born: 1964 in New Brunswick, New Jersey
lives : New York, NY
EDUCATION
Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL, BFA, 1986
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1995
New Work/Old Work, Kanega, Sarasota, FL
1993
Florida Series, Barrier Island Group for the Arts, Sanibel Island, FL
Persona, A. P. S. Gallery, Sarasota, FL
1992
Kill Your Idol, A. P. S. Gallery, Sarasota, FL
Sarasota Visual Art Center, Sarasota, FL
1991
A.P.S. Gallery, Sarasota, FL
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008
Draw Me a River, Greene Contemporary, New York, NY
2007
Outside the Box: NY and CA, Greene Contemporary, Sarasota, FL
Group Show, Whitney Artworks, Portland, ME
2006
Impulse, Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art, Sarasota, FL
A Holiday Mixer, Whitney Art Works, Portland, ME
Postcards from the Edge, Sikkema Jenkins Gallery, New York, NY
Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
2005
Four More, Aron Packer Gallery, Chicago, IL
Whitney Art Works, Portland, ME
2004
Colored Pencil, K.S. Art, New York, NY
Aron Packer Gallery, Chicago, IL
Drawing Conclusions II, Rocket Projects, Miami, FL
A Fine Line, Whitney Artworks, Portland, ME
2003
Scope Miami, Miami, FL
Contemporary Art from Tampa Bay Collections II, St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, FL
Aron Packer Gallery, Chicago, IL
Recession 2003 Show, Cynthia Broan Gallery, New York, NY
Drawing Conclusions I, Buena Vista Building, Miami, FL
I-20 Gallery, New York, NY
Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
2002
Science Friction, The Dorsch Gallery, Miami, FL
Combined Talents, Florida State University Art Museum, Tallahassee, FL
Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art, Sarasota, FL
Permanent Collection, The Box Art Museum, Tannumshede, Sweden
25th Small Works, New York University, 80 Washington S.Q. Galleries, New York, NY
I-20 Gallery, New York, NY
Boxes/Boxed, Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art, Sarasota, FL
Artists Helping Artists, Sarasota Art Center, Sarasota, FL
Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
2001
I-20 Gallery, New York, NY
Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
2000
Attack, Magnifik Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Thread Waxing Space Soho, New York, NY
Stinky Summer/Fresh Art, Magnifik Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
New York Contemporary, Mark Miller Gallery, New York, NY
1999
Mira Mar Gallery, Sarasota, FL
1998
Mira Mar Gallery, Sarasota, FL
1997
Mira Mar Gallery, Sarasota, FL
1996
National Juried Exhibit, 479 Gallery Soho, New York, NY
Mira Mar Gallery, Sarasota, FL
Books and Assemblage, Bianca Lanza Gallery, Miami, FL
1994
Modern Icons, Manatee Community College Fine Art Gallery, Bradenton, FL
The Museum of Arts and Sciences, Daytona Beach, FL
1993
National Showcase Exhibition 93, Alternative Museum, New York, NY
Alexandria Museum Of Art, Alexandria, LA
Bianca Lanza Gallery, Miami Beach, FL
Featuring Florida I, The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, FL
All Florida International, Center for the Arts, Vero Beach, FL
The National, Florida State University Fine Arts Museum, Tallahassee, FL
1992
11 East Ashland Gallery, Phoenix, Arizona
Sarasota Visual Arts Center, Sarasota, FL
Novel Esprit Gallery, Tampa, FL
1991
Lee County Alliance of the Arts, Ft. Myers, FL
Sarasota Visual Arts Center, Sarasota, FL
1990
Barbara Greene Gallery, Miami, FL
2D-3D, Lee County Alliance of the Arts, Ft. Myers, FL
1989
One for the Road, Cognizart Gallery, Venice, FL
Florida Artists, Artspace, St. Petersburg, FL
1988
Six from Sarasota, Art Act at Scratch, Miami Beach, FL
Serious Whimsy, Joan Hodgell Gallery, Sarasota, FL
Off the Wall, Joan Hodgell Gallery, Sarasota, FL
Spirit and Matter, The Center for Contemporary Art, Tampa, FL
The U.S. Garage Gallery, Sarasota, FL
1982
Salvador Dali Museum, St. Petersburg, FL
AWARDS
Change Grant award, Change Grant Inc., New York, NY
PUBLICATIONS
2003
Featured Artist, Miami Art Exchange, September
The Heart of Art, The Bradenton Herald, June
Drawings Cross the Line of Imagination, The Miami Herald, February
2002
Science Friction, Miami Art Exchange, November
At Dorsch Gallery; Science Friction, Street Miami/Miami Herald, November
Hallucinogenic Ogres and Anatomical Machinery Hurricane Press, October
Artists Box Their Ideas, Mark Ormond, Pelican Press, January
Boxing Days; Artists Explore Assemblage, Sarasota Herald Tribune, January
2000
Stinky Summer/ Fresh Art, New York Arts Magazine, June
1998
Critics Notebook (Skura/Zackowski), St. Petersburg Times, November
1995
Skura Constantly Challenging, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, March
The Exit Interview, Art of Living Magazine, Sarasota, FL, April
Skura at Kanega, Sarasota Arts Review, April
1994
Architectural Reference in Sculpture, Daytona Sunday News, July
Gastr Del Sol, Chew Magazine, Tampa, FL, March
Making It, Sarasota Herald Tribune, March
Modern Icons, Modern Artists, Pelican Press, Siesta Key, FL, February
Modern Icons, Sarasota Arts Review, February
1993
Collage and Assemblage, The Press Journal, Vero, Beach, FL, October
Ray Gun Magazine, Issue #9, Santa Monica, CA, October
City Events, Events Magazine, Sarasota, FL, August
Art of Opposites, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, June
The State Of Our Art, St. Petersburg Times, March
Big Arts, Sanibel Island Reporter, March
Featuring Florida, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, March
Persona, Longboat Observer, February
Memory Boxes, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Sarasota, February
Artist Nails Art World, The Bradenton Herald, February
1992
The Talked About, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, December
In the Galleries, Events Magazine, Sarasota, FL, April
Skura/ Sculptor, Ringling School of Art and Design Magazine, March
Kill Your Idol, The Longboat Observer, March Works Reflect the Soul, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, March
1991
Artists Recycle City's Clutter, Miami Herald-Tribune, August
The Art Of Rebellion, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, May
Recent Work, The Pelican Press, Siesta Key, FL, April
Four Artists, Ft. Myers News Press, January
1990
Skura, Sarasota Arts Review, April
Moving Target, Pelican Press, Siesta Key, FL, April
Red Hot Exhibit, 2D- 3D, Ft. Myers News-Press, March
1989
Art to Spark a Smile, St. Petersburg Times, December
Makes Serious Art Funny, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, December
Works in Progress, Sarasota Magazine, June
1988
Best of 1988, (Best Work By Young Artists), Sarasota Magazine, June
Wanted: Alternatives, Longboat Observer, June
1987
Bondage Ties Artists Work Together, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, October