Born

1983, Trenton, NJ.

Currently living and working in Brooklyn, NY

Education

2011: School of Visual Arts, New York, NY. BFA with Honors
2005: Rutgers University, School of Engineering, Piscataway, NJ. BS Biomedical Engineering.

Artist Statement

This work attempts to visualize emotions that are often felt but never seen. I am concerned with the intimate and immediate relationships between people and environments. Longing and detachment are recurring themes that contaminate seemingly peaceful memories. The manipulation of these images is an unconventional approach to narrative that is more visceral than explanatory. My goal is to translate these unseen feelings as accurately as possible into something visible, and to directly resonate something between the work and the viewer.

Exhibitions

The Violet Hour, Brooklyn College, 2012 (Solo)
Social Realms, SVA Gallery, 2011
Spring Portrait Salon, Greenpoint Gallery, 2011
Greetings, Culture Fix, 2011
Open Studios, School of Visual Arts, 2011
Greek Myths Transformed, Visual Arts Gallery, 2010
Student Exhibition, Mercer County Community College, 2008


Publications

BRIC Contemporary Art, Artist of the Month Interview, June 2011
a-semblage Quarterly, Issue No. 1, 2011
CarneMag, Issue 8, 2011
Illustration Friday Blog, Interview, 2010
Visual Opinion, Graduate Issue, 2011
Visual Opinion, Free Issue, 2010


Awards

Silas Rhodes Scholarship, School of Visual Arts, 2008-2011
Thesis Scholarship, School of Visual Arts, 2010
Rhodes Family Scholarship, School of Visual Arts, 2011
Deans List, School of Visual Arts, 2008-2011
Jack Harris Memorial Award for Fine Arts, Mercer County Community College, 2008