Artist Statement

Through painting, I navigate emotional complexities using figures that are unaware of and unengaged with the audience. Despite this unawareness, the audience is invited to not only watch the moments I depict, but also to insert themselves into the narrative of each piece. I am interested in capturing moments in time by using fabricated environments to reflect on moments in my own life.   

A stranger’s perception carries no history, no judgement, and no expectations; it is safer to reveal yourself to someone who means nothing to you. The process of painting allows me to create a barrier which affords me the safety to reflect upon the trauma without wallowing in the thick of it. By using these paintings as a means to process my emotions, I am allowed to explore my identity without pressures placed on me by society and by myself.