About
Artist Statement
My creative process begins with mental images influenced by my interests in forms, patterns and processes related to the body and science with the aim of translating personal experiences into objects, environments and performances. In this way, my approach is aligned with that of artists such as Matthew Barney who operate in a field of art that has been heavily influenced by a previous generation of artists that include Vito Acconci, Robert Morris, Richard Serra and Chris Burden and contemporary dance choreographers like Yvonne Rainer and Trisha Brown.
My art has dealt specifically with metaphors for creation and destruction and the struggle to reconstruct and relate personal experiences abstractly. My work stems from occasionally fantastical visions but it is transformed by the limitations of materials and machines. While my sculptures are at times sleek and futuristic in appearance, evoking the spectacle and aesthetics of science fiction, they are based in an understanding of industrial fabrication rooted in the engineering of objects like airplanes, bridges, and bicycles in the real world.
Resume
b. 1983
Lives and works in Philadelphia
Education
University of Pennsylvania B.F.A. Cum Laude May 2009
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Certificate in Sculpture May 2008
Syracuse University; Spring Semester Abroad: Florence, Italy 2004
The George Washington University 2002-2004
Merit Scholarships and Awards
Louis Comfort Tiffany Grant Nominee for 2010 2009
International Sculpture Center Outstanding Student Award 2008
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Governors Award 2008
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Cresson Academic Scholarship 2007-2008
Cresson Travel Scholarship Award; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts 2007
Fellowship Award; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts 2007
Cullinane Prize in Sculpture; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts 2006
Ward Prize; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts 2006
The George Washington University Presidential Art Scholarship 2002-2004
Publications
The Philadelphia Inquirer December 27, 2009
Sonntag ZT, Swiss Newspaper June 19, 2009
Luzerner Zeitung, Swiss Newspaper June 18, 2009
Live Arts & Fringe Festival Blog September 2009
Sculpture Magazine October 2008
City Suburban News; Philadelphia & The Main Line’s Weekly, PA May 2007
Collections
Philadelphia Horticultural Center; Sculpture on Permanent Display 2008-Present
The Philadelphia Insurance Company; Installed 2007
The Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia Installed 2007
Solo and Group Exhibitions
Fleisher Ollman Winter Invitational group show “I Don’t Watch The Internet” December 2009
Performance of Icarus for Philadelphia Fringe Festival September 2009
Grounds For Sculpture ISC Student Award Show October 2008
Annual Student Exhibition; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts May 2007
Sticks and Stones Outdoor Sculpture Show; Hawk Mountain, Pennsylvania June 2006
Art on the Parkway Group Show; Moore College of Art Gallery; Philadelphia, PA May 2006
Bellevue at Park Hyatt Hotel; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 2006
Annual Student Exhibition; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts May 2006
1301 Gallery; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania May 2006
1301 Gallery; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 2005
Annual Founders Exhibition; Delaware Valley Friends School October 2005
1301 Gallery; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania September 2005
Annual Student Exhibition; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts May 2005
1301 Gallery; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania September 2004
Smith Hall of Art, Washington, DC; solo show 2004
Dinmmick Gallery, Washington, DC; group show 2003
Residencies and Internships
Art St. Urban Residency, Switzerland 2009
The Fabric Workshop and Museum High School Apprentice Training Program 2000