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Thanks to everyone who came out to Artober Fest at the LAB this past weekend! Such a fun event with some awesome vendors. I’m happy to have met so many new people and to have some of my original drawings and prints placed in new homes!
Some of my highlighted and sold works:
And I’m so excited about my trade with Heidiroo and her awesome stickers!! Check out her work online at http://www.heidiroo.com. She has a really sweet online shop!
I am excited to announce that I have been selected as one of the 31 artists presenting work for Kate Bryan’s ‘31 Women’ exhibition onsite at The Other Art Fair next week!
Drawing inspiration from Peggy Guggenheim's landmark 1943 show 'Exhibition by 31 Women' and marking our 31st global edition, The Other Art Fair is dedicating a section of the Fall LA fair to rising female art stars.
Curated by Kate Bryan, Arts Broadcaster and Head of Collections for Soho House and Co. globally, 31 Women marks the 31st edition of The Other Art Fair and the 75th year anniversary of the iconic exhibition of the same name at Peggy Guggenheim’s gallery, Art of This Century.
31 women takes the form of a small exhibition within the main context of the fair, highlighting one work each by 31 female artists who are all participating in The Other Art Fair LA. This mini salon draws together sculpture, collage, neon, photography, figurative and abstract painting in the same inclusive spirit of Guggenheim’s original show.
The original 31 women took place in January 1943 at Guggenheim’s New York gallery. It was the first exhibition of its kind to highlight women artists who were largely absent from mainstream gallery and museum shows. Over 7 decades later permanent collections in museums across Europe and North America have on average only 3-5% artwork by female artists. At best you can hope to see women’s artwork around 30% of the time in a progressive gallery or institution, in most it is often far less. This exhibition is therefore part homage to Guggenheim, one of the greatest art patrons of the twentieth century, but it is also part protest against the continued male dominance of the art world today.
Join me this coming Saturday, October 20th from 11 am - 3pm for Artober Fest at The LAB Anti Mall in Costa Mesa. I’ll be selling original drawings, watercolors, oil paintings, and prints! Come see art by local artists and makers, get your aura photographed, and enjoy live music! It is an all ages event and is free. Hope to see familiar faces!
I am thrilled to announce that I have been selected as one of The Jealous Curator’s 5 must-see artists at The Other Art Fair, at the Barker Hangar in Los Angeles October 25th-28th. Selected by Danielle Krysa, Los Angeles selection committee member and writer/curator behind the contemporary art site The Jealous Curator. Check out the article and her selected artists online at the Saatchi Art Canvas Blog!
An article written about my work while Community Artist in Residence at The Bascom in Highlands, North Carolina. Published in the Laurel Magazine.
An article written about my work while I was Community Artist in Resident at The Bascom in Highlands, North Carolina.
Thanks to all the folks who came out to the Summer Maker's Market at Costa Mesa Ceramics this past Sunday! It was a pleasure to have my art featured alongside so many other amazing local creatives- I am grateful for the wonderful day of community and connection.
I loved getting the chance to talk to so many new people about my artwork and even made some fun art trades with other vendors. In case you missed me at this market, I will be featured in another market in Costa Mesa in October. Stay tuned for more details! Below are some highlights of sold and featured artwork:
I'm thrilled to announce that my work has been accepted to show at The Other Art Fair this October! The show runs from October 25th-28th at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. Partnered with Saatchi Art, The Other Art Fair is the leading artist fair to discover and buy art direct from the very best emerging artistic talent. Stay tuned for updates and my progress in the coming months. Read more about the fair and find ticketing information on their website at http://la.theotherartfair.com
I will be selling some of my original artwork at a Makers Market on August 19th. Come see me and other creatives at Costa Mesa Ceramics from 2-7pm! It is a wonderful woman-owned and operated studio that extends creativity and the arts into our local community. I started doing ceramics there this past winter and am looking forward to continuing to create there.
1001 W 17th St n, Costa Mesa, CA 92627
My work explores the experience of my physical body searching for a sense of spiritual integration with the landscape. Through painting I investigate the paradox of absence and presence as understood through the natural processes of growth, decomposition, and regeneration in nature. The paintings reference memento mori, a reflection on stillness and mortality.
The human figure is my starting point and inspiration. I cover over and envelop the figure through layers of paint until it is inseparable from its landscape. Part or all of the human body becomes obscured in the process, as only glimpses remain under the accumulated layers.
I use cake decorating tools to extrude oil paint onto my canvases, and mix sand, dirt, wax, and fibers into my paint in order to think of a two dimensional material as a sculptural medium. I arrange conglomerates of recycled paint skins to add dimensionality to the surface of my paintings. Ornate patterns and flowers are contrasted against flat blocks of color and gestural brushstrokes. The color relationships in my work are highly specific to seasonal changes in the landscape and are often influenced by weavings and textiles.
