I am an artist and educator living and working in San Antonio, Texas. I am originally from a small town in the northwest corner of Iowa and the plains of home taught me to love minimalism. I moved to Holland, Michigan to complete my undergraduate work at Hope College. While in Michigan, I was influenced by mid-century design and discovered a passion for hardware stores. After Michigan, I moved to Texas to pursue my MFA at the University of Texas at San Antonio where my thesis focused on the critique of the social construction of masculinity. Now I teach as a Senior Lecturer of Art at Texas A&M San Antonio where I facilitate a variety of studio art courses. I exhibit my artwork extensively with recent solo exhibitions at The Contemporary at Blue Star and Commerical_Gallery. Recently I have had to opportunity to pursue artist residencies at the Kunstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin, Casa LÜ in Mexico City, and Rockland Woods outside Seattle.
Mount, 2022, Plywood, foam, Bondo, and paint, 69” x 7” x 39.5”
Targeting Buck, 2022, Cotton and rayon tapestry with bleach, thread, and beads, 62” x 40” x 2.5”
Buck Vitals, 2022, Hunting cloths, leather, paint, and pearled cotton, 54” x 21” x 1.5”
Eau de Toilette, 2022, Avon perfume bottle, cologne, doe urine, and lightbox, 12” x 11” x 6.5”
Tenderest Meat, 2022, Plywood, foam, Bondo, paint, steel, and beads, 96” x 44” x 44”
Installation view of BUCK at the Contemporary at Blue Star in San Antonio in the spring of 2022
Installation view of BUCK. at Commercial Gallery in Detroit in the summer of 2022
Artist Style: Teaching Artist/Instructor: Group Instruction, Guest Speaker, Instruction for Adults, Instruction for Children, Instruction for Seniors, Instruction for Special Needs, Multi-Day Artist Residency, Workshop Presenter; Visual Art: Abstract, Assemblage, Collage, Conceptual, Contemporary, Decorative/Ornamental, Environmental, Experimental, Figurative, Formalism, Minimalism, Nature/Wildlife, Site-Specific, Social Commentary