Fine Artist
based in Denver, Colorado
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The beauty and challenge of working abstractly is that the outcome is never certain. The result is an accumulation of choice, accident and consequence.
I take advantage of this process as on opportunity to create a deeper meaning for my work.
The process, an exploration of action and reaction, driven by desire, intention and chance, parallels the journey through life. As such, creating the work is both a reflection and a physical manifestation of the ideas surrounding control, chaos, choice, chance, and acceptance.
The natural world, biology and its cycles, are often featured subjects as I grapple with fears of the impermanent and transcendent.
The Act:
Applying the first layer of color begins a meditative process that requires both surrender and control. As material is added and removed, sanded out and rubbed in, forms are pushed back and pulled forward revealing a dialogue between my physical action, personal choice, and chance. The completed work is a presentation of this conversation
EXHIBITIONS
2017
Inclusion.
McNichols Civic Center Building,
Denver, CO
Primary.
Art Students League of Denver (Instructor invitational)
Denver, CO
2015
Not Everything is Black and White.
Niza Knoll Gallery.
Denver, CO
2013
InBetween. Solo Exhibit.
Kanon Collective Gallery.
Denver, CO
2004
Senior Exhibition, Advanced Painting Concentration.
Florence, Italy
EMPLOYMENT/COMMUNITY
2007-PRESENT
Art Instructor:
Art Students League of Denver
2017
Westwood Neighborhood Mural project facilitator
Silver Hills Middle School Collaborative Mural Project instructor/facilitator
2015
EDUCATION
2000-2004
BFA Painting concentration
Colorado State University
2003-2004
Senior Study
Lorenzo di Medici School
Florence, Italy