I have always been interested in the way people in today’s fast-paced, high-tech culture perceive (or fail to perceive) their environment, with specific regard to nature and animals.  In other words, my paintings attempt to pose the question:  To what extent have we become physically, morally, and emotionally removed from our natural environments?  Is our day-to-day experience with nature perceived or real?  Also, how much of this separation is the effect of our obsession with technology?  

To examine these ideas in my newer work, (the series involving painted dots on photographs), I chose to synthesize a traditional medium of artistic expression (oil paint) with a technique that mimics the more modern pixelized images we see everyday on the internet and other media.  I started by photographing a landscape with a digital camera.  Then, I hand-pixelated an animal that I felt fit the scene, either realistically or ironically.  I wanted each piece to tell its own individual story.

In all of my work, I am interested in bringing to light the ever-increasing disparities between the limited scope of our understanding of and experience with nature, (partly due to the replacement of the digital experience for what is real), and the enormity and timelessness of the natural world that goes unnoticed.  My paintings serve as a reminder of human ignorance and neglect, an invitation to look deeper, and a challenge to question and examine your own perceptions.

Education

 

     BFA    Purchase College of Art and Design

            SUNY          

            1998-2000

 

            Keene State College                      

            1997-1998

 

            College of Saint Rose                    

            1995-1997

 

Solo Exhibitions

 

            Don’t Feed The Animals,

            Lawrence Asher Gallery 

            Los Angeles, CA

            March 2008

 

            Have You Seen Me? 

            The Jazz Bakery             

            Los Angeles, CA

            Spring 2007

 

            A Closer Look                                  

            Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

            Los Angeles, CA

            Winter 2004-5

 

            Super Natural

            The Jazz Bakery                  

            Los Angeles, CA

            May 2004

 

            New Paintings

            Gallery 825                      

            Los Angeles, CA

            February 2003

 

            Eco Art

            The Echo Station                      

            Los Angeles, CA

            May 2002

 

            Endangered Species

            The Jazz Bakery             

            Los Angeles, CA

            Jan-April 2002

 

Group Exhibitions

 

            Summer Survey

            Lawrence Asher Gallery 

            Los Angeles, CA

            Summer 2006

 

            GEM

            Gallery 825/LAAA

            Los Angeles, CA

            May 2006

 

            American Artists and Their Tour of Korea

            Insa Art Center, Gallery Ann

            Seoul, Korea

            Feb-March 2006

 

            Bugology

            Armory Center for the Arts

            Pasadena, CA

            Spring 2006 

 

            Petite Works

            Gallery 825 Annex               

            Bergamot Station

            Santa Monica, CA

            November 2005

 

            The F Stops Here

            Gallery 825/LAAA           

            Los Angeles, CA

            November 2005

 

            50/50 Show

            Gallery 825/LAAA

            Los Angeles, CA

            May 2005

 

            Open show 2005

            Gallery 825/LAAA             

            Los Angeles, CA

            Juror: James Elaine

            December-January 2005

 

            Bug-Eyed: Art, Culture, Insects

            Turtle Bay Exploration Park

            Redding, CA

            August 2004

 

            Hollywood Bowl Sphere Project

            Track 16 Gallery                       

            Santa Monica, CA

            June 2004

 

            Fresh Coat

            Black Dragon Society             

            LA Chinatown, CA

            October 2003

 

            Brush

            The Office             

            Huntington Beach, CA

            September 2003

 

            LA Metro: Artists from Gallery 825     

            University Gallery of Clarion University, PA

            September 2003

 

            50/50 Show

            Gallery 825/LAAA  

            Los Angeles, CA

            May 2003

 

            Wallworks

            Artcore Gallery   

            Los Angeles, CA

            May 2003

 

            Juried Exhibition 2003

            Patricia Correia Gallery          

            Santa Monica, CA

            January 2003

 

            Soul Revival

            Gallery 825/LAAA      

            Los Angeles, CA

            November 2002

 

            Pacifically Designed

            Gallery 825/LAAA           

            Los Angeles, CA

            August 2002

 

            Latch Out

            The Latch Gallery   

            Los Angeles, CA

            June 2002

 

 

Awards and Achievements

 

            Member 825 Gallery/LAAA          

            Los Angeles, CA

            2002

 

            People’s Choice Award 1st Prize

            Art on Lark          

            Albany, NY

            1999

 

Collections

 

            Marcos Torno.  Old Greenwich, Connecticut

            Daniel Carraher.  Clinton, MA

            Meghan Hughes.  Albany, NY

            Joannie Besser.  Los Angeles, CA

            Michele Saee.  Los Angeles, CA

Joseph A Thomas.  Clarion, PA