ABOUT
Since my first introduction to screen printing I have been enthralled by its graphic quality, bold colors, and they way it lends itself to layers. I studied the technique beginning at California College of the Arts in 2000, and work in this medium passionately creating limited edition prints as well as incorporating its ideas and methods into my other works of painting and fabric. Through layering, collage and juxtaposition, I strive to make dense pieces that deal with the absurdity and poignancy of our world by laughing, crying, or standing back in awe.
I use collages of photography, drawing, painting, patterning to create layers of images and meaning. My works deal with a variety of emotions about the coexistence of our urban landscape, nature and humanity. I am continually inspired by my surroundings, today\'s urban and natural environments, and have drawn some inspirations as well from Dada, Surrealism and Pop art. Along with exterior and interior architecture and urban life themes, in many pieces I also merge these with the rural and natural landscape, as well as its figures. There is always some humor, irony as well as melancholy in my pieces that continually thread through my work and ideas in some way. I desire to create a surreal vision of reality that incorporates the past, present, and future of our worlds landscapes and characters, causing reflections on where we are today.
In creating my screen prints I take most of my own photographs, and each other stencil is created by hand, with ten to twenty layers stenciled and then printed on each piece. My paintings are composed of layers of acrylic, screen printing and other mixed media materials. My fabric sculptures are created with recycled fabrics and other materials with screen printing.
I received my BA in Printmaking from California College of the Arts in 2002 and still live and work in the Bay Area. I currently show work from many galleries in San Francisco and the greater Bay Area, as well as alternative venues, art fairs and my studio. I also now teach classes in screen printing from ARC Studios and Gallery in Soma.
ARTIST RESUMÉ
Education
* May 2002 - received BFA in Printmaking from the California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, California
* March 2006 - internship at Tinhorn Public Works Gallery, San Francisco, California
* Summer 1997 - attended Interlochen Center for the Arts program, Interlochen, Michigan
* Summer 1995 & 96 - attended CCAC Pre College Program, Oakland, California
Awards
* March 2002 - Trillium Prize. This award entitles recipient to create work in a unique professional print shop. Trillium Press, Brisbane, CA
* April 1999 - Yozo Hamaguchi scholarship in printmaking at CCAC
Solo and Two Person Exhibitions
* December 2009 - Secession Art & Design, San Francisco, CA
* November 2009 - Tedda Hughes Gallery, San Francisco, CA
* July 2009 - The Pines, Hood River , OR
* March 2009 - Frankee Uno Gallery, San Francisco, CA
* December 2008 - Secession Art & Design, San Francisco, CA
* October 2008 - Well Space Gallery, Oakland, CA
* September 2008 - Market Street Gallery, SF, CA. Shown with Mike Kimball
* August 2008 - 12 x 16 Gallery, Portland OR
* October 2007 - Frankee Uno Gallery, San Francisco, CA
* November 2007 - Secession Art & Design, San Francisco, CA.
* December 2007 - The Press Club, Portland, OR
* February 2007 - Hotel Biron, San Francisco, CA
* December 2006 - Levy Art & Architecture, San Francisco, CA.
* November 2003 - Life Cafe and Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
* October 2002 - Missing Piece Gallery, Iowa City, IA
* June 2002 - 40th Street Gallery, Oakland, CA. Shown with Mike Start
* March 2002 - Center Gallery, Oakland, CA. BFA Show
* December 1999 - Printshop Gallery, Oakland, CA . Shown with Deth P. Sun
Selected Group Exhibitions
* March 2010 - Arc Studios and Gallery, SF, CA SPARC!
* February 2010 - 111 Minna Gallery, SF, CA , Wonderland
* February 2010 - 1AM Gallery, SF, CA, The City
* September 2009 - WE Art Space, Oakland, CA, The Space Between Us
* March 2009 - Gallery 94124, San Francisco, CA, Contemporary Editions
* March 2009 - Tedda Hughes Gallery, San Francisco, CA
* June 2008 - Varnish Fine Art, San Francisco, CA, 30 Under 30
* June 2008 - Secession Art and Design, San Francisco, CA
* June 2008 - Urban-Eyes, San Francisco, CA
* November 2007 - Varnish Fine Art, San Francisco, CA, Off The Wall
* December 2007 - Lauryn Taylor Fine Art, Carmel, CA, Holiday Lites
* July 2007 - Outer Edge Studio, Monterey, CA, Favorites Show
* June 2007 - Market Street Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Re Art Show
* June 2007 - Chillin Productions Show, San Francisco, CA
* May 2007 - Lobot Gallery, Oakland, CA.
* December 2006 - Chillin Productions Show, San Francisco, CA
* July 2006 - Tinhorn Public Works Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Facing West.
* July 2006 - Lobot Gallery, Oakland, CA. Virus Exhibition.
* August 2002 - City Arts Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Trillium Press Exhibition, Traditional and Contemporary Printmaking.
* May 2002 - received BFA in Printmaking from the California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, California
* March 2006 - internship at Tinhorn Public Works Gallery, San Francisco, California
* Summer 1997 - attended Interlochen Center for the Arts program, Interlochen, Michigan
* Summer 1995 & 96 - attended CCAC Pre College Program, Oakland, California
Awards
* March 2002 - Trillium Prize. This award entitles recipient to create work in a unique professional print shop. Trillium Press, Brisbane, CA
* April 1999 - Yozo Hamaguchi scholarship in printmaking at CCAC
Solo and Two Person Exhibitions
* December 2009 - Secession Art & Design, San Francisco, CA
* November 2009 - Tedda Hughes Gallery, San Francisco, CA
* July 2009 - The Pines, Hood River , OR
* March 2009 - Frankee Uno Gallery, San Francisco, CA
* December 2008 - Secession Art & Design, San Francisco, CA
* October 2008 - Well Space Gallery, Oakland, CA
* September 2008 - Market Street Gallery, SF, CA. Shown with Mike Kimball
* August 2008 - 12 x 16 Gallery, Portland OR
* October 2007 - Frankee Uno Gallery, San Francisco, CA
* November 2007 - Secession Art & Design, San Francisco, CA.
* December 2007 - The Press Club, Portland, OR
* February 2007 - Hotel Biron, San Francisco, CA
* December 2006 - Levy Art & Architecture, San Francisco, CA.
* November 2003 - Life Cafe and Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
* October 2002 - Missing Piece Gallery, Iowa City, IA
* June 2002 - 40th Street Gallery, Oakland, CA. Shown with Mike Start
* March 2002 - Center Gallery, Oakland, CA. BFA Show
* December 1999 - Printshop Gallery, Oakland, CA . Shown with Deth P. Sun
Selected Group Exhibitions
* March 2010 - Arc Studios and Gallery, SF, CA SPARC!
* February 2010 - 111 Minna Gallery, SF, CA , Wonderland
* February 2010 - 1AM Gallery, SF, CA, The City
* September 2009 - WE Art Space, Oakland, CA, The Space Between Us
* March 2009 - Gallery 94124, San Francisco, CA, Contemporary Editions
* March 2009 - Tedda Hughes Gallery, San Francisco, CA
* June 2008 - Varnish Fine Art, San Francisco, CA, 30 Under 30
* June 2008 - Secession Art and Design, San Francisco, CA
* June 2008 - Urban-Eyes, San Francisco, CA
* November 2007 - Varnish Fine Art, San Francisco, CA, Off The Wall
* December 2007 - Lauryn Taylor Fine Art, Carmel, CA, Holiday Lites
* July 2007 - Outer Edge Studio, Monterey, CA, Favorites Show
* June 2007 - Market Street Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Re Art Show
* June 2007 - Chillin Productions Show, San Francisco, CA
* May 2007 - Lobot Gallery, Oakland, CA.
* December 2006 - Chillin Productions Show, San Francisco, CA
* July 2006 - Tinhorn Public Works Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Facing West.
* July 2006 - Lobot Gallery, Oakland, CA. Virus Exhibition.
* August 2002 - City Arts Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Trillium Press Exhibition, Traditional and Contemporary Printmaking.