Most of our lives we spend seeing the world around us without really observing it. Whether we are overwhelmed by modern ADVERTISEMENTS or we don’t take the time to look we miss a lot of the world around us. I like to take the patterns and images from modern life and use them to create the narratives in my paintings. In my work, I want to take the images that I see and create new value and new context.
I use patterns and borrowed images to express my ideas and feelings about myself and the world around me. I have always been drawn to collage and assemblage and my most recent paintings are all done by hand but still mix and match pieces from many different sources. I draw my inspiration from cartoons, comic books and contemporary art history.
I like to think of my work as pop surrealism that pulls from my everyday life. I am always trying to recontextualize and challenge our understanding of the mundane. I am an artist and a certified art educator from New Jersey. I have shown my artwork both locally and internationally.
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EDUCATION
LESLEY UNIVERSITY, M.Ed. Art Education, 2008
MASON GROSS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, RUTGERS, B.F.A, 2005
UNIVERSITY OF READING, Reading, England, 2004
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Community December 2024, Roxbury Arts Alliance, Succasunna, NJ
Gigantic Miniature Show December 2024, Deep Space Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
Take Me Home Tonight December 2024. Flemington DIY, Flemington, NJ
Pop Shop December 2024. M Galleries. Washington, NJ
Estudes, November 2024, SMUSH Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
Art Vending Machine August 2024. Flemington DIY, Flemington, NJ
Midsommer June 2024. ArtLab Gallery. Mendem, NJ
Zero to 100 May 2024, SMUSH Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
Art of Communication. February 2024. Nails in the Wall. Metuchen, NJ
Windows of Understanding. January 2024, Metuchen, NJ
Pop Shop. December 2023. M Galleries. Washington, NJ
10x100. October 2023. Metuchen Public Library. Metuchen, NJ
Stardust. October 2023. Hamilton St. Gallery. Bound Brook, NJ
Ode to NJ. September 2023. West Windsor Arts, West Windsor, NJ
Connexons. June 2023. End of Elm. Morristown, NJ
Shallow Pocket. May 2023. Mignolo Arts Center Metuchen, NJ
Zero to 90. May 2023. SMUSH Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
Bloom. May 2023. Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ
Public Exhibition. February 2023. Warren Community College. Washington, NJ
Catacombs. January 2023. M GalleriesPNA. Washington, NJ
Pop Shop. December 2022. M Galleries. Washington, NJ
Kindness. December 2022. Nails in the Wall. Metuchen, NJ
Affordable Art Show. December 2022. Arts On Main. Rockaway, NJ
Small Works. November 2022. Atelier Rosal. Rahway, NJ
Solo Show. November 2022. Red Eye Cafe. Montclair, NJ
ArtCycle. November 2022. Middlesex Greenway. Metuchen, NJ
Memento Mori. October 2022. Papillon & Co. Metuchen, NJ
Twenty20. September 2022. ASC Gallery. London, UK
Twenty20. June 2022. M Galleries PNA. Washington, NJ
Revival. April 2022. 1978 Arts Center. Maplewood, NJ
Fragile, April 2022. Hamilton St. Gallery. Bound Brook, NJ
Twenty20. April 2022. M Galleries. Washington, NJ
Return to Love, February 2022 , Galerie Westerhoff. Metuchen, NJ
Windows of Understanding, January 2022, Metuchen, NJ
Pop Shop, January 2022. M Galleries. Washington, NJ
C.R.E.A.M., October 2021. M Galleries. Washington, NJ
Build and Wonder, September 2021. M Galleries Fellowship. Basking Ridge, NJ
Aliens, Bigfoot and the Edge of the World, August 2021. Hamilton St. Gallery. Bound Brook, NJ
Fvcked Up Dizney, September 2020. Doll Haus II. Bayonne, NJ
Remote Rainbow Show, June 2020. Doug Rizio Art Events. New Brunswick, NJ
Leap, April 2020. M Galleries PNA. Washington, NJ
ArtCycle, January 2020, Galerie Westerhoff. Metuchen, NJ
Pop Shop, December 2019. M Galleries PNA. Washington, NJ
Little Wonders 13, December 2019. LITM. Jersey City, NJ
Tiny, November 2019. South Avenue Arts. Garwood, NJ
Save Daylight, November 2019. M Galleries PNA. Washington, NJ
Re:Create, September 2019. LITM. Jersey City, NJ
Priority Mail, August 2019. Ground Floor Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
ArtCycle, July 2019, Metuchen Arts Council NJ
Burning Love, February 2019. LITM. Jersey City, NJ
Curious, February 2019. South Avenue Arts. Garwood, NJ
Clear as Crystal, Cold as Ice, January 2019. LITM. Jersey City, NJ
Little Wonders 12, December 2018. LITM. Jersey City, NJ
Dark Arts Party, October 2018. Above Art Studios. New Brunswick, NJ
Haunted, October 2018. LITM. Jersey City, NJ
HP Art Walk, September 2018. Tiger Art Supply. Highland Park, NJ
Welcome to the Jungle, August 2018. LITM. Jersey City, NJ
Ossa Grasse, July 2018. M Galleries. Washington, NJ
Neon Vision, June 2018. LITM. Jersey City, NJ
CCA Members’ Juried Show, March 2018. Frontline Arts. Branchburg, NJ
Works on Paper, July 2017. Rotunda Gallery. Metuchen, NJ
Whatever, June 2017. Raven Gallery and Boutique, Jersey City, NJ
Disruption, March 2017. Merseles Studio. Jersey City, NJ
Love Letter, February 2017. LITM. Jersey City, NJ
Nevermore, January 2017. Raven Gallery and Boutique. Jersey City, NJ
Protect Our Rights, December 2016. Shua Space Gallery. Jersey City, NJ
Paternity Leave, September 2016. M Galleries, Washington, NJ
Voices at Vote, September 2016. New Heights Art Supply. Jersey City, NJ
Wax/Wane, December/January 2015. Hamilton Street Gallery. Bound Brook, NJ
Witchery, October 2015. LITM Gallery. Jersey City, NJ
To Be Continued, January 2015. To Be Continued Bookstore. Metuchen, NJ
Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary Art Show, August 2014. City Life. Jersey City, NJ
Little Wonders 7. December 2013. LITM Gallery. Jersey City, NJ
NewMediator, May 2011. Nighthawk Books. Highland Park, NJ
Buck Art Show, February 2011. Highland Park, NJ (Grand Prize Winner)
Mail Me Art, September 2010. Red Gate Gallery, London, UK
Wall 2 Wall, September 2010. City Without Walls Gallery, Newark, NJ
Square Foot Show, November 2007. Art Gotham, New York, NY
Think Tank, October 2004. West Chelsea Arts Building, New York, NY
Harvest of Dreams, October 2004. Silver Whale Gallery, New York, NY
PUBLICATIONS
ArtCycle Metuchen, Metuchen Mirror, July 2019
Mail Me Art: Medium Without A Message, Hyperallergic. October 2010
Arkitip Issue No. 0022, Arkitip. May 2004