Artist Statement

Since an early age, I have felt compelled to collect bones, shells and other discarded remnants. By exporing my collected objects through drawing I begin to see their hidden personalities and occasionally I get glimpses into a greater spirit-realm. For subject matter, I start with a significant event in my life such as a death, feelings of love, a loss or triumph, etc., and build a narrative. Each object used in the composition is carefully chosen for it's personality and personal symbolic significance. The creation of these prints and assemblages acts as form of communion for me.

Once finished, my pieces take on a life of their own. Gaining new interpretations as it is viewed and reinterpreted by other people. This causes my creations to achieve a new and separate life. For the viewer, I hope to impart the underlying sense of magic I find in reinterpreting these discarded objects.

Bio

Education:
M.F.A, University of New Mexico. Fall 2007
Tamarind Professional Printer, Tamarind Institute. Spring 2001
B.F.A., Tyler School of Arts, Temple University. Fall 1999

Major Collections:
Albuquerque Museum of Art,
University of New Mexico Print Archives
University of New Mexico Law School
University of New Mexico Hospital
Loyola College, Baltimore, MD
University of Texas at Austin
Rives Print Collection, France
Estampe Museum, Mexico City, Mexico
State University of New York at Oneonta
University of North Carolina at Fayetteville
Tyler School of Art, permanent collection

Selected Exhibitions:
2010: International Tour Show 10, Park Fine Art Albuquerque, N.M. & Gallery Edel, Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan and to the Changwon National University Art Museum, South Korea.
2010: Faculty Exhibition T.A.C.D.C. with Artist's Talk. N.M.
2010: Paper in Particular,Columbia college, M.O.- juried.
2009: Gunifa, University of Tennessee.
2009: Stream of International Prints, Hongiv University, Seoul,S Korea
2009: Gunifa, Impact 6, Bristol, UK
2009: International Tour Show, Park Fine Art Albuquerque, N.M. & Kyung-In Museum of Art, South Korea
2008: Gunifa, CHAAP Printmaking Workshop, Vadodara, India
2008: A Standard Debut, 105 Studios, Albuquerque, N.M.
2008: Art Squared, Corrales -Bosque Gallery, Corrales, N.M.
2008: Imprints, M cafe, Natural History Musuem, Albuquerque, NM.
2007: Ephemeris, Studio Three Gallery, Albuquerque, N.M.
2007: Imagination and Innovation, J.C.C., Albuquerque, N.M.
2007: Portals, M.F.A. Thesis Exhibit, Yale Art Center, Alb., N.M.
2006: Pushing Paper, Masley Gallery, University of New Mexico
2006: 11, Yale Art Center, Albuquerque, N.M.
2005: 38th Annual Arts International Exhibition, Museum of Art,
El Paso, Texas - Juried
2005: Best of N.M. Book Arts, Papergami, Albuquerque, N.M. - Juried
2005: Mentors-Alchemy, A.S.A. Gallery, University of New Mexico.
2002: Incoming, Jonson Gallery, University of New Mexico.
2001-2006: represented by New Grounds Gallery, Albuquerque, N.M.
(exhibited in five group shows a year for five years)
1997-1999: Tyler School of Art, yearly exhibitions