BIO

I grew up in Idaho and began working in the fashion industry overseas by the age of 15. I spent my teenage years primarily in Japan, before starting my art education in Paris at Parsons the New School for Design. I transferred my studies to New York and got my BFA from Parsons in Fine Art. During this time, I worked as an intern with fashion designer DVF and installation artist Lisa Hoke. After graduating from school I created an art workshop for children in Rwanda, with Rwanda Works. The mixed media workshops provided the materials for the children to express themselves as individuals through an array of artistic outlets. Upon my arrival back to the United States, I relocated to San Francisco, where I split time between modeling and creating large-scale abstract paintings. After being accepted to NYU’s Art Therapy program I returned to New York City to study again. This element of my life merged art making along with psychology. My current body of work embodies conceptual ideas of self-perception and identity. I pull images from popular culture, and fashion magazines, and vintage images from LIFE loaded with strong emotional content. By deconstructing faces, I intend to create a shell for the viewers to find themselves in my work. The mixed media collages are created on top of vibrant abstract paintings. The vibration of text, colors, paint, textures, and deconstructed images provide a stimulating visual journey.

Current Event

LAFAYETTE
#285
12/10/13

closing
February 2014

Exhibitions

2013 Dec "Lafayette" Music, Art, Design", 285 Lafayette, New York, NY

2011 March "Spring Showcase", Just for You Gallery, Healdsburg, CA

2010 May "Abstracts and Fashion", Thumbprint, Healdsburg, CA

2010 Feb "Abstracts", Solas, San Francisco, CA

2009 March "Happy Accidents", The 1929, New York, NY

2007 May “MINE”, Gallery MC, New York, NY

2006 Dec “Madness?” Parsons Fine Arts Gallery – New York, NY

http://www.curiousyellownyc.com/events/2013/12/10/lafayette

2013 MONROWE Magazine -Visual Narrative in Fashion and Film

2013 Western Art and Architecture, Ones to Watch Feb-March

2008 Humankind- Media for the Global Citizen; Karli's List 1/24/08

2007 Parson's School for Design Alumni Magazine RED