Artist statement

artist statement

​When I look closely at elements that are found in the natural world I often feel or envision something more than what I see with my eyes.  My work is an ongoing exploration of the forceful movement of light. I treat it as if it were a tangible object and a force that enters a space. Through my work, I seek to connect the internal to the external and I invite the viewer to contemplate parallel possibilities that exist beyond the physical realm. ​

My work has been featured on Artsy Shark
and Shout out LA

Full CV

CV

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019     Gallery 825, Los Angeles CA, Portals, Vessels and the Metaphysical Landscape
2013     The Backdoor Bakery, Sunland, CA
2012     The Rose Cafe, Recent Paintings, Venice, CA
2005     Private Studio Exhibition, Hollywood, CA, Relocation Project
2001     Gallery Cafe Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS    
2021  WoArt Blog, Full Circle, curated by Christine Massey, online exhibition               
​          Gallery 825, Los Angeles CA, Vagaries, online exhibition juried by Peter Mays
           Southern California Women’s Caucus Exhibitions, Endings & Beginings,          
​             scwcaexhibitions.org
2020 Gallery 825, Los Angeles CA, Penumbra,
             Juror: Ray Beldner, Director and Founder, Start Up Art Fair 
2020 Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA, Into the Light,
             Juror: Nicholas Barlow, Curatorial Assistant, Hammer Museum
2020 Gallery 825, Los Angeles CA, Floating Worlds,
            Juror: Juri Koll, Venice Institute of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, CA, 
2020 Neutra Institute Gallery & Museum, Los Angeles, CA, Hugging My Shadow,
             Curator: Olyesa Volk   
2019 Backspace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Beyond Redemption, Juror: Andrea Stang 
2019 Search+ResQ Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Eight In the Shadow of Infinity
2019 Gallery 825, Los Angeles CA, Los Angeles Art Association Annual Benefit Auction 
2019 SoLA Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Pulse of LA 2019, Juror: Holly Tempo
2019 MOAH Cedar, Lancaster, CA, 34th Annual Juried Exhibit,
             Jurors: Isabelle Lutterdodt, Peter Mays, David Babb, 
​             Third Best of Exhibition & LMPAF President’s Award
2019 Sturt Haaga Gallery, La Canada, CA Unusual Views, 
2019 Avenue 50 Studio, Los Angeles, CA  Unfettered SCWCA Group Show
2018 Gallery 825, Los Angeles CA, The Non-Objective Moment, Juror: Lonnie Lardner
2018 Gallery 825, Los Angeles CA, Los Angeles Art Association Annual Benefit Auction
2018 Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, Art Speaks! Lend Your Voice, Juror: Jill Moniz
2017 Neutra Institute Gallery & Museum, Los Angeles, CA, Phenomena, SCWCA Group Show, 
2017 Groundspace Projects, Los Angeles, CA, It’s a Wonderful World, Juror: Betty Ann Brown
2017 MOAH Cedar, Lancaster, CA, 32nd Annual Juried Arts Festival,
           Jurors: Robin Rosenthal and Nicolas Shake, Honorable Mention
​2016 Brand Library, Glendale, CA, Brand 44, Juror: Laddie John Dill, 
2016 ArtShare LA, Los Angeles, CA, Spectra, Juror: Shana Nys Dambrot
2016 Avenue 50 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Earthly Delights
2016 Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA, The Foolish Game, Juried by Kurt Mueller, David Kordansky Gallery
2015 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, Balance-Unbalance 2015: “Water Imbalance” Curated by 2015 Danielle Eubank and Sandra Meuller
2015 LA Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 2015 Los Angeles Juried Exhibition,
           Jurors: Peter Frank, Fatemeh Burnes and Tomas Benitez
2015 Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA B/W, Juried by Laura Watts, Honor Fraser Gallery
2014 Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA, The Non-Objective Moment, Curator: Cynthia Penna, Art 1307, 
2014 Brand Library, Glendale, CA, Brand 42, Curator: Jack Rutberg, Jack Rutberg Fine Arts, 
2014 McGroarty Arts Center, Tujunga, CA, Exploring Abstraction
2013 Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles Juried Exhibition,
           Jurors: Carol Cheh, Mike McGee, and Aram Moshayedi
2011 Brand Library, Glendale, CA, Brand 40, Curator: Peter Frank
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PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Museum of Art and History (MOAH), Permanent collection, Lancaster, CA
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SELECTED PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani, Los Angeles, CA
Lewis and Jean Wolff, Los Angeles, CA 
Jim and Linda Reis, Beverly Hills, CA
Glenn Ficara, Los Angeles, CA
John Requa, Los Angeles, CA
Beverly Klein, Los Angeles, CA
Danielle Brazell, Los Angeles, CA

SELECTED COMMISSIONS
Lewis and Jean Wolff, Los Angeles, CA 
John Requa, Los Angeles, CA
Joanna Burke, Venice, CA
Bea Tropp, Los Angeles, CA

AWARDS, GRANTS & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
MOAH Cedar, 34th Annual Juried Exhibit, Lancaster, CA, 
           Third Best of Exhibition and LMPAF President’s Award
MOAH Cedar, 32nd Annual Juried Arts Festival, Lancaster, CA, 
           Honorable Mention
Center for Cultural Innovation Quick Grant, Recipient 
​Kipaipai Fellow 2020
Southern California Women's Caucus for Art, Board Member
Los Angeles Art Association, Member
Sunland-Tujunga Open Studios, Co-founder and Co-producer