Selected Features:

The Missing Slate: Crumble. Winter Issue 19. https://themissingslate.com/crumble-19/, February 2025.

30 Under 30. Viridian Artists Gallery. New York, NY. National juried exhibition. Work selected for the “Director’s Choice” video presentation. March 2019.

Parts of a Whole IV: New Work by MCBA’s Artist Community. Minnesota Center for Book Arts. Juried exhibition. Minneapolis, MN. 2017.

Through this work and others, I examine the way and which cumulative learning and labor form can a composition. In this work, this examination of labor is multifaceted. While I originally conceived of this work without a specific theme in mind, elements of the American empire began to emerge organically during the creative process. The repeated application and removal of media, paired with the incorporation of old New York Times newspaper, reflects the cyclical nature of labor and the impermanence of power structures. The whitewashed section of the canvas, resembling a tattered American flag, inadvertently symbolizes the crumbling of the empire. The work's emphasis on ongoing labor through the use of thread and a needle serves as a poignant reminder of the constant effort required to maintain a system that is ultimately unsustainable. In this piece, a visual commentary on the contemporary political and climate landscape emerged, highlighting the interconnectedness of individual actions and societal structures.

This artist’s statement was written in October 2024, as part of the submission for the work’s inclusion in The Missing Slate: Crumble.