As an artist, I find myself paying hyper-attention to the way the world around me is composed- the beautiful, the disturbing, and the spaces in between. I am interested in how raw materials like paint and woven canvas can be manipulated to translate these experiences and create intense visceral reactions. Painting is a meditative and physical experience for me, and I hope to create a similar atmosphere for my viewers.
My current work explores the intersections between illness, folklore, and medical history.
Education
2015 Kalamazoo College: Bachelor of Fine Arts and Spanish Language and Literature
2016 Great Lakes Boat Building School: Completion of Traditional Wooden Boat Building Program
Residencies
2022-2023 Kirk Newman Art School Resident, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
Group Exhibitions
2023 Throughlines, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI
2022 Art Prize, The BOB, Grand Rapids, MI
2019 The Open Exhibition, Community School of Music and Arts, Ithaca, NY
2018 Wide Open Exhibition, BWAC, Brooklyn, NY
Duality: In Darkness and in Light, Corner’s Gallery Ithaca, NY
2017 Community Exhibition, Academy Art Museum, Easton, MD
2016 Artists’ Choice Juried Exhibition, Sault St. Marie, MI
Hessel Schoolhouse Community Exhibition, Hessel, MI
2015 Art Hop, Kalamazoo College Show, Kalamazoo, MI
Corpus Illuminata: An Anatomical Interpretation, Tangent Gallery, Detroit, MI
2014 Kalamazoo College Student Exhibition, Park Trades Center, Kalamazoo, MI
Miller Johnson Scholarship Show, Kalamazoo, MI
Eat Dessert First: Sculpture Exhibition, Light Fine Arts Gallery, Kalamazoo, MI
Art Hop Community Show, Park Trade's Center, Kalamazoo, MI
Solo Shows
2017 Light in Darkness, The Blue Crab, St. Michael’s, MD
2015 Collection of Wounds, Light Fine Arts Gallery, Kalamazoo, MI
2014 Manos y Frutas, Yauss Club Cultural, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Awards and Grants
First Place Artist’s Choice Juried Exhibition, Alberta House, Sault St. Marie, MI.
Honors for Technical and Conceptual Skill, Kalamazoo College
Beeler International Project Grant Awarded for artistic internship and research in Buenos Aires
Official Selection, Miller Johnson Art Scholarship and Exhibition
Enlightened Leadership Award for International Activism Scholarship awarded by Kalamazoo College to students demonstrating passion and sustained commitment to intercultural understanding and global issues.
Publications
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum Hosts Girls’ Woodshop, Woodworker’s Journal, Nov. 2017
Ithaca's Four Seasons, Ithaca Murals Community Coloring Book, Nov. 2021
Woodgrain, Cettle Kooked, Dec. 2021