Statement

I am captivated by the complexities of memory. How does its subconscious influence manifest? As a result, I find myself returning to certain ephemera again and again: the falling of rain, light shining through woods, summer evenings that stretch for ages . There is a tenderness to recollection, as if thumbing through old photographs to reclaim a moment long-since departed. Inevitably, the scene is distorted over time. Edges grow worn, details fade and are slowly replaced by an entirely different scene.

At times I feel to paint is to ground the present; if a moment can be captured, then its fleeting memory will not be lost to time. Or perhaps it is to reconcile this constant need to hold on, reaching out for an imagined home. The present is overtaken by lingering remnants of what once was.

Curriculum Vitae

Education

2021- MFA Painting, Clemson University, Clemson SC

2019- BFA Studio Art, Converse University, Spartanburg SC

Solo Exhibitions

2019 A Hundred Universes, Converse University, Spartanburg SC

Group Exhibitions

2026 Canvas Connections: A Retrospective of Alumni Talent, Converse University, Spartanburg SC

2025 Home V.1: Gimme Shelter, Decatur Public Library, Decatur GA

2023 Sundays, Internal Affairs, Spartanburg SC

2022 Small Works, Big Talent, Las Laguna Art Gallery (online exhibition), Laguna Beach CA

2022 America Unraveling, Tipton Gallery, Johnson City TN

2021 Intimate Distortions, Lee Gallery, Clemson SC

2019 Converse College Juried Art Show, Converse University, Spartanburg SC

2018 Art That Takes You Back, WHAM Arts Center, Surprise AZ

2018 6th Annual College Invitational Exhibition, Spartanburg Public Library, Spartanburg SC

2017 5th Annual College Invitational Exhibition, Spartanburg Public Library, Spartanburg SC

2017 SCOPE Survey of the Southern Landscape, VAE, Raleigh NC

2016 Annual 100x100, Upstairs Artspace, Tryon NC

Awards

2019 Greenewald Award in Art, Converse University, Spartanburg SC

Publications

2021 The South Carolina Review