Artist Statement
I am interested in the representation of information and different forms of externalizing memory. Referencing shamanistic and religious ritual practices and visual didactics, I utilize repetitive and concentrative rituals to explore learning and holistic education. In my work I encode numerous visual symbol systems that reference different cognitive modes, moving between sensory phenomenon and the symbolic. Ultimately the data used becomes a part of a non-discrete narrative between numerous systems.
Education
| 2010 | MFA, Rutgers, Mason Gross School of the Arts, New Brunswick, NJ Visual Art |
| 2008 | BFA and BA, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA Drawing/Painting and Religious Studies |
Awards and Honors
| 2011 | Commission Project, Mason Gross, Rutgers University, NJ |
| 2011 | Residency Project, ComPeung Village of Creativity, Thailand |
| 2009-10 | Dean’s Scholarship |
| 2008-09 | Robert Watts Graduate Memorial Scholarship |
| 2006 | President’s Award |
Exhibitions
| 2011 | Mass Distractions and Cultural Decay, Mason Gross Galleries, New Brunswick, NJ |
| 2010 | Color System, Color Strategy, University of Texas at Dallas, Visual Arts Gallery, Dallas, TX |
| 2010 | Off the Map, White Box, New York, NY |
| 2010 | MFA Thesis Show, Mason Gross Galleries, New Brunswick, NJ |
| 2009 | Hit it Big!, Mason Gross Galleries, New Brunswick, NJ |
| 2008 | 1st Year MFA Exhibition, Mason Gross Galleries, New Brunswick, NJ |
| 2006 | Chromaniacs, LA Art Space, Culver City, CA |
| 2006 | Insights 2006, UAM CSULB, Long Beach, CA |
| 2006 | enigma..healing..revelation.., Unionartspace, Santa Ana, CA |
| 2006 | BFA Senior Exhibition, Gatov Gallery, Long Beach, CA |
| 2005 | Horizon Show, Max L. Gatov Gallery East, Long Beach, CA |
Employment
| 2010-11 | Jacqueline Ann Clipsham’s Studio Assistant, Califon, NJ |
| 2010 | Drawing Instructor, Extension Division, Rutgers, Mason Gross, School of the Arts, New Brunswick, NJ |
| 2008-10 | Gallery Assistant, Mason Gross Galleries, Rutgers, New Brunswick, NJ |
| 2010 | James Hyde’s Studio Assistant, Brooklyn, NY |
| 2009-10 | Instructor, Rutgers, Mason Gross School of the Arts, New Brunswick, NJ |
| 2009 | Painting Instructor, Extension Division, Rutgers, Mason Gross School of the Arts, New Brunswick, NJ |
| 2007-08 | Operations Assistant, Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA |
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