/30/2026
2026 WNY Comic Arts 1st Anthology
2026 Society of Illustrator's 68th Annual Publication
2008 – 2024 Monroe Community College Comic Anthology, Issues #1-#33
2022 Thalassophobia, League for Innovation 2022 Annual Issue
2021 Sempiternity, League for Innovation 2021 Annual Issue
2021-2022 Selected Artworks, MCC’s Literary Magazine, Cabbages and Kings
2016 Webster Schroeder PTSA District Calendar 2016-2017
2013 Henry Martin, Animation Project; Art, Vocals, and Guitar, Published on YouTube
2012 Cave Painting, Magic Dragon Magazine, Winter 2012 Issue
2011 The Egyptian Cat Woman, Magic Dragon Magazine, Summer 2011 Issue
MEMBERSHIPS & APPOINTMENTS
2023 Brockport Art Student Association
2020- 2023 President of Monroe Community College Comic Book Club
2020-2022 Monroe Community College Pride Alliance Group