Bio
b. 1984 New Haven, CT
Lives and works in Chicago, IL
2021- present. Directory Artist, Visionary Art Collective, Online Art Gallery
2015- present. Resident, Cornelia Arts Building, Chicago, IL
My painting and drawing practice is focused on place; a means of detangling the randomness of memory and finding balance between pragmatic ways of seeing as well as narrative, symbolism, and abstraction. I start with my own collection of photographs, sketches, and experiences, repeatedly flipping through an archive of inconsequential moments; hyper aware that each location is influenced by subtle familiar signals. While meditating on landscape, I see formal elements of painting and forage through memories to find that thing before it is forgotten. Landscape transforms from tangible subject into wordless thought. This drifting to and from the subject is the respite within the confusion and desire to recreate the memory. What is painted ultimately reveals more about the present than the past.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
GROUP
2023.
The Lens Through Which We See, Visionary Art Collective, April, Tribecca, NYC
Cornelia Arts Building Open Studios, March, Chicago, IL
2022.
Cornelia Arts Building Open Studios, October and December, Chicago, IL
Revelations, Visionary Art Collective, September, Virtual Exhibition
Cornelia Arts Building Open Studios, March and May, Chicago, IL
2021.
Where Art Works: Artist Communities and Creative Placemaking, Eat Paint
Studio, Chicago, IL
Cornelia Arts Building Open Studios, November, Chicago, IL
2019.
Cornelia Arts Building Open Studios, October, Chicago, IL
2018.
Cornelia Arts Building Open Studios, March, Chicago, IL
2017.
Cornelia Arts Building Open Studios, May and October, Chicago, IL
2016.
Cornelia Arts Building Open Studio, February and May, Chicago, IL
2015.
Cornelia Arts Building Open Studio, March and August, Chicago, IL
2011.
Installations and Landscapes, Indy Indie Artist Colony, Indpls, IN
The Flower Show,Indy Indie Artist Colony, Indpls., IN
2010.
Grand Opening, French Bleu Fine Art Gallery, Carmel IN
SOLO
2010.
Invisible Cities, 3rd Coast Café, Chicago, IL
INTERIORS, Mo Joe’s Coffee House, Indpls, IN
2009.
Night Windows, 3rd Coast Café, Chicago, IL
Selected Works, LuLu’s Electric Cafe, Indpls, IN
2007.
Tableau Vivant, 3rd Coast Café, Chicago, IL
Media and Publications
2023.
Review: Visionary Art Collective 2023 Group Exhibition, Chunbum Park, Office Space, May 2023
Artist Interview, Visionary Art Collective Artist Interview, Jan. 2023
2022.
New Visionary Magazine, Issue 4, Directory Artist Sarah E. Boyle, Oct. 2022, p.63
New Visionary Magazine, Issue 3, “Directory Artists”, Jul. 2022, p.119
Vanity Fair UK, “A Splash of Colour”, May 2022
Vanity Fair UK, “The Spring Studio”, April 2022
New Visionary Magazine, Issue 2, “Directory Artists”, Apr. 2022, p.99
Third Coast Review, “Feature: Cornelia Arts Building Displays Compelling Variety in Open Studio Event”, Tom Wawzenek, Apr. 3, 2022
Vanity Fair UK, “A- List Artists”, March, 2022
Where Art Works: Artist Communities and Creative Placemaking, 16 Artists, Emily Rapport and Kevin Swallow, Jan. 17, 2022
2011.
Nuvo, Review: Installations and Landscapes, Dan Grossman, Aug. 15, 2011
EDUCATION
2005-2007. BFA The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Painting and Drawing, Chicago, IL
2009. Perceptual, Health, Abnormal, and Developmental Psychology classes, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
2004. Ringling School of Art and Design, Illustration, Sarasota, FL
2002-2004. Syracuse University, Theatrical Production Design, Syracuse, NY
SCHOLARSHIP AND HONORS
2005-2007. Regional and Merit Scholarship, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2002-2004. Dean’s Scholarship, Syracuse University