2003: Virginia Commonwealth University, Masters in Interdisciplinary Studies (MIS) in Fine Art; Sculpture, Printmaking, Painting and Ceramics
1976: George Washington University-BA in Fine Art
1974: University of the Americas, Puebla, Mexico. Art, Archaeology, Anthropology, Photography
1972-1974: St. Mary’s College, St. Mary’s City, MD, Studied Fine Arts
2021-Present: Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WVA - Drawing, Printmaking, Art Education
1996-2021: Art League School, Alexandria, VA - Metal Sculpture
1997-2019: Art Teacher and Fine Arts Department Chair, Loudoun County Public Schools, Ashburn, VA -Photography, Ceramics, Sculpture, Printmaking, Drawing, Painting, Graphic Design and Advanced Placement (AP) Studio Art. Supervised Art, Music and Drama Departments. Coordinated Fine Arts Night, Community and School Art Exhibitions
2003-2013: Virginia Commonwealth University Graduate Art Program, Ashburn, VA - Sculpture, the Art and Science of Ceramics, Multicultural Approaches to Sculpture
2010-2012: George Mason University, Fairfax, VA - Masters in Art Teaching Program, Multicultural Approaches to Sculpture, 3D Design
2004-2012: EF Tours Educational Tour Coordinator for Stone Bridge High School, Loudoun County Public Schools, Ashburn, VA
2007-2009: Northern Virginia Community College, Sterling, VA – Sculpture and 3D Design
2007-2008: Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WVA - Stone Sculpture
2017: Distinguished Teacher Recognition (Honors), Rochester Institute of Technology
2004-2005: Virginia Commission for the Arts – Teacher Incentive Award
2002-2003: Teacher Naturalist, Smithsonian Naturalist Center
2000, 2002: Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Nominee, Loudoun County Public Schools
1999: Loudoun Education Foundation – Welded Sculpture Project, Broad Run High School Senior Court
1999: Rust Library Stone Carving Project, Leesburg, VA
1999: Educator’s Workshop, Virginia Museum of Art, Richmond, VA
1998: Loudoun Community Foundation Photography Project, Rust Library, Leesburg, VA
1998: University of Virginia, Asian Studies Fellowship, Beijing, China
1997: Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Program, Shizuoka, Japan
1997: University of Virginia, Professional Development Grant, Stone
1996: Virginia Commission for the Arts, Teacher Incentive Grant
1994: Loudoun Education Foundation, Stone Carving, Broad Run High School
2023: "Opposites Attract," The Barns at Rose Hill, Berryville, VA
2022: (Duo Show) "Primarily Abstract," Zenith Gallery, Washington, DC
2021-Present: "Art at the Mill," Millwood, VA
2021: Artists in Middleburg, Middleburg, VA
2021: Franklin Park Art Center Sculpture Garden, Purcellville, VA
2015-2021: Arts Parks Sculpture Walk, Frank Raflo Park, Leesburg, VA
2020: Purcellville Gallery, Purcellville
2019: Tryst Gallery, Leesburg, VA
2018: (Solo Show) “Natural Reaction,” Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
2018: (Solo Show) Howard Hughes Medical Center, Sterling, VA
2018: (Solo Show) Howard Hughes Medical Center, Chevy Chase, MD
2017: (Solo Show) “Water + Metal: Assemblages and Prints,” George Washington University Annex, Ashburn, VA
2016: Group Invitational, Master Artists of Loudoun County, Art Square, Leesburg, VA
2015: (Duo-Show) "Ethereal and Natural Reactions," Art Space, Herndon, VA
2014: (Solo Show) “Iron Age,” Studio Gallery, Washington, DC
2014: Artist Member Exhibit, Greater Reston Arts Center, Reston, VA
2013: (Solo Show) “Natural Reaction,” Studio Gallery, Washington, DC
2012: (Solo Show) Hillyer Gallery, Washington, DC
2011: (Solo Show) “Brian Kirk: A Rustic Life,” Studio Gallery, Washington, DC
2009: (Solo Show) “Rusticity,” Studio Gallery, Washington, DC
2009: 222 Gallery, Leesburg, VA
2005: (Solo Show) “Aikuchi: Steel Sculpture,” The Waddell Art Gallery, Northern VA Community College, Sterling, VA
2005: (Solo Show) NVCC - New Steel Sculpture, Loudoun Campus Gallery NVCC Annandale, VA
2003: (Thesis Exhibition) “Sculpture: Methods and Materials,” Northern VA Community College, Verizon Gallery, Annandale, VA
1997: (Solo Show) The Arts Club of Washington, DC, Washington, DC
1996: (Solo Show) Arnold & Porter Law Firm Offices, Washington, DC
2014-2021: Friends of Franklin Park Arts Center, Round Hill, VA – Vice President, Board of Directors
2014-Present: Western Loudoun Art & Studio Tour Participant