
Drawing is the foundation of all my art. Drawing from life, whether figures or landscapes inspires my imagery. I scrutinize over form and then subtract the static. Images that were once complicated become calmer and the static is no longer necessary.
Travel plein air sketches and figure studies are my greatest inspiration but only the initial step in the process. The translation of line from these studies into linoleum or wood blocks is when my images become finished works. The immediacy and physicality of carving the blocks is the heart of the process and one that I am pursuing as its own entity. I am now creating and showing the blocks as finished works rather than only using them as a tool for creating prints. They have always been an integral part of the process but were rarely seen.
My prints have become a combination of plein air sketches, doodles, and composition studies. In seeing places and people that have inspired others, I conjure up different stories, simultaneously getting to know a place or object while creating a new destiny for it. My goal is to create strong simple imagery with a little wiggle room for interpretation by the viewer. I want my images relatable, and yet to hold a smidge of mystery or untold story. I enjoy creating visually uncomplicated versions of things while having another layer of meaning running in the back of my mind. I include symbols placed into landscapes, ie. Criers, Ladders, GlowGlobes. These enhance composition, and the meaning within the arrangement. Whether blatant or not, emotion runs through all my images, some simply playful, others vengeful, dark, some longing for an escape, and others optimistically filled with pleasant surprise.
In developing my GlowGlobes, I doodled a simple design that is both organic and structured. At its most elementary form, they are dots and lines. The blocks can be placed together to fit a large space, shown with only a few, or singularly in an intimate setting. The imagery appears everywhere in the environment to me now – the San Diego tree line, the human form, nails scathing into a piece of wood, raindrops splashing and dripping down a windshield, wildflowers on the side of the road, rhythmic notes dancing on a page. They can be interpreted differently depending on mood, presentation, form, and surrounding. They are my ultimate example of interpreting nature into art. In print form, the different colors convey very different feelings – loneliness, solitude under electric globe stars, playfulness, energy, growth, light – life!
I earned my BFA from the Hartford Art School in West Hartford CT in Printmaking and a double minor in Illustration and Art History, 2007.
"Above all else, it is about leaving a mark that I existed:
I was here. I was hungry. I was defeated.
I was happy. I was sad. I was in love.
I was afraid. I was hopeful.
I had an idea and I had a good purpose and that's why I made works of art."
-Felix Gonzalez Torres
Exhibitions etc.
3rd Annual Open Juried Show, Gallery A3, Amherst MA
Spring Gala & Benefit Auction, Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Brattleboro VT
Art Party of the Year, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain CT
"Save Your Ass Long Ear Rescue" Fundraising Auction, Acworth NH
Cover Illustration, Wilton Continuing Education, Winter/Spring Catalog 2016
2015 Ebb &, Solo Exhibition, Hermit Thrush Brewery, Brattleboro VT
Pop-Up Brattleboro, Cotton Mill Open Studios, Brattleboro VT
Cover Illustration, Wilton Continuing Education, Fall Catalog 2015
Wet Paint Live!, Springfield VT
Focus Under 40, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
1st Prize Mixed Media
Exhibition Chair
6x6x2015, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester NY
Juror: 30th Annual Fine Craft Festival, Bruce Museum, Greenwich CT
Art Party of the Year, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain CT
Mamaroneck Artists Guild 11th Annual Open Juried Small Works Show, Mamaroneck Artists Guild, Larchmont NY
CT+6, West Hartford Art League, Clubhouse Gallery, West Hartford CT
Chartpak Award
A Celebration of Trees, G&B Cultural Center, Wilton CT
Wilton Arts Council Focus '15 Photo Exhibit, Wilton Library, Wilton CT
Fine Art Friends Art Exhibit, Chicopee Public Library, Chicopee MA
Beyond Brushwork, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
3rd Place - Print Category
26th Annual Spectrum: Elemental Energies, Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan CT
Ebb, Solo Exhibition, Moira Fitzsimmons Arons Gallery, Hamden CT
Inspirations Juried Exhibition; Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
Cover Illustration, Wilton Continuing Education, Winter/Spring Catalog 2015
2014 The Gift of Art: A Small Works Holiday Art Show, Bruce S. Kershner Gallery, Fairfield CT
Holiday Gift Show, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
Holiday Show and Fundraiser Sale, Silvermine School of Art, New Canaan CT
Vendor, Extended Gift Shop, Silvermine Galleries, New Canaan CT
New Member's Show, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
2014 Small Works! Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan CT
Pequot Library's 17th Annual Art Show, Pequot Library, Southport CT
Wings Inspired to Fly, The 224, Hartford CT
37th Annual Members' Art Show, Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan CT
Annual Faculty Exhibition, Silvermine School of Art, New Canaan CT
Unwanted Necessities II, Splash, Fairfield CT
The Makings, A Process Exhibit, Hoxie Gallery, Westerly RI
Brushwork, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
Honorable Mention, Watercolor
Thank You, CT!, Fernando Luis Alvarez Gallery, Stamford CT
Artistic Wanderings, Norwich Arts Center, Norwich CT
Cover Illustration, Wilton Continuing Education, Fall Catalog 2014, Wilton CT
The Print Exchange 2014 Exhibition, 7 Dunham Gallery, Brooklyn NY
Marine & Coastal Art, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
Honorable Mention - Mixed Media, Prints, Pastels
Focus Under 40, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
1st Place - Drawing, Mixed Media, Prints
Art Party of the Year, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain CT
Let This Be a Sign… Print Exchange 2014, Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn NY
Twenty Second Annual Art Show, Junior League of Eastern Fairfield County, Burr Homestead, Fairfield CT
Fine Art Friends Art Exhibit, Chicopee Public Library, Chicopee MA
35th Community Awards - All Media Exhibit, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
Spectrum/Sustainable Art Show, Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan CT
Give & Take, LA Printmaking Society @ the LA Print Space, Los Angeles, CA
Wilton Arts Council Focus '14 Photo Exhibit, Wilton Library, Wilton CT
Beyond Brushwork, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
Inspiration, Juried Exhibition, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
T-Shirt Design, Smart Cycles Norwalk CT
2014 Annual Members Art Show, Easton Public Library, Easton CT
Unwanted Necessities, Solo Exhibition, Valencia Luncheria, Norwalk CT
2013 Featured Artist (December 2013 - March 2014), Gallery Twelve24, Hamden CT
The Art Pop Up Shop, Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan CT
Cover Illustration, Wilton Continuing Education, Winter/Spring Catalog 2014, Wilton CT
Holiday Show/Small Treasures, Norwich Arts Center, Norwich CT
Annual Holiday Show & Sale Fundraiser, Silvermine School of Art, New Canaan CT
COMING OF AGE: Artists in the North East Under 30, Sharon Arts Center, Peterborough NH
Honorable Mention Award Recipient
Face to Face: Community Portraits: Project Gallery Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah NY
Hartford Art School Juried Alumni Exhibition, Silpe Gallery, West Hartford, CT
Living with Art: Creating Conversations, 16th Annual Juried Art Show, Pequot Library, Southport CT
Rev'eil.le, City Wide Open Studios: Erector Square, New Haven CT
Rev'eil.le Central Exhibition, Artspace, New Haven CT
The Barn and Beyond, Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan CT
In the Pink, Norwich Arts Center, Norwich CT
36th Annual Member's Show, Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan CT
Thirty Under 30, Norwich Arts Center, Norwich CT
The Drive Home: Print Exchange Exhibition, Robert Blackburn Printshop, New York NY
Annual Faculty Exhibition, Silvermine School of Art, New Canaan CT
The Drive Home: Print Exchange Exhibition, Graphic Arts Workshop, San Francisco CA
Artistic Wanderings Juried Exhibition, Norwich Arts Center, Norwich CT
A Gathering of Friends: NAC Members Show, Norwich Arts Center Artists Cooperative, Norwich CT
SOLSTICE Summer Exhibition, Nest Arts Factory Gallery, Bridgeport CT
Secret Norwalk Juried Art Exhibition, Mill Hill Historic Park Town House Museum, Norwalk CT
Cover Illustration, Wilton Continuing Education, Fall Catalog 2013, Wilton CT
Mamaroneck Artists Guild Ninth Annual Open Juried Small Works Show, Mamaroneck Artists Guild, Larchmont NY
22nd International Miniature Art Show, Seaside Art Gallery, Nags Head NC
40 Under 40 Juried Exhibition, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
Nature's Art Juried Exhibition, Bartlett Arboretum Silver Education Gallery, Stamford CT
New Haven Paint & Clay Club 112th Annual Open Juried Art Exhibition 2013, John Slade Ely House Center for Contemporary Art, New Haven CT
The Drive Home: Print Exchange 2013, Art House Co-op, Brooklyn NY
4x6 Exchange, Art House Co-op Brooklyn NY
in 5 minutes, Art House Co-op Brooklyn NY
Nude Attitude, Peoria Art Guild, Peoria IL
Through the Artist's Eye: Fine Art Friends 9th Annual Art Exhibit, Chicopee MA
The Meal 2013: Documenting a Global Snack 2/22/13, Art House Co-op, Brooklyn NY
2012 NAC Annual Holiday Show, Norwich Arts Center, Norwich CT
Annual Holiday Show and Sale Fundraiser, Silvermine School of Art, New Canaan CT
Cover Illustration, Wilton Continuing Education Winter/Spring Catalog 2013, Wilton CT
Signed, Sealed, and Delivered, Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan CT
Inside Out/Outside In: Sourcing Inspiration, 15th Annual Juried Art Show, Pequot Library, Southport CT
In the Pink, Norwich Arts Center, Norwich CT
Annual Faculty Exhibition, Silvermine School of Art, New Canaan CT
Artistic Wanderings Juried Exhibition, Norwich Arts Center, Norwich CT
Honorable Mention Award Recipient
The Self-Portrait Project: 4x4, Art House Co-Op; Exhibit - Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn NY
15th Annual National Juried Small Works, Washington Printmakers Gallery, Silver Spring MD
Rough Around the Edges, Norwich Arts Center, Norwich CT
Mamaroneck Artists Guild Eight Annual Open Juried Small Works Show, Mamaroneck Artists Guild, Larchmont NY
Honorable Mention Award Recipient
40 Under 40, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton CT
The Norwich Arts Center's Artists Cooperative Exhibition, La Grua Center, Stonington CT
Natures Images/ 8th Annual Fine Art Friends Art Exhibit, Chicopee MA
e, Solo Exhibition, Euphoria, New Haven CT
100 Points of View, Norwich Arts Center, Norwich CT
2011 Annual Holiday Show and Sale Fundraiser; Silvermine School of Art; New Canaan CT
Signed, Sealed, & Delivered, Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan CT
New Haven City Wide Open Studios, Erector Square, New Haven CT
Festival Exhibition, ArtSpace, New Haven CT
Hartford Art School Juried Alumni Exhibition, Silpe Gallery, West Hartford CT
Twenty at $20, Hartford Art School, West Hartford CT
Annual Faculty Exhibition, Silvermine School of Art, New Canaan CT
Wet Paint, Newport Art Museum, Newport RI
Carved, Solo Exhibition, Silo Gallery, Henderson Cultural Center, New Milford CT
Faculty and Student Showcase, Pelham Art Center, Pelham NY
21st Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Silvermine School of Art, New Canaan CT
Mamaroneck Artists Guild Seventh Annual Open Juried Small Works Show, Mamaroneck Artists Guild, Larchmont NY
Spring, Fine Art Friends Art Exhibition, Chicopee, MA
Peep Show, Factory Underground, Norwalk CT
2010 Craft-tastic, Pelham Art Center, Pelham NY
Annual Holiday Show and Sale Fundraiser, Silvermine School of Art New Canaan CT
Signed, Sealed & Delivered, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan CT
Past, Present, Future Silo Gallery Artists, Henderson Cultural Center, New Milford CT
"Future Artist/Presenter"
The Wilton Tree Art Juried Exhibition, Wilton Library, Wilton CT
Honorable Mention Award Recipient
Hot Off The..., Hartford Art School Alumni Show, West Hartford CT
Vendor, Silvermine Galleries Gift Shop, New Canaan CT
Annual Faculty Exhibition, Silvermine School of Art, New Canaan CT
20th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan CT
Mamaroneck Artists Guild Sixth Annual Open Juried Small Works Show, Mamaroneck Artists Guild, Larchmont NY
Sixth Annual Chicopee Library Fine Art Friends Art Exhibition, Chicopee MA
Second Place: Graphics Category Award Recipient
2009 Print Americas: Print Triennial National Juried Exhibition, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan CT
Annual Holiday Show & Sale Fundraiser, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Cannan CT
Work it! Measure it! 120, Hartford Art School Alumni Show, Silpe Gallery, West Hartford CT
Signed, Sealed, and Delivered Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan CT
Annual Faculty Exhibition, Silvermine School of Art, New Canaan CT
19th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Silvermine School of Art, New Canaan CT
A Voice of Their Own, Brass Monkey Gallery, Waterbury CT
Fifth Annual Chicopee Library Fine Art Friends, Art Exhibition, Chicopee MA
2008 Annual Holiday Show and Sale, Silvermine Guild Arts Center
Size is Relative: A Small Works Alumni Show, Silpe Gallery, University of Hartford, West Hartford CT
18th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Silvermine School of Art, New Canaan CT
Third Annual Fine Art Friends Art Exhibit, Chicopee MA
"Best in Graphics" Award Recipient
Co-Chair and participant: "Amelia Park Children's Museum Auction" Westifeld MA
Donated print to the Fundraiser for the Westfield Animal Shelter, Westfield MA
Copper Angel Restaurant Exhibition, Irving MA
Participant in Easthampton Art Walk, Easthampton MA, February 2008
Created show flyer for "Reach Out Booking!" Concert
Three of a Kind (A Three Person Show) at the Saddle River Cultural Center in Upper Saddle River New Jersey
Representation: Green Trees Gallery, Northfield, MA; November 2007 - January 2008
2007 14th Annual Juried Show , Essex Art Center, Lawrence MA
Creative Books Exhibition, Green Trees Gallery, Northfield MA
Travels: Selections from Hartford Art School Study Abroad Courses Silpe Gallery - University of Hartford
Valedictorian, Hartford Art School, Class of 2007
Ink.(ed)- BFA Printmaking Senior Thesis Group Show - Silpe Gallery, Hartford Art School
Senior Regent's Honor Award Recipient - University of Hartford
Southwick Cultural Council's Eighth Annual Juried Art Exhibit, Southwick MA
Second Annual Fine Art Friends Art Exhibition, Chicopee MA
"Best in Graphics" Award Recipient
Duncaster Gallery Juried Show, Bloomfield CT
Co-Organized and exhibited in Sobriety: A Senior Collective, Silpe Gallery - Hartford Art School - University of Hartford, West Hartford CT
Alexander A. Goldfarb Juried Student Exhibition, Joseloff Gallery, Hartford Art School - University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT
2006 Presented to Board of Regents about Travel Abroad Program, Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, West Hartford CT
Teacher's Assistant to Fred Wessel's Introduction to Lithography class, Hartford Art School, West Hartford CT
Junior Regent's Honor Award Recipient, University of Hartford, West Hartford CT
Awarded the Elizabeth Capen Scholarship, University of Hartford, West Hartford CT
"Down and Dirty" Trustee Auction, University of Hartford, West Hartford CT
Fine Art Friends Art Exhibit, Chicopee MA
"Best in Printmaking" Award Recipient
Volunteer "Does it itch?" Senior Show Opening
Alpha Chi National College Honor Scholarship Society Connecticut Beta Chapter Inductee, University of Hartford, West Hartford CT
Boston University Art Exhibit, Boston MA
The Vagina Monologues Silent Auction, University of Hartford, West Hartford CT
"Alter Ego" Sophomore/Junior Show, Silpe Gallery -University of Hartford 2003-2005
Representation: Piece of My Art Gallery - Westfield MA
2004 Vendor, Westfield Arts on the Green, Westfield MA
Initiated into Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, University of Hartford, West Hartford CT
Design: Program Council Door, University of Hartford, West Hartford CT
2003 - 2007 Dean's List & President's List Scholar