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A painter dedicated to the exploration of disrupted realism. Working primarily with oil on canvas, I employ illustrative painting techniques with painterly marks, layering, scraping back, and reworking my surfaces. This process allows me to find a delicate balance between magical realism and gestural abstraction.

In my work, I create hybrid, fractured structures that merge human and animal parts. My most recent series of Memento Mori portraits pays tribute to the animals I encounter that have been struck down by humans. These portraits are an attempt to honor their existence and bring attention to the often-overlooked consequences of human actions.

My paintings strive to balance the complexity of beauty with the grotesque, the sinister with the benevolent. Through this dichotomy, I seek to interpret and convey life's resiliency, beauty, pain, and fragility. Each piece serves as a reflection on the delicate and often tumultuous relationship between humanity and the natural world.

Selected Publications 

2025 Studio Visit Magazine 

 

2023  April, The Howler Project

 

2019   September, D Magazine "D HOME" the Best of Big D: Home and Garden Magazine (Dallas)

2019   September, Dallas Voice Magazine 

2018   April Artist's Spotlight in the PPL Times 

2016   September/October European Magazine 'Art International'

2016   21st Century Art Book by Effeto Art

2016   Jan/Feb European Magazine 'Art International'

2015   Nov/Dec Italian Art Magazine 'Effeto Arte'

2015   Work published in 'International Contemporary Artists Vol-X'  

2013   Coverage in the Shanghai Daily

2012   Featured in ArtReview's 4art.com  

Acquisitions

2013   St. Johnson Inc. Architectural Firm Commission for permanent works. Shanghai, China

Awards 

2016   Recipient of the Shakespeare in Art Award, at the Verona Art Fair. Verona, Italy - June

2016   Recipient of the Merit Award for Distinctive Art Portfolio, in the Leydan Award Ontario, Canada - February

2016   Recipient of the International Prize Leonardo da Vinci, The Universal Artist. Florence, Italy - January

2015   Recipient of the Michelangelo International Prize, Artists at the Jubilee. Rome, Italy - December

2015   Recipient of an International prize ‘’Artist at the Castle’’ – Nerola, Italy - December 

2015   Voted in the top 10 artists in the Con Corse Buenos Aires hosted by OpenArt Milano, Italy - October 

Artist Residencies 

2023   School of Art & Design at the University of Illinois, USA - June 

Latest Exhibitions

Selected group exhibitions

2024 'Candied Cornucopia,' Macon Creek Gallery. Months of October - December

2024 'Crit Ecologies: Artists, Community, Criticality,' Hudson Valley MOCA. Months of September - December 

 

2023  'Minumental,' Stone & Spoon Gallery, Ypsilanti MI - November

2022  'Between Hours,' Jennifer & John Eagle Gallery, ESD, Dallas - Months of August - October 

2022  'Confidential,' Fabrication Gallery, Dallas TX - February 

 

2021  'Medallion,' Exposition Gallery, Dallas TX Jan-March

2020  'TAC Small Works Show,' The Art Room, Fort Worth Arts Center, TX - November

2020  '516,' Fabrication Gallery, Tin District, Dallas TX - March

2019  ‘Maelstrom,’ Exposition Gallery, Dallas TX October - December

2019  'TAC Small Works Show,' BNSF Gallery, Fort Worth Arts Center, TX - November 

2019  ' FLITE,' Lawley Art Group on Dragon Street, Dallas TX - November 

2019  ‘Fervor,’ The Lincoln Experience Center, Frisco TX - January

2018   ‘Art & Words Show,’ Art on the Boulevard Gallery, Fort Worth TX. - Month of September

2018   'New Texas Talent,' Craighead Green Gallery. Juried show by the Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas - Month of August

2018   'Making Time,' Jennifer & John Eagle Gallery, ESD, Dallas - Months of August - October 

2018   TAC 'Texas Artists Coalition' Fort Worth Community Art Center. DFW, Texas - April 

2017   'International, Environment Art Exhibition.' Hwain Gallery. Yeosu, South. Korea - October

2017   'International, Environment Art Exhibition.' Haegeumgang Museum, Geoje South. Korea - September

2017   GeniusDen, Deep Ellum. Dallas, Texas. May 13th - June 13th

2017 Three-person show @ Hwain Gallery. Yeosu, South Korea - March  

2017   'Shining Light on What's Dark, Love Our Earth.' Duo exhibition with NYC artist Michael Lam. Geoje, South Korea - January 

2016   Group exhibition @ Paris Louvre Expo. Paris, France - October

2016   Verona Art Fair. Verona, Italy - June 

2015   'To me, you are perfect' Artpassage Milan, Italy - Months of November & December 

2013   New Zealand Art Show. Wellington, New Zealand - July

2012   Shanghai International Expat Art Exhibition. Shanghai, China - March

 

Solo Exhibitions

2023   'In the Garden of One' CAHOOTS Ann Arbor, MI. May - June 

2019    ‘ReWilding’ Solo Show at NHG Gallery, Dallas TX. July - September

2014    'Women of a Golden Age,' International Women's Festival Shanghai, China 

2013    Site-specific Commission - St. Johnson Inc. Architectural Firm. November – ongoing. Flatiron Studio. Shanghai, China

2013    PURE – New Zealand artist representative for Villa Maria, in conjunction with Lost Heaven Shanghai – September

2013    'The Road Home' – The Rooster Shanghai, China – August

2013    DAFF - painting performances at Shanghai’s Design Art & Fashion Fair, Spring & Fall Fairs Shanghai, China. May & October

 

Education

2024 - ongoing

The Crit Lab 

Graduate-level critique seminars for artists

2021

Sotheby's Institute of Art

Art Marketing, PR, and Communications

2020

Harvard Graduate School of Education courses 

- Education Redesign: Building 21st Systems of Child

Development and Education

- Educating Global Citizens

2019

Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education course 

- Mobilizing your Non-Profit Board

2008 - 2015

International Baccalaureate Teacher Training  

- Interdisciplinary Teaching & Learning, Category 3

- Diploma Program Theatre Arts & Visual Arts Levels 1-3

- Middle Years Program Visual Arts 

2002 - 2003

University of Canterbury, Christchurch New Zealand 

Graduate Diploma of Secondary Education 

- Fine/Studio Arts and Theatre Arts 

1999 - 2001

Wintec - Waikato Institute of Technology, Hamilton New Zealand

Bachelor of Media Arts, Majoring in Painting, minor in Graphic Design

Teaching Experience 

2022 - Current

2018 - 2022

Chair of Fine and Performing Arts at Greenhills School Ann Arbor, MI

Chair of Art Around Campus and Art Acquisitions Committee, & Visual Art Instructor at the Episcopal School of Dallas, TX

2014 - 2016

IB Visual Arts Instructor at St. Francis College, Sao Paulo, Brazil 

2010 - 2014

IB Visual Arts and Theatre Arts Instructor at Dulwich College, Shanghai China 

2007-2010

IB Visual Arts and Theatre Arts Instructor at Shanghai Community International School, Shanghai China 

2004-2006

Visual Arts and Theatre Arts Instructor at Barnhill Community College, London England. 

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