Artist's Statement:
The recent work is inspired by urban landscape, where walls convey a sense of history. Marks are put down and covered or scraped away. The initial marks, even if covered, are always there, lending itself to the concepts of time and the seen and unseen.
These pieces and the landscape pieces convey a sense of personal history and experience. They are slices of memory and time – where images and colour layers push their way to the surface, much the way memories are covered but come back into the present. Distinct shapes are sometimes blocked in, so that their abstractions become both voids and presences. The essence of time is captured through a quality in the work that’s fleeting, but grounded in nature.
The boxes are mementos, some inspired by shrines or wall images and some are more theatrical in nature. They all tell layered stories.
Bio:
I was born in Detroit, Michigan and received my B.F.A. and M.A. from Wayne State University in Detroit. Through the W.S.U. in Italy program, I studied at the Villa Schifanoia Graduate School of Fine Arts in San Domenico, Italy. This marked the first of many stays in Italy and travels throughout Europe and the States. In October, 2008, I returned from a residency at the Palazzo Rinaldi in Noepoli, Italy.
My work has been shown in one person, two person, invitational and juried exhibitions throughout the States and is in collections in the States and Europe. My shows include a one person show at the Willis Gallery (Detroit, Michigan) and two person shows at the Cary Gallery (Rochester, Michigan) and the Gallery at Within Your Reach (Oak Park, Illinois). My work has been reviewed in the Detroit Free Press, Detroit Artist’s Monthly and New Art Examiner
