United States
Statement
We are consumed by an overwhelming vastness of objects and products within the contemporary world. Adverts for new clothing, decor and countless other goods are inescapable in our ever changing purchasing climate, demanding endless participation. Considering our constant inundation with low priced fashion trends and alluring interior design showrooms, I’m convinced that priority is given to vanity and societal expectations.
The vicious cycle and societal pressures to participate in this phenomenological cultural exchange seem insurmountable. Facades of pristinely considered attire make up for lack of genuineness. Perfectly placed pillows and wallpaper take priority over authenticity. Experience is replaced with expense. Presentation is everything. Personification is given to inanimate objects that surround our walls and fill our closets, yet empty our pockets. But are we fulfilled?
BAGGAGE is a one of a kind retail store to be navigated throughout. It examines the display of objects and their greater intrinsic meaning within today’s consumer culture. Ordinary objects become elevated by mass production and positioning within a familiarly designed space. Ultimately, consumers are offered the opportunity to confront their purchasing patterns, pondering what their requirements for ownership might be.
Profile
GlogauAIR resident from January of 2018 to March of 2018
GlogauAIR Project
Having just completed an MFA program now is the perfect time for me to use the momentum and learning curves that lie therein into welcoming a deeper investigation of my work moving forward. Engagement in observing current fashion trends in Europe and interacting with the community in Berlin will inform my practice in exciting avenues that extent beyond the studio pursuits I have developed towards a thesis exhibition within an academic setting.
The opportunity to advance dialogue with the local arts community will invite exciting new areas of contemplation in my own studio practice, but is also a privilege to share my passion with others. While in residency at Glogau, my time will be spent using varying fabric and screen-printed techniques to create unique, customized pillows and patterns that are in conversation with mass produced objects, yet hold their own aesthetic value and merit. My hopes are to expand my practice in observing new everyday objects that we surround ourselves with globally from patterns in clothing, wallpaper and pillow designs into new forms of visual art.
Nonetheless, I am excited to immerse myself in the rich arts atmosphere and culture in Berlin to discuss what it means to be a contemporary artist all while exploring fresh, unknown territories both geographically and stylistically in my practice during the residency.
CV Summary
EXHIBITIONS
- 2017
- Baggage, Rhetorical Galleries, Phoenix, AZ, May-June 2017
- Inverse Conversations V, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ, April 2017
- Baggage, MFA Solo Thesis Exhibition, Step Gallery, Phoenix, AZ, Mar. 2017
- Abstract in the Singular: Part Two, Fine Arts Complex 1101, Tempe, AZ, Mar. 2017
- Abstract in the Singular: Part One, Bentley Gallery, Phoenix, AZ, Feb.-Mar. 2017
- 2016
- Eleven, Eric Fischl Gallery, Phoenix College, Phoenix, AZ, October 2016
- Nathan Cummings Fellowship Travel Grant Exhibition, Step Gallery, Phoenix, AZ, April 2016
- Inverse Conversations II, 13 Contemporary Art Space, Qing Zhou, China, March-May 2016
- Inverse Conversations, a group exhibition, Remnin University, Beijing, China, March 2016
- Geometry in the Expanded Field, a group exhibition, Fine Art Complex 1101, Feb. 2016
- MAS Attack 10: An ARTRA Curatorial Event, Fine Art Complex 1101,Tempe, AZ, January 2016
- 2015
- Portmanteau, a Group Exhibition, Public Image, Phoenix, AZ, Dec. 2015
- Somewhere Between Black and White, Harry Wood Gallery, Arizona State University, Tempe,AZ, Nov. – Dec. 2015
- Aesthetic Alchemy, a Juried Sculpture Exhibition, Shemer Art Center, Phoenix, AZ, Oct.-Nov. 2015
- Incept, A Painting & Drawing Art Collective Exhibition, {9} The Gallery, Phoenix, AZ, October 2015
- Two Conversations, A Two-Person Exhibition, Step Gallery, Phoenix, AZ, October 2015
- 2015 Summer Juried MFA Exhibition, Harry Wood Gallery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, May-August 2015
- Realizations, an MFA Group Exhibition, Frontal Lobe Gallery, Phoenix, AZ, May 2015
- Inverse Conversations: Tradition RE/Formed, Step Gallery, Phoenix, AZ, January 2015
- 2014
- The Eight on Seventh, an MFA Painting Group Show, Mother Bunch Brewery, Phoenix, AZ, December 2014
- New Graduate Exhibition, Harry Wood Gallery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, October 2014
- Solo Pop Up Show, Tyler Museum of Art, Tyler, TX, June-July 2014
- Juried Student Exhibition, Meadows Gallery, UT Tyler, Tyler, TX, May-Aug. 2014
- 2013
- The East Texas All-Star Showcase, Downtown Tyler Square, Tyler, TX, Sept. 2013
- Bohemian Variety Show, Apex Theatre 20, Tyler, TX, Sept. 2013
- 6” X 6” Exhibition, Gallery Main Street, Tyler, TX, June 2013
- Juried Student Exhibition, Meadows Gallery, UT Tyler, Tyler, TX, May-Aug. 2013
- 21st Annual Cup Sale, NCECA, Houston, TX, March 2013
- Senior BFA Exhibition, Fine Arts Complex Gallery, UT Tyler, Tyler, TX, March 2013
- Axiom, UT Tyler Student Exhibition, NCECA, Houston, TX, March 2013
- Girl Power, an all woman group exhibition, The Coffin Shop, Tyler, TX, Jan. 2013
AWARDS
- Grant Recipient, Arizona State University, Spring 2017
- Philip Curtis Graduate Fellowship, Fall 2016-Spring 2017
- Special Talent Award, Arizona State University, Fall 2014-Spring 2016
- Gerry Grout Visual Arts Scholarship, Fall 2014-Spring 2015
- Arizona State University, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts for Art Scholarship recipient, Fall 2014-Spring 2015
- The University of Texas at Tyler, President’s List, Spring 2013
- The University of Texas at Tyler, Art Talent Scholarship, Fall 2012
- Tyler Junior College, Promises to Keep Scholarship, Fall 2010
