Drawing is a form of thinking, and thinking is manifest in drawing.

For me, the act of making marks on a piece of paper is a form of thinking. Compositions build additively as individual marks accumulate over time. The paper passively records an abstracted representation of internal thought. As I respond to the evidence of my making, drawing and thinking operate in a continuous looping pattern. The use of repetition allows drawing to become a contemplative pursuit. Each "finished" work of art demonstrates a temporary conclusion to an ongoing process.

 

 

born: 1983, South Weymouth, Massachusetts

education

Washington University in St. Louis, MFA, 2008
Columbus College of Art and Design, BFA, 2005
Glasgow School of Art, Study Abroad, 2004

selected awards/honors

The Laura and William Jens Scholarship, Washington University in St. Louis, 2006
Dublin Arts Council Award, Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, 2004
Dean's Award Scholarship, Columbus College of Art and Design, 2001

selected solo or two-person exhibits

Mobility, The Chapel, St. Louis, MO, 2008
Connections, Acock Gallery Canzani Center, Columbus College of Art and Design, 2005

selected group shows

MFA Thesis Exhibition: Drawing is thinking is drawing,
Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, MO, 2008
What I did over my summer vacation, Des Lee Gallery, St. Louis, MO, 2007
MFA1, Des Lee Gallery, St. Louis, MO, 2007
Ohio Art League Juried Exhibition, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH, 2006