Statement:
Much of my artwork references feminist film theory, horror films, past trauma, and childhood memories. My work is mixed-media and performance-based, and I enjoy learning new artistic media on a regular basis.
My research and visual art practice question why despite the waves of feminism and cultural uprisings, albeit short-lived, toxic masculinity continues to be the hegemonic state.
My artwork explores beautified and idealized depictions of women throughout art history and in visual culture. I use bodily fluids within my artwork as a means of emancipation. Some of the writings that have informed my artwork include the writings of Julia Kristeva, Rosemary Betterton and Georges Bataille.
I took feminist film theory courses, gender studies courses, and feminist art history courses with Dr. Soheila Ghaussy while studying as an undergraduate student at MICA. I continue to be intellectually interested and inspired by feminism and performance art. I love endurance art. There is a feminist performance art movement happening throughout society in recent history and I aspire to contribute to that movement, however big or small that may be.
My life experiences as a lesbian has had a profound influence on my work as a conceptual artist. My artistic practice includes thinking of a concept, sketching the visual art aspect of that concept, planning props and locations, then choosing which photographic equipment will best document and depict that concept. I frequently use film, scan film, and edit my artwork in Photoshop. I then print my work on inkjet printers. Most recently I have recently been exploring past trauma using writing, still lives, and reenacting moments.
Exhibitions:
2020, Left Coast Juried Annual Exhibition, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
2019, WHITE RABBIT, Dab Art, H Gallery + Studios, Ventura, CA
2019, Slice, Pence Art Gallery, Davis, CA,
2019, The Edge Effect, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY
2018, Ceres Juried National Exhibition, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY
2017, Smart Dust, SLA307, New York, NY
2016, 12th National Juried Exhibition, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY
2016, Erotic Art Show, SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA
2015, Tidel Swell, Solo Performance: Ritual, EMP Collective, Baltimore, MD
2015, Blood Cube/Spit Face with Emilia Pennanen, Platform Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2013, MICA Faculty Exhibition, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2012, Sugar Dedux, Spark Gallery Space, Syracuse, NY
2012, Welcome to Tomorrow, Dumbo Arts Center, Brooklyn, NY
2012, Welcome to Tomorrow, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
2011, Sugar, Brooklyn Artists Gym, Brooklyn, NY
2011, Photography Annual, Light Work, Syracuse, NY
2010, Photography, Rochester Institute’s SPAS Gallery, Rochester, NY
2008, Senior Thesis- "She felt naked without her lipstick," Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Much of my artwork references feminist film theory, horror films, past trauma, and childhood memories. My work is mixed-media and performance-based, and I enjoy learning new artistic media on a regular basis.
My research and visual art practice question why despite the waves of feminism and cultural uprisings, albeit short-lived, toxic masculinity continues to be the hegemonic state.
My artwork explores beautified and idealized depictions of women throughout art history and in visual culture. I use bodily fluids within my artwork as a means of emancipation. Some of the writings that have informed my artwork include the writings of Julia Kristeva, Rosemary Betterton and Georges Bataille.
I took feminist film theory courses, gender studies courses, and feminist art history courses with Dr. Soheila Ghaussy while studying as an undergraduate student at MICA. I continue to be intellectually interested and inspired by feminism and performance art. I love endurance art. There is a feminist performance art movement happening throughout society in recent history and I aspire to contribute to that movement, however big or small that may be.
My life experiences as a lesbian has had a profound influence on my work as a conceptual artist. My artistic practice includes thinking of a concept, sketching the visual art aspect of that concept, planning props and locations, then choosing which photographic equipment will best document and depict that concept. I frequently use film, scan film, and edit my artwork in Photoshop. I then print my work on inkjet printers. Most recently I have recently been exploring past trauma using writing, still lives, and reenacting moments.
Exhibitions:
2020, Left Coast Juried Annual Exhibition, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
2019, WHITE RABBIT, Dab Art, H Gallery + Studios, Ventura, CA
2019, Slice, Pence Art Gallery, Davis, CA,
2019, The Edge Effect, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY
2018, Ceres Juried National Exhibition, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY
2017, Smart Dust, SLA307, New York, NY
2016, 12th National Juried Exhibition, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY
2016, Erotic Art Show, SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA
2015, Tidel Swell, Solo Performance: Ritual, EMP Collective, Baltimore, MD
2015, Blood Cube/Spit Face with Emilia Pennanen, Platform Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2013, MICA Faculty Exhibition, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2012, Sugar Dedux, Spark Gallery Space, Syracuse, NY
2012, Welcome to Tomorrow, Dumbo Arts Center, Brooklyn, NY
2012, Welcome to Tomorrow, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
2011, Sugar, Brooklyn Artists Gym, Brooklyn, NY
2011, Photography Annual, Light Work, Syracuse, NY
2010, Photography, Rochester Institute’s SPAS Gallery, Rochester, NY
2008, Senior Thesis- "She felt naked without her lipstick," Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
