Born in Nebraska, Sean Hovendick spent half his childhood in New Mexico. He started his career as a paratrooper in the US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, then received his bachelor’s degree from Eastern New Mexico University with a concentration in art, broadcast production, and computer animation. After ten years of industry experience, he earned his MFA from Syracuse University, then went on to exhibit his award-winning work both nationally and internationally. As an artist, designer, and professor of Graphic + Media Design, Sean is currently Chair of the Department of Visual & Performing Arts at Russell Sage College in Upstate New York.