Year of Residency: 2018
Education
- 2016 training in trauma-informed wellness and therapy practices, Colorado
- 2015 training in movement based therapy practice, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- 2009-2013 Bachelor of fine arts; studio arts, photography and sculpture, Humboldt State, CA
Solo Exhibitions
- 2017 Face/Place; Redwood Curtain Gallery, California
- 2015 Oceania, Far North, California
Group Exhibitions
- 2016 Goddessphere, Art Basel, Miami
- 2016 Taco Bell Express, SF, California
- 2016 sentinel printing winter show, California
- 2015 Blackbox Gallery, Portraiture, Oregon
- 2014 Humboldt group show, California
Artist statement
As a photographer, a life is dominated by the in-betweens of perpetual movement. Yet, it is the moments of calm, little blips of tenderness amongst the toughness of a ruckus scape, that refresh me as an artist. The harmonious medley of tough and tender; like deep-fried-whatevers, crispy, yet soft and uniquely perfect inside. A probable reason for this fondness of tiny refuges found in even the most unexpected of places, is my upbringing in a perpetually changing home. With such constant impermanence, themes of time and belonging are jeopardized often, and that is what manifests itself in my photographic process and work.
Project
This year I am traversing from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea, on a bicycle, through the end of spring until the end of summer. I aim to fuse this raw venture with a tender and artistic endeavour, I am in the process of applying for grants to make it possible to buy lunch for 60 previously unknown people along the way. As a means of collecting a cross-section of portraiture, I am employing the timeless gesture of sharing a meal with another. The route that I am following parallels the infamously once named iron curtain, and I would like to stop and focus my work in at least two larger cities along the way, Belgrade being at the top of my list. In a residency, I look to reflect and continue the project in a more static fashion, restore my physical self as well as my creative self, amongst other creators.
Articles and Reviews
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