Born: Perry, Ohio
Educated: University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Lived:
1983-2002, Perry, Ohio
Trained by a mother who makes photorealist paintings. Began
replicating the fashion, film, and comic books images that made up ---- 1990s culture. Had already developed an
unhealthy need for approval, and was fortified by the praise of teachers,
awards from community college art shows, and the constant but never welcome question:
"will you do a portrait of me?" Worked primarily in graphite and
acrylic.
2002-2007, Rochester, NY
Joined a small conceptual art program at University of
Rochester. Learned that art did not end
in 1917. Worked in new mediums including wood, metal, video, computer-based
art, and photography. Earned a degree in Studio Arts and English Literature,
and completed a post-graduate research fellowship on globalization in cinema. Favored
working in large scale acrylic, oil, and mixed media paintings on sheet metal
that delt with . Participated in a half dozen shows in and around Rochester,
NY. Won several awards.
2007-2008, Queens, NY
After a brief stint at NYU and a brief stint at NBC, began
focusing on small paintings again. Created carefully rendered minimalist portraits
in oils. Used many transparent layers of paint and tiny brushes while working
with a limited pallet including only the neutral, gray, and brown families. I
call this series “Mass” because with the minimal and non-traditional
compositions I think the paintings border on looking like abstracts, objects,
or landscapes rather than portraits.
2008-2012, Brooklyn, NY
Created pictorial works featuring women. Influenced by
literature and deconstructionism, the works contain images that are both stand
alone and appear to be part of a larger narrative. They are self-portraits in a
sense, women floating in amorphous spaces of uncertainty. They reflect
contradictory states of being. There’s always a push and pull, a tendency
toward violence and peace, calamity and calm, confusion and wisdom.
2012-Present, Oakland, CA
Painting cartoonish images of women and abstracts. Delving
into popular culture while continuing to represent the ambivalence in modern
life.
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