I make paintings, sculptures, and prints. While investigating a multiplicity of materials, processes, form, and content. Inspired by the natural world, I always come back to landscapes as a place to practice expressive painting.
Mountains have always called to me with the allure of huge monuments and epic vistas. As a place they are challenging and nurturing. As a subject they are dynamic and dimensional. They are emblems of amazing beauty and indicators of brutal climate change.
I encounter nature in all its facets and share the beauty of the natural environment through my artwork. I walk, explore, and paint the world I see. Creating fluid, graphic, abstract art that is grounded in direct experience. Trails, maps, paintings of a view, and sketches of details together reflect and embody my experience, showcasing the story and identity of a place. I record nature's wild in contrast to the organized space of the human experience, acknowledging the points of intersection.
Exhibits
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*You Are Here, Grandview Gallery, Ithaca NY 2021
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Landscape Paintings, Just A Taste, Ithaca NY 2019
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The FL3TCH3R Exhibit, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN Oct 2018
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All Art+, Van Der Plas Gallery, Manhattan NY, Oct 2018
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Borderland Festival of Music & Art, Knox Estate, East Aurora NY, Sept 2018
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Small Treasures, Iverness Centre for the Arts, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, August 2018
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Artivism, Pollak Gallery, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ April/May 2018
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Neoteric Abstract, Limner Gallery, Hudson, NY April 2018
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Black & White, Bauhaus Prairie Art Gallery, On Line, April 2018
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Things to hold on to, CSMA, Ithaca, NY, Dec 2017 -Jan 2018
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VIC Paint Out, Landscape Painting Exhibit, VIC- Paul Smiths NY Sept 2017
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The Shape Of Things Painting Exhibit, The Commons, Ithaca, NY- July 2016
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Story of the Creative, Digital Exhibit, See Me Gallery, Long Island City, NY - July 2013
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Pattern Painting Exhibit, Studio West, Ithaca, NY - July 2013
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Think Art Project: Exhibit & Film Photosynthesis Productions, Ithaca, NY- Nov 2013
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Guerilla Gallery Exhibit Standard Art Supply, Ithaca, NY- 2012
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Game Pieces Exhibit/ The Arcades Project, Argos Inn, Ithaca NY - May, 2012
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Toy Chest Exhibit, Station 923 Gallery, Ithaca NY- October, 2011
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The Jungle Painting Exhibit, The Shop, Ithaca, NY- November 2010
Education
1997 Bachelor of Science: Sculpture and Art History, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY