I find art to be the highest form of creation, because I see art as everything; it is creation itself. When we give enough awareness and true presence to any action, and most importantly do it from the heart instead of the mind, not only will it be intrinsically the most peaceful and joyful way of being, but what we do will effortlessly, naturally be art.
In this life, my journey as an artist began when I learned how to make natural plant dyes. My fascination with natural dyes and how they moved on surfaces illuminated something deep within my being about who I truly was and what was at the core of this life. The dyes seemed to move in ways that spoke a language very familiar to me, a language of nature; the structure of all things.
With time, I started to see these formations, patterns, and repetitions everywhere, and in everything. I could see how art existed before time and space, and definitely before humans gave it a name. This fascination guided me to create with natural materials of all kinds, looking into nature, and thus into myself. I would observe these purposeful designs of nature, and feel the eternal life force that was at the foundation of their creation. In this way, I began re-learning the language of nature that was already so deeply ingrained in my being, and I understood why it was so important to remember this forgotten aspect of who I am.
In the recent years, my work has evolved from a more traditional art practice, into one that directly intends to be of service to others, and provide peace, healing, and reflection. It has become more expansive and more inquisitive. I currently make drawings, create natural dyes to use on textiles and paper, and I prepare medicine and food from plants, for the body, mind, and spirit.
EDUCATION
2023 MFA, Queens College CUNY
2017 BA Honors, Lafayette College
SELECT SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 Fragments of Eternity, Klapper Gallery, New York
2020 On Silence, Broker Gallery, Tāhuna, Aotearoa New Zealand
2019 The Power of Slow Moving Things, NYC Collective, New York
2017 Fragility of Isolated Worlds, Grossman Gallery, Pennsylvania
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 Sotto Scacco, Zero One, Rome
2023 Daydreams, MFA Exhibition Online, University of Montana
2023 Becoming Unbound, Culture Lab at Plaxall Gallery, New York
2022 Non-Linear, Culture Lab at Plaxall Gallery, New York
2020 Güncelleme #13, Izole Project, Istanbul
2021 The Artists, Broker Gallery, Tāhuna, Aotearoa
2019 Works on Paper, Pressenza International Press Agency, New York
2018 AIDS Benefit Auction, ARTcetera, Boston
2017 The New Mimesis, Nurture Nature Center, Pennsylvania
PUBLICATIONS
2023 Fragments of Eternity, SPCUNY
2023 Lafayette Alum Turns Creations into Career, The Lafayette
2021 We, The Ocean, Sustainable Lehigh Valley Magazine
2020 Water, Sustainable Lehigh Valley Magazine
2019 Sculptures, Tidskriften Staden Literary Magazine
2017 Traveling the world Through an Art Thesis, The Lafayette
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2023 Social Practice CUNY Fellow
2022 Social Practice CUNY Fellow
2021 NYFA City Artist Corps Grant Recipient
2017 Vivien B Noblett Prize in Studio Art, Lafayette College
2017 Rothkopf Scholarship, Greece
RESIDENCIES
2021 QC Gallery Artist in Residence, Aotearoa New Zealand
2020 Akaroa Artist Residency, Aotearoa New Zealand