What does it feel like? Mentally? Physically? How can I make sense of it? How do you cope?
These are the questions that define my process as an artist. These questions are what is at the core of every choice I make when creating a piece. Everything has an effect and this is what I am looking at. From every interaction, what is that effect and how does one live with it. Much of my work is rooted in personal experience and traumas that I use to build imagery from.
My goal is to get people thinking about things. Not just about the fact that these things happen but more about the variety of ways people are affected by them physically and mentally.
Mediums range from paintings to mixed media, fabric, and some digital work as well.
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Shows
Senior Exhibition February 15th - March 26th (2021): Grand View University, Des Moines, IA
Grand View Student Art Competition (2019): Grand View University, Des Moines, IA
Education
BA from Grand View University major in Studio Art (April 2021), 1200 Grandview Ave, Des Moines, IA 50316
Achievements
Second in Grand View Student Art Competition (2019), Grand View University, Des Moines, IA
Teaching
Adult and teen chalk pastel class
(2017-2018) Winterset Art Center
Children’s pastel class
(2017) Winterset Art Center