My work is largely an interdisciplinary exploration of social systems and habitual methods of perception which frequently functions as humorous interference, a cognitive glitch, or a benign Zen-like prank.

I am interested in prying open and examining the fundamental constructs of perceptions and the democratized space through which meaning might be conveyed or withheld.

Familiar objects, places, images, and words that bear personal significance are appropriated, filtered, and manipulated to create a playfully dissonant sense of estrangement in order to re-catalyze the alteration of conceptual frameworks or rather, to rediscover deeper, intuitive means of understanding.

born:1986, Knoxville, TN

education:

National University of Ireland, Burren College of Art, MFA, 2010
Maryland Institute College of Art, BFA, 2008

selected awards/honors

Royal College of Art Competitive Student Exchange, London, 2010
Artcroft Creative Center Residency, Carlisle, KY, 2009
Dean's List, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD 2004-2008
Presidential Scholarship, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD, 2004

selected solo or two-person exhibits

Zoo, The Hynes Gallery, Ballyvaughan, Ireland, 2010
I-40, Project Room, Ballyvaughan, Ireland, 2009
Sale Out, The Living Room Gallery, Knoxville, TN, 2008

selected group shows

KY.7 Biennial, Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY, 2010
Seven, Art Fair, Participant: Free Art Stand, Miami, FL, 2010
Landgrabber!, Burren College of Art MFA Exhibition, Ballyvaughan, Ireland, 2010
The Small, The Roving Project, Villa Gaia, Seggiano, Italy, 2009