 Shortlisted for Austin Museum of Art's 22-To-Watch 2005 exhibition and the Arthouse Texas Prize in 2006, he then studied at the Yale University School of Art in the summer of 2008.Leading up to his studies at Yale, the artist created the Public Paintings Project by distributing small paintings throughout the world for people to find in public places.In 2015, his paintings were featured in the New American Paintings publication.