Artist Statement:

It all begins in my sketchbooks.  I sit and draw whatever comes out and these sketches become catalysts for drawings, cut-outs and paintings. 

Surprise is an important part of my process. I aim to surprise myself as I work and to shift the viewer’s perspective and have them asking questions.  How can the perspectival shifts and unexpected connections in a painting invite us to see beyond ourselves and our understandings and tune into the unseen connections between us all?  

Bio:

Born in 1980 in NYC and raised in Brooklyn. I received my BFA from Maryland Institute College of Art in 2002 and my MFA from The University of Pennsylvania in 2004. I have exhibited in New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Chicago and California. In 2012, I left NY to start a family and find space to receive the next phase of my education from the natural world.

In my studio in rural Northern California.