statement

My starting point is an interest in the beauty and complexity of the natural world with a focus on its structures, patterns and cycles. I think about verbs more than nouns, and want to convey a sense of energy, growth, and moving through time. I am fascinated by the buzz of life and the ephemeral quality of a passing moment. The forms in my paintings and drawings are abstract, but often evoke a sense of plants, birds, biological systems, or even microscopic realms. I allow for multiple layers of meaning in the work.

Cyanotype is an alternative photo/printing process that creates a cyan blue print through UV exposure. The prints can be toned and exposed in multiple layers. I have been exploring the use of the cyanotype liquid as a drawing medium. The "Blue Suspension" series involves direct drawing with the medium and the toning agent. These drawings are more minimal than my paintings, but stem from the same ideas and references. Overall, I am very engaged in process as an artist, and my work mirrors the way I attempt to find order and balance in the chaos of my own life.

bio

born: 1966, Bloomington, Indiana

education

Indiana University, BA, 1989
Georgia State University, BFA 2000

selected awards/honors

Art on the Atlanta Beltline, Project Grants, Atlanta, Georgia, 2010, 2013
NASA/NSF Center for Chemical Evolution, Project Grants, Atlanta, Georgia, 2011-13
Hambidge Center Residency Fellowship, Fulton County Arts Council, Atlanta, Georgia, 2009
"Multiples" Award, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia, 2004

selected publications

Fresh Paint Magazine, Issue 7, 2015
Studio Visit Magazine, Winter Edition 2012
Contemporary Impressions (Journal of the American Print Alliance) Winter 2012
New American Paintings, Volume 70, 2007

selected solo and two-person exhibits

Mason Fine Art, Germination, Atlanta, Georgia, 2015
University of Georgia, Project Space, Feeling Blue, Athens, Georgia, 2015
Couture Galleri, Colorcast, Stockholm, Sweden, 2013
Sandler Hudson Gallery, New Work, Atlanta, Georgia, 2010

selected group shows

Sylvia White Gallery, Collector's Choice, Ventura, California, 2014
Spruill Gallery, Looks Good on Paper, Dunwoody, Georgia, 2014
Mason Murer Fine Art, Selections, Atlanta, Georgia, 2013
Whitespace Gallery, From Cosmology to Neurology, Atlanta, Georgia, 2012