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Bio:
Originally from Massachusetts, USA, I currently live and work in Vienna, Austria.
My paintings describe a world separate from, but perhaps, distantly related to our own. A place where ANCIENT machines and prowling monsters traverse a landscape spotted with the rubble of earlier ages. Following this world’s internal rules and history, I have begun to depict the behavior, abilities, and technologies of the world's inhabitants as they navigate this strange and often VOLATILE realm.
painting & process:
Each painting begins with a detailed graphite drawing on paper rendered from a combination of source photographs and my own internal understanding of how objects are constructed. Pigment is applied over graphite with water soluble gouache. The initial application of paint is made in thin washes that build in opacity as finer details are layered atop the underpainting. Color-palette is selected to evoke emotion and imply energies typically invisible to the naked eye. The stylization borrows from pop iconography of the late 20th century that first formed my visual memory through film and graphic novels.
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Education:
MASTER OF FINE ARTS - ZÜrich university of the arts - Spring 2021
Bachelor Fine Arts - University of Massachusetts, Amherst - Spring 2013
Solo Exhibits:
2019 - Nahcotta Gallery, High & low places, Portsmouth, nh
2018 - NAHCOTTA GALLERY, DISRUPTION, PORTSMOUTH, NH
2017 - Nahcotta Gallery, Dreamscapes, Portsmouth, NH
Group Exhibits:
2023 - Nucleus Portland, P.s 8, Portland, OR, USA
2023 - WOWXWOW, House of Many tales, London, UK
2023 - WOWXWOW, Renewal, London, UK
2023 - SUPERSONIC Art, VISIONS, Oxford,MS,USA
2022 - Nucleus Portland, Power in Numbers, Portland, OR, USA
2022 - Nahcotta Gallery, Enormous Tiny Art #31, PORTSMOUTH,NH
2021 - WOWXWOW, Labyrinth of Dreams, London, UK
2021 - NUCLEUS Portland, Power in numbers 6, Portland, OR
2021 - WOWXWOW, Outwit the monsters, London, UK
2021- Go Green art, Sommerprojekt, Zürich, Switzerland
2021- Löwenbräu Kunst, There’s Always tomorrow, Zürich, Switzerland
2021 - WOWXWOW, Ritual deluxe, London, UK
2021 - Nahcotta Gallery, Enormous Tiny Art #29, PORTSMOUTH,NH
2021 - WOWXWOW, Wake the moon, London, UK
2020 - WOWXWOW, Portals, London, UK
2020 - Nahcotta Gallery, Enormous Tiny Art #28, PORTSMOUTH,NH
2020 - WOWXWOW, Parallel Truths, London, UK
2020 - Antler gallery, Brink, Portland, OR
2019 - NUCLEUS Portland, Salut #4, Portland, OR
2018 - Nahcotta Gallery, AUDIO VISUAL, PORTSMOUTH,NH
2018 - Helikon Gallery, Other Worlds, Denver, CO
2018 - Nahcotta Gallery, Enormous Tiny Art #23, PORTSMOUTH,NH
2017 - Helikon Gallery, Dreamlogic, Denver, CO
2017 - Nahcotta Gallery, ARC, Portsmouth, NH
2017 - Nahcotta Gallery, Enormous Tiny Art #22,Portsmouth, NH
2016 - Nahcotta Gallery, Two person show with Liza Sylvester, Portsmouth, NH
2016 - Nahcotta Gallery, What Goes Around, Portsmouth, NH
2016 - Nahcotta Gallery, Enormous Tiny Art #19, Portsmouth, NH
2015 - Helikon Gallery, MUSE III, Denver, CO
2015 - Nahcotta Gallery, Enormous Tiny Art #18, Portsmouth, NH
2015 - Nahcotta Gallery, Group Exhibit with Derrick Breidenthal & CW Roelle, Portsmouth, NH
2014 - Nahcotta Gallery, Enormous Tiny Art #16, Portsmouth, NH
2014 - LeMieux Gallery, Water Water Everywhere, New Orleans, LA
2014 - Nahcotta Gallery, Enormous Tiny Art #15, Portsmouth, NH
2013 - Elizabeth Moss Gallery, Just What You've Always Wanted, Falmouth, ME
2013 - Herter Gallery, Junior Senior Show, Amherst, MA
2013 - Student Union Gallery, Strangers Among Us, Amherst, MA
2012 - Hampden Gallery, Quote Me, Amherst, MA
2011 - Eli Marsh Gallery, Adventures in Reproduction Exhibition, Amherst College
2011 - Jannotta Gallery-Brown Fine Arts Center, REMAKE, Smith College