My artistic practice focuses on exploring mindfulness, presence, and relationship to reality through meditative painting process and nostalgic imagery.
Through mainly acrylic painting, I confront gaps in memory and identity due to after-effects of grief and subsequent trauma of parentification, by capturing specific moments in time, despite dissociative effects on their longevity.
As I continue to develop my voice, I am inspired by contemporary artists such as Sophie Pearson, and Nick Cave, whose works’ subject matter looks at loss and impact of trauma. Trained in physics, I am also particularly inspired by artists such as Janet Saad-Cook, whose process is beautifully technical, and encourages me to explore new media. I am interested in combining my scientific expertise with my art practice in the future. I am actively learning visual programming tools to create interactive works.
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EDUCATION:
2014 Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts, Creative Writing Concentration
Writing workshop, poetry, narrative essay, short stories, literary magazines
2D Mixed Media, Intro to Photoshop, Photography I-III, New Theatreworks
TEACHING:
2023 Lunch & Paint - Guided Workshop Series, AFFOA
2017 Introduction to Hand Embroidery - Workshop, Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts
AWARDS & GRANTS:
2024 Rat City Arts Festival Emerging Artist Grant
EXHIBITIONS:
2025 Group Exhibition - Summertime, Arts Center East, Vernon, CT
COMMISSIONED WORK:
2023 Madison Paloski Photography
AFFILIATIONS:
Member, Artisan’s Asylum
“8/20/23”
Acrylic on canvas
16”x20”
“Plants atop my fridge”
Acrylic on canvas
18”x24”
“Disneyland 2000”
Gouache on paper
11”x14”