James Vanderberg received his M.F.A. in painting from Hunter College in New York. He has exhibited in numerous group and solo exhibitions and is held in private collections nationally. He received the Tony Smith Award while at Hunter as well as the Luetz/Riedel Fellowship for travel and study at L'Ecole Des Beaux Arts in Paris, France. Most recently, Vanderberg finished a residency at Vermont Studio Center, which he was awarded scholarship to attend. For the past six years Vanderberg has taught studio art and art history at Fordham University in the Bronx, NY, and The Brooklyn Arts Space.