Born in Charleston, South Carolina Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.

B.A. Rhode Island School of Design, 1992.

Art Wynwood Tony Goldman Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award, 2017 Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), Voices of Courage Media Award, 2017 Rush Arts Honoree, 2017 P.S. ARTS heART Award, 2017 Honorary Doctorate, Pratt Institute, 2015 Tony Goldman Visionary Artist Award, 2014 Orchids & Onions Awards, 2010 Artist Residency for The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2005 Member and Contributor to the LACMA Graphic Arts Council 2003.