I’m a painter working between California and London. I have a background in science with degrees from UC Berkeley and Stanford University. I studied painting in London at Royal College of Art and now mix these disciplines in my daily practice. My work is about transformation and transcendence which means I utilize a free and frenetic approach to the canvas. In this way I’m able to tap into a hidden plane where I become a conduit to ideas, symbols, and emotions.
In my practice I focus my entire being on a grand feeling, something as big as the universe, eternity, humanity, and mortality. I apply paint to the canvas and begin dredging, mining, and digging at the surface until forms appear. This process allows the painting to surprise and guide instead of being guided. By working in this way, I’m able to tap into something from deep within; something on the visceral level that will be reflected to the viewer allowing them to share this experience.
Education:
UC Berkeley BA – Stanford University MS – Royal College of Art MA Painting
Awards:
2023 – Bloomberg New Contemporaries (Shortlisted) Selectors: Turner Prize nominees Heather Phillipson, Helen Cammock, and Sunil Gupta,
2022 – Brixton Art Prize (Shortlisted) – (Department Store Gallery Brixton)
2022 – Waverton Prize – (Longlisted)
Selected exhibitions include:
2023 – Surreal Salon 15 @Baton Rouge Gallery & Juxtapoz Magazine
2022 – SOHO Revue – (SOHO Revue Gallery London)
2022 – Art on a Postcard – Winter 2022 Auction (notable: Gavin Turk, Grayson Perry, Clayton Schiff)
2022 – British Painting 3 – (Bermondsey Project Space London)
2022 – Home – (The Regency Town House Brighton)
2022 – Masculinity – (Gallery 46 Whitechapel London)
2022 – Diaspora – (Bermondsey Project Space London)
2022 – Progression – (D-Contemporary Gallery Mayfair London)
2022 – Tiger Tiger Burning Bright – (Barreiro Portugal)
Residency:
PADA / Turps Banana (Portugal 2022)
Publications:
Artist Talk Magazine – Issue 19 April 2022