statement

The works are a narrative where paint is both the image and the medium, a flickering of recognition and misunderstandings. Each painting is an accumulation of ideas. Each mark is a decision affecting the whole, growing and feeding off one another.

The images come from stories I have heard, told, imagined and more often misunderstood. I am interested in an understanding of my own perception to quantify the object painted. My work focuses on the potential for unifying the visual language of shapes and colors seen.

bio

born: 1993, Starkville, MS

education

Mississippi State University, BFA, 2015

selected awards/honors

Mississippi State University College of Architecture, Art, and Design Travel Award, MSU, 2015
Best in Show Mississippi Collegiate Art Competition, The Mississippi Arts Center, 2015
Laurel Arts Scholarship, Laurel Arts League, 2014

selected solo or two-person exhibits

One Night Only, Howell Metal Shop, Mississippi State, MS, 2014

selected group shows

TRAHC's 27th Annual Juried Exhibition, Regional Arts Center, Texarkana, TX, 2015
Tangent: BFA Fine Art Senior Thesis Exhibition, McComas Art Gallery, Mississippi State University, MS, 2015
Mississippi Collegiate Art Competition, The Mississippi Arts Center, Jackson, MS, 2015
Red Clay Survey Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL, 2014