Photo by Michael Berg ("Moving on with the Sunset" painting in background), 2009
Artist Statement
Working with mixed media of oil and oil pastel, my work investigates aspects of classical paintings of women from a contemporary female point of view. The subjects exist in a world that combines nature, dreamscape and symbolism. The nature portrayed in my work is simultaneously organic and architectural, creating environments that exist between realities. Formal and psychological concerns interact through the process of layering imagery and mark making. Each piece captures moments of metamorphosis.
Exhibitions and Awards
Cannibal Flower, Group Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA, January 2010
Black Cat Festival IV, Group Exhibition, Culver City, CA, September 2009
The Hive: September Art Show, Group Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA, September 2009
Cannibal Flower Nine Year Anniversary Show, Featured Artist, Group Exhibition by Cannibal Flower, Los Angeles, CA , August 2009
The Hive: August Art Show, Group Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA, August 2009
All of the Above, Group exhibition, The New Puppy Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 2009
The Funk Rumble, Group exhibition by Cannibal Flower, Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA, 2009
Kaleidoscope, Group exhibition by Heard of Elephants, The Unknown Theater, Hollywood, CA, 2009
Black Cat Festival, Group exhibition, The Black Cat Gallery, Culver City, CA, 2009
The Hive: June Art Show, Group exhibition, The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 2009
Black Sugar Market, Group exhibition, The Artery, Costa Mesa, CA, 2009
Cannibal Flower, Group exhibition, The New Puppy Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2009
New Puppy Gallery Spring Invitational, Group exhibition, The New Puppy Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 2009
Brushfire, Group exhibition, The C.A.V.E. Gallery, Venice, CA, 2009
Member's Exhibition, Group exhibition, The Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hopkins, MN 2009
Cannibal Flower, Group exhibition, Los Angeles, CA, 2009
Award of Merit, Members' Juried Exhibition, Group exhibition, The Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hopkins, MN, 2008
Clue: Senior Illustration Show, Shared exhibition, The RISD Illustration Studies Gallery, Providence, RI, 2008
Award of Excellence, The 2008 Members Exhibition, Group exhibition, The Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hopkins, MN, 2008
The R.I. School of Design Senior Illustration Show, Group exhibition, The Woods-Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI 2008
Nature: an Uncommon View, Solo Exhibition, The Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hopkins, MN, 2008
Members' Juried Exhibition, Group exhibition, The Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hopkins, MN 2007
National Scholastic Art Award, Art Portfolio Silver Key Award, 2004
MN Scholastic Art Award, Art Portfolio Gold Key Award, 2004
MN State H.S. Jewelry Design Competition, First Place, 2004
MN Scholastic Art Award, Two Gold Key Awards + Veberod Award, 2003
MN Tenth District Arts and Crafts Award, Second Place, 2003
MN Scholastic Art Award, Silver Key Award, 2002
Education
The Rhode Island School of Design, BFA 2008