I am an artist and publisher based in Richmond, Virginia. I completed my MFA at Virginia Commonwealth University. My studio practice is rooted in drawing and explores modes of painting and printmaking. I use different methods and genres of storytelling to explore themes of the human condition and our relationship to nature.I continue a visual storytelling tradition shared to me by my father whose paintings document the history and folkloric wonders of the South Texas landscape.
My practice explores storytelling and the natural world as a tool to discuss intersecting histories of colonialism in the Americas.Grounded in anthropological research, medical and scientific documentation, and personal memoir, I generate vignettes that project a distant future in which healing from late stage capitalism is in progress. Topics of my research include the anthropological history of Indigenous groups in the Americas and scientific phenomena related to biodiversity.
My interest in history and data stems from science fiction motifs in which humanity is forced to reckon with its relationship with the natural world. This includes themes of genetic mutation, the technological singularity, depleting natural resources, and radical climate change. My subjects exist within multiple planes of existence to highlight the phenomena all living/nonliving subjects are inextricably connected to.
I make images that address systemic corruption from the lens of fictional characters located in a distant future. Their role is to help regulate ecological systems within the format of fables. Their culture mirrors Indigenous groups from the Americas whose routine and folklore emphasized a holistic relationship with biodiversity. Each work peers into their day to day which is intrinsically linked to the natural world and its systems. I pull from a lexicon of characters from my personal lived experiences and research practice. My intention is to locate beauty and moments of metaphysical reconciliation amongst the daily struggle.
I have attended numerous residencies and has been awarded multiple fellowships from institutions such as the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (2020). My artwork is included in public and private institutions, with published works in the collections of the Whitney and LACMA. My most recent exhibition was at Nail Salon in Brooklyn,NY (2025).