Throughout history, particularly since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, mankind has been less than kind to their cohabitants on the planet. We build, produce and consume with little or no regard to the impact it has on the environment. It is the nature of nature to adapt and evolve in order to survive, and we are forcing other species to deal with compromised, damaged or destroyed ecosystems.

This series depicts scenes resulting from our tragic indifference. They are rendered in a beautiful and natural way, highlighting the idea that we find this acceptable. We are numb to the damage - and so, the unnatural becomes natural to us. This may be the saddest commentary of all.

born: 1972, United States

education

Syracuse University, BFA, 1994

selected awards/honors

New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship, 2008
Full Artist Fellowship (residency), Vermont Studio Center, 2008
Jersey City Museum Purchase Award, Works On Paper, Perkins Center for the Arts, 2005
Prints and Drawing Exhibition, 2nd Prize, Philadelphia Sketch Club

selected publications

New American Paintings #69 - Mid-Atlantic Competition, Open Studios Press, 2007
New American Paintings #63 - Mid-Atlantic Competition, Open Studios Press, 2006
DirectArt Magazine, Emerging Artists, Fall/Winter 2006

selected solo or two-person exhibits

Yarger|Strauss Contemporary: Nature 2.0, Los Angeles, CA, 2009
Pentimenti: Unnaturalism, Philadelphia, PA 2007

selected group shows

Visual Arts Center of NJ: NJSCA Fellowship Exhibition, Summit, NJ 2009
Bridge Art Fair, Berlin: Verge,  Yarger | Strauss Contemporary, Berlin, Germany 2008
Art in City Hall: Green Exhibit, Philadelphia, PA, 2008
Jersey City Museum, Perspectives II: Then & Now, Jersey City, NJ, 2007