Artist, BFA student. Evanston, IL —> Brooklyn, NY
The rhythms of urban life form the core of my memories — growing up in Chicago, the river outside my window with the boats and barges floating past; the changing seasons of sledding and sunning in the neighborhood park; the bustle of Michigan Avenue during the holidays, the neighborhood cafe.
This was followed by the somewhat peripatetic life of my teenage years: moving half-way across the world and back in the midst of a pandemic, getting acclimated to the dense forests, the wild animals and warm beaches of Goa, and coming back to an environment that was no longer recognizable.
My artwork gives me a place to relive my memories and to record important moments and emotions. The constants of friends and family, the enclosure of urban space, and the simplicity of childhood are layered with themes of change and permanence, home and world, intimacy and anonymity.
I make spontaneity and movement part of my process by using gestural lines and brushstrokes, and through the exposure of the underpainting and paint layers. In my drawings, the pen becomes a live trace of my observations.
I would like to offer the viewer a place to slow down, to process what’s in front of them and their own feelings, so that they can return to the world with a renewed reserve of empathy and curiosity.