Artist Statement

   I am currently exploring the relationships between organic structure, such as bones and beetles, to man-made structures that achieve the same functions using similar structural elements. One example is the end point of a circuit, called a lead, located on a computer board looks very similar to a nerve cell ending called a bouton. Both structures serve the purpose of communicating electronic signals but one is built by man and the other occurs naturally. I use wallpaper in my compositions to enhance and compare the elegance that I see in bones, veins and nerves. I want viewers of my artwork to think about the patterns and beauty in these parts of our bodies instead of seeing them as a reference to death.

    I have learned thus far that my paintings are a direct result of my experiences as an only child. My childhood was spent in an environment free of unnecessary stimulation with many afternoons of solitude and quiet. Instead of watching television I poured over my father's anatomy books. At the age of 9, I took it upon myself to memorize all the bones in the body because they intrigued me. I spent much of my time preoccupying myself through observation which led to the depiction of scenes filled with solitude, self reflection and nostalgia.

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Solo Exhibitions

2009 Form Vs. Function, La Familia Gallery, Seattle,WA

2008 An Elegant Collection of Data Points, Twilight Artist Collective, Seattle, WA

2008 Drugs & Social Networking, La Familia Gallery, Seattle, WA

2007 Solitude and Glass Reflections, La Familia Gallery, Seattle,WA

Group Exhibitions

2010 Scientific Illustration Exhibition, Burke Museum of Natural History, Seattle WA

2010 Ten and Change, Twilight Artist Collective, Seattle WA

2009 Aqua Art Miami, Miami FL

2009 Isolated Narratives, Arts West, Seattle, WA

2009 Color Theory No.1, Fremont Abbey, Seattle WA

2008 New Members Group Show, La Familia Gallery (Co-op), Seattle, WA

2008 Joins artists with young professionals, ArtReach, Seattle, WA

2007 Featured Artist, Twilight Artist Collective, Seattle WA

2007 Local Color, Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA

2007 Bouncing Wall, Seattle, WA

2006 Two Vaults Gallery, Tacoma, WA

2006 Twilight Artist Collective, Shoreline, WA

2004 Rogue Gallery, Medford, OR

Private Collections

2008 Nancy Guppy -Host of ‘Art Zone', Seattle, WA

2007 Judith Kindler- PONCHO Executive Vice President Art Co-Chair, Seattle, WA and Sun Valley, ID

Affiliations

2008 Invitational art donation, PONCHO Fine Art Auction,

        curated by Susan Grover, Seattle WA

2008 Color Theory Collective, art curator

Awards

2008 Jurors Pick, Greenwood Artwalk, Phinney Center Gallery, Seattle WA

Bibliography

2009 Seen and Overheard, City Arts Magazine

2003 Creating a Career, Mail Tribune

Education

2010 Certificate in Scientific Illustration, University of Washington, Seattle WA

2005 Gage Academy, Seattle, WA

2004 Southern Oregon School of Fine Art, Medford, OR

2003 Gage Academy, Paris France