A painter dedicated to the exploration of disrupted realism. Working primarily with oil on canvas, I employ illustrative painting techniques with painterly marks, layering, scraping back, and reworking my surfaces. This process allows me to find a delicate balance between magical realism and gestural abstraction.
In my work, I create hybrid, fractured structures that merge human and animal parts. My most recent series of Memento Mori portraits pays tribute to the animals I encounter that have been struck down by humans. These portraits are an attempt to honor their existence and bring attention to the often-overlooked consequences of human actions.
My paintings strive to balance the complexity of beauty with the grotesque, the sinister with the benevolent. Through this dichotomy, I seek to interpret and convey life's resiliency, beauty, pain, and fragility. Each piece serves as a reflection on the delicate and often tumultuous relationship between humanity and the natural world.
Selected Publications
2025 Studio Visit Magazine
2023 April, The Howler Project
2019 September, D Magazine "D HOME" the Best of Big D: Home and Garden Magazine (Dallas)
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2019 September, Dallas Voice Magazine
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2018 April Artist's Spotlight in the PPL Times
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2016 September/October European Magazine 'Art International'
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2016 21st Century Art Book by Effeto Art
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2016 Jan/Feb European Magazine 'Art International'
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2015 Nov/Dec Italian Art Magazine 'Effeto Arte'
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2015 Work published in 'International Contemporary Artists Vol-X'
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2013 Coverage in the Shanghai Daily
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2012 Featured in ArtReview's 4art.com
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Acquisitions
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2013 St. Johnson Inc. Architectural Firm Commission for permanent works. Shanghai, China
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Awards
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2016 Recipient of the Shakespeare in Art Award, at the Verona Art Fair. Verona, Italy - June
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2016 Recipient of the Merit Award for Distinctive Art Portfolio, in the Leydan Award Ontario, Canada - February
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2016 Recipient of the International Prize Leonardo da Vinci, The Universal Artist. Florence, Italy - January
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2015 Recipient of the Michelangelo International Prize, Artists at the Jubilee. Rome, Italy - December
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2015 Recipient of an International prize ‘’Artist at the Castle’’ – Nerola, Italy - December
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2015 Voted in the top 10 artists in the Con Corse Buenos Aires hosted by OpenArt Milano, Italy - October
Artist Residencies
2023 School of Art & Design at the University of Illinois, USA - June
Latest Exhibitions
Selected group exhibitions
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2024 'Candied Cornucopia,' Macon Creek Gallery. Months of October - December
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2024 'Crit Ecologies: Artists, Community, Criticality,' Hudson Valley MOCA. Months of September - December
2023 'Minumental,' Stone & Spoon Gallery, Ypsilanti MI - November​
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2022 'Between Hours,' Jennifer & John Eagle Gallery, ESD, Dallas - Months of August - October
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2022 'Confidential,' Fabrication Gallery, Dallas TX - February
2021 'Medallion,' Exposition Gallery, Dallas TX Jan-March
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2020 'TAC Small Works Show,' The Art Room, Fort Worth Arts Center, TX - November
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2020 '516,' Fabrication Gallery, Tin District, Dallas TX - March
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2019 ‘Maelstrom,’ Exposition Gallery, Dallas TX October - December
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2019 'TAC Small Works Show,' BNSF Gallery, Fort Worth Arts Center, TX - November
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2019 ' FLITE,' Lawley Art Group on Dragon Street, Dallas TX - November
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2019 ‘Fervor,’ The Lincoln Experience Center, Frisco TX - January
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2018 ‘Art & Words Show,’ Art on the Boulevard Gallery, Fort Worth TX. - Month of September
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2018 'New Texas Talent,' Craighead Green Gallery. Juried show by the Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas - Month of August
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2018 'Making Time,' Jennifer & John Eagle Gallery, ESD, Dallas - Months of August - October
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2018 TAC 'Texas Artists Coalition' Fort Worth Community Art Center. DFW, Texas - April
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2017 'International, Environment Art Exhibition.' Hwain Gallery. Yeosu, South. Korea - October
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2017 'International, Environment Art Exhibition.' Haegeumgang Museum, Geoje South. Korea - September
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2017 GeniusDen, Deep Ellum. Dallas, Texas. May 13th - June 13th
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2017 Three-person show @ Hwain Gallery. Yeosu, South Korea - March
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2017 'Shining Light on What's Dark, Love Our Earth.' Duo exhibition with NYC artist Michael Lam. Geoje, South Korea - January
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2016 Group exhibition @ Paris Louvre Expo. Paris, France - October
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2016 Verona Art Fair. Verona, Italy - June
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2015 'To me, you are perfect' Artpassage Milan, Italy - Months of November & December
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2013 New Zealand Art Show. Wellington, New Zealand - July
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2012 Shanghai International Expat Art Exhibition. Shanghai, China - March
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Solo Exhibitions
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2023 'In the Garden of One' CAHOOTS Ann Arbor, MI. May - June
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2019 ‘ReWilding’ Solo Show at NHG Gallery, Dallas TX. July - September
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2014 'Women of a Golden Age,' International Women's Festival Shanghai, China
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2013 Site-specific Commission - St. Johnson Inc. Architectural Firm. November – ongoing. Flatiron Studio. Shanghai, China
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2013 PURE – New Zealand artist representative for Villa Maria, in conjunction with Lost Heaven Shanghai – September
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2013 'The Road Home' – The Rooster Shanghai, China – August
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2013 DAFF - painting performances at Shanghai’s Design Art & Fashion Fair, Spring & Fall Fairs Shanghai, China. May & October
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Education
2024 - ongoing
The Crit Lab
Graduate-level critique seminars for artists
2021
Sotheby's Institute of Art
Art Marketing, PR, and Communications
2020
Harvard Graduate School of Education courses
- Education Redesign: Building 21st Systems of Child
Development and Education
- Educating Global Citizens
2019
Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education course
- Mobilizing your Non-Profit Board
2008 - 2015
International Baccalaureate Teacher Training
- Interdisciplinary Teaching & Learning, Category 3
- Diploma Program Theatre Arts & Visual Arts Levels 1-3
- Middle Years Program Visual Arts
2002 - 2003
University of Canterbury, Christchurch New Zealand
Graduate Diploma of Secondary Education
- Fine/Studio Arts and Theatre Arts
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1999 - 2001
Wintec - Waikato Institute of Technology, Hamilton New Zealand
Bachelor of Media Arts, Majoring in Painting, minor in Graphic Design
Teaching Experience
2022 - Current
2018 - 2022
Chair of Fine and Performing Arts at Greenhills School Ann Arbor, MI
Chair of Art Around Campus and Art Acquisitions Committee, & Visual Art Instructor at the Episcopal School of Dallas, TX
2014 - 2016
IB Visual Arts Instructor at St. Francis College, Sao Paulo, Brazil
2010 - 2014
IB Visual Arts and Theatre Arts Instructor at Dulwich College, Shanghai China
2007-2010
IB Visual Arts and Theatre Arts Instructor at Shanghai Community International School, Shanghai China
2004-2006
Visual Arts and Theatre Arts Instructor at Barnhill Community College, London England.