Biography
I am a visual artist with a focus on large-scale oil painting and mixed media based in Brooklyn, NY. My work explores themes of femininity, sexuality, innocence, and grief through an intuitive, rapid, and abstract process with each painting a deconstruction of momentary emotions. Exhibited in places such as the Brooklyn GO, Rush Arts, Saint Joseph's Gallery, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, SONYA open studios, LeRoy Neiman Art Gallery at Columbia University, as well as residencies at the Vermont Studio Center and the Wellspring House. The applicant has a Bachelor of Fine Arts and Masters from Pratt Institute and a Masters A/C in art education from CUNY, Brooklyn College.
Artist Statement
The art I create is an obsession with motion. It is an attempt to capture the movement of bodies, organs, any form of life. Yet, more abstractedly, the turbulence within my subject's internal emotional world. Lines are layered, rapid, and intuitive, with each gesture responding to the last. The movement within my subject ultimately transfers to within myself and the work. Within this instinctual process, there is often an exploration of identity, gender, sexuality, and grief.
Education
Columbia University, NY: GSA Advanced Painting Intensive
CUNY, BC: Masters A/C, Art Education
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY: Masters Arts
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N.Y: Bachelor of Arts
Harvard University GSD, Boston, MA
Domus Academy, Milan, Italy
Art Students League, NY
Residences & Workshops
Vermont Studio Center, Vermont: Residency Painting Fellowship
Wellspring House, Ashfield, MA: Studio Retreat
Louise Brown Workshop, Brooklyn, NY: Color & Collage
Harborview Arts, NYC: Artist Workshops NYCHA, Teaching Artist
Washburn Studios, NY: Artist Workshop