About the Artist

Originally a native of the Washington, D.C., area, I graduated from the Maryland Institute, College of Art, in Baltimore, MD, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree.

During a cross-country road trip after graduation, I fell in love with the landscape and open space of the west coast. I made the move to sunny San Diego in 2000, and have lived and worked as a Fine Artist and Graphic Designer here ever since.

I’ve shown at galleries and art events locally, nationally and internationally including;  Society of Illustrators Gallery in New York, Gallery Ississ in Kyoto, Japan, Artwalk San Diego, San Diego State University, The Art Institute of California, Las Lagunas Gallery, The Expressive Arts Gallery, Ashton Gallery, and F1VEart Gallery,

STATMENT

Screen mesh, topographic maps, tissue paper and gold foil are some of the materials I use. I choose them for their inherent qualities; a semi-transparent surface, a systemic pattern. Their textures are granular and frosted or patterned with tiny halos. Their colors are rich, and sometimes luminous and metallic. Their structure, meshed and dimensional, have a system yet are unrefined. My collages are like markers, or maps to themselves to places I have traveled, real or imagined.

Destruction. Creation.
Deconstruction. Reconstruction.
Tear apart. Piece back together.

Collage is one of my favorite mediums. Taking disparate elements and combining them together to form a whole. My palette is already created and ready. They are lush with texture, color and patterns.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Finalist for RSVP “Shadows” Competition;  Work exhibited at Society of Illustrators Gallery, New York
Selected for first International Solo Exhibit;  Gallery Ississ, Kyoto, Japan
Featured Artist, Aquent Inc., Talent Calendar
Honorable Mention, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Fellowship Program
Maryland Institute Merit Award
Maryland Institute Recognition Award
Maryland Institute College of Art Scholarship

EDUCATION

MARYLAND INSTITUTE OF ART, Baltimore, Maryland. 
Bachelor of Fine Arts. Cum Laude

PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN, Paris and Dordogne, France.  
Pre-college Program, Painting and Art History

CORCORAN SCHOOL OF ART, Washington, D.C. 
Open program, Painting and Drawing