About the Artist
I use my work to better understand and share my anxieties. From a young age, I struggled with anxiety. Creating art became an escape but also a tool to help regain control. When I extract and combined elements of this chaotic world, I can control the environment presented to the audience.
Most of my pieces mimic a dream-like state with endless possibilities of where and when. I distort my subject matter to a point where moments are identifiable but the reality is questionable. By playing with complementary colors, juxtaposition and perspective I create tension along with balance within the composition. For me, each piece is a search to make fragmentary parts of this world connect and establish something new. Either through collage or painting, the work challenges the viewer's perception.
Group Exhibitions:
2021- The Other Art Fair Brooklyn - Brooklyn, NY
2021 - "LIC-A Artists 2021 Showcase - Online
2020 - Brooklyn Waterfront Artist Coalition - "Wide Open II" - Brooklyn, NY
2020 - Plaxell Gallery - "Online Spring Exhibition" - Online
2020 - Site:Brooklyn - "Gesture and Motion" - Brooklyn, NY
2019 - Citi Community Cases - Court Square - Long Island City, NY
2019 - Plaxall Gallery - "Creative Mosaic" - Long Island City, NY
2019 - Site:Brooklyn - "The Freedom of Abstraction" - Brooklyn, NY
2019 - Atlantic Gallery - "LIC @ Atlantic" - New York, NY
2019 - Upstream Gallery - "Small Works Exhibition" - Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
2018 - Plaxall Gallery - "Yours and Always Only Yours" - Long Island City, NY
2017 - Ravel Hotel - "Holiday Market" - Long Island City, NY
2017 - Astoria Wine and Spirits (solo) - "Capacity Building" - Astoria, NY
2017 - Makers Movement - "The Handmade Pop-Up" - Online
2014 - Mahady Gallery - "BFA Exhibition" - Marywood University, Scranton PA
2014 - Wendell and Company - "Advance Painters II" - Scranton, PA
2013 - Connells Loft Gallery - "Decoding Spaces" - Scranton, PA
2011 - Connells Loft Gallery - "Mind the Gap" - Scranton, PA
Curatorial Projects:
2017-2019- MediaMath's Art Collection
Education:
2014- Marywood University - BFA
2014 - Marywood University - Minor in Art History
2013 - European Independent Study - Rome, Italy
2011 - European Independent Study - London, England
Representation:
2018 - Present: Long Island City Artists
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