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ly creative arts programming and
community outreach approaches
that quickly increased the Cen-
ter’s prominence and funding. He
quickly was appointed Exhibition
Coordinator. Because of his ad-
ministrative skills, he was soon
head of fundraising, head curator,
and finally assistant director.
During this time he produced
an astounding body of work and
was the curator of countless ex-
hibitions that were critically ap-
praised and continued as a revered
art instructor, continuously invit-
ed to conduct classes at major art
education institutions throughout
New York.