Brief Artist Statement
I see our movement through human connection as a navigation in parallel to physical space. My work considers how we relate to each other. How do we engage? What filters mediate our interactions? What is visible or blocked?
I interrogate these questions through installations, textiles, and works on paper. A bright haze emerges from accumulated layers of monotype on translucent tissue. Sun-soaked planes of fabric are suspended in the air. They divide viewers whose patterns of travel through the gallery are punctuated by moments of solitude.
In an effort to solidify the vividness of emotion and interrelation, color has become my language of choice. Originally pulled from the earth’s materials, it is grounded in place. It is intricately tied to culture through ritual and commerce. And inevitably, it tracks time as it fades or turns under the influence of sunlight, washing, or decay.
Currently focused on mixed media textiles, my most recent work uses transparency and physical collapse to explore our prolonged phase of collective overwhelm. Fabric has grown to be a significant part of my practice, as it gestures towards intimacy and commonality. In the words of Ann Hamilton, cloth is “the body’s first surround… a hand always touching us.” Whether a barrier, warmth or tool, the material recalls how we inhabit our days.
Of course, when considering how we relate, this year has brought many shifts. We have internalized a heightened awareness of the spaces between us - an orbit of six feet, the shape of a screen, the impermeable format of a video call. These gaps filter moments of distance and connection. We are simultaneously transfixed and deflated. I aim to create work that holds this dichotomy. A dense and shimmering patchwork sags with the weight of its own form.
Letters of Recommendation
Ohio State University - Columbus: Letters submitted by recommenders via Slideroom - Due December 31, 2020
University of Georgia - Athens: Letters submitted by recommenders via Slideroom - Due January 1, 2021
University of Chicago: Letters submitted by recommenders via application portal - Due January 4, 2021
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor: Letters submitted by recommenders via application portal - Due January 6, 2021
References
These schools do not require letters during the submission process but will reach out directly if they need a reference.
UCLA