Building upon the history of observational landscape painting, I consider its relevance in an age of time based media, mass imagery and instant information. Embracing human limitations, my work explores the complexities of first-hand experiences and the definition of familiarity. Through sequential and perceptual landscape painting, my practice creates an archive of sustained engagement with perpetually fluctuating environments.
In an outdoor setting there is so much information and many variables that are beyond my control. What does it mean to engage with how these observations add to my understanding and attune my senses to the nuances of the scene? Standing in the same spot, I paint the same space again and again over hours, weeks, months and even years. Returning to each site multiple times builds an intimacy from which I can personally and intuitively respond to fluctuating conditions.
Finding a format best suited for each site, I embrace that I am not a machine and I do not register changes the same way that a machine would. I paint what first captures my attention, therefore, directing the viewer to my individual impression. Whenever there is a noticeable change in its appearance, I put the work aside and begin a new panel. I cannot and do not want to capture every detail. I am interested in the shape shifts within my subject, as well as the freshness, decisiveness and immediacy of my response. The result of this process corresponds with the pace at which changes occur. Endurance leads to a rhythmic quality in the physical act of painting. It becomes a flow that is indicative of my immersion.
Over time possibilities open up to me as an artist. The nameable objects disappear and are replaced by shifts of colors and abstract shapes vying for my attention before nestling back into obscurity. Sustained engagement through painting allows me to be open and ready to respond to the unexpected in seemingly mundane or cliché subjects. The arrangement and balance of little and big shapes constantly changes, providing new paintings from the same landscape motif.
As I work, I do not compare the current painting to the previous one. I am fully absorbed in the present. I have faith that the process will result in a genuine record of my experience however subtle or dramatic the visual shifts.
Painting the same size within a series guarantees that there is minimal disruption to the narrative flow and read when I present these landscapes in their entirety as a story of my encounters with a particular place. Series are installed chronologically as a singular piece - often in grid-like formats contrasting the irregularity of nature.
C.V.
Education
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC M.F.A., Concentration in painting, May 2018 Mount Gretna School of Art, Mount Gretna, PA, Summer Program 2015 Union College, Schenectady, NY B.A. Studio Fine Arts; minors in Art History and French, June 2012
Exhibition/Recognition History
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Ephemeral, Kassab Gallery, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC
2020 Local Sequence, Hastings Gallery, Sandhills Community College, Pinehurst, NC
2024 Series and Repetition, Site:Brooklyn Gallery, New York, NY (online) (Juror, Yulia Topchiy) A Sense of Place, National Juried Exhibition, Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA (Juror, Cheryl Goldsleger) Cumulus, International Juried Exhibition, Coconino Arts Center, Flagstaff, AZ 37th Northern National Art Competition, National Juried Exhibition, Nicolet College Art Gallery, Rhinelander, WI Transformations, Juried Exhibition, The North Museum, Lancaster, PA Field Guide, National Juried Exhibition, Intersect Art Center, St. Louis, MO
2023 Faces and Places, National Juried Exhibition, Dodomu Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (Online) Faculty Exhibition, Gately Gallery, Florence, SC Time Constraint, National Juried Exhibition, University of Indiana Kokomo Art Gallery, Kokomo, Indiana Art Fields, Regional Juried Exhibition, Jones-Carter Gallery, Lake City, SC
2022 Contemporary Landscape, (Two-person Exhibition), Riverviews Artspace, Lynchburg, VA Atmospheric Perspective, National Juried Exhibition, Intersect Art Center, St. Louis, MO Four Pillars, Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA Backroads: Further on Ahead, Vestige Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
2021 7th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Oxford Arts Alliance, Oxford, PA (Juror - Charles Goolsby) Painting, 2011-2021, Juried Exhibition, Site:Brooklyn, New York, NY (Online) (Juror - Peter Frank) Chasing Light, Juried Exhibition,Gallery 263, Cambridge, MA (Online) (Juror - Leah Triplett Harrington) The Green Show, National Juried Exhibition, CORE: New Art Space, Lakewood, CO Backroads, National Juried Exhibition, Vestige Concept Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA Fresh Works, Invitational Exhibition, The Galleries, Concord, NC (Online)
2020 6th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Oxford Arts Alliance, Oxford, PA (Juror - Steven Harvey) Twelfth Annual National Juried Exhibition, Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY (Juror - Susan Lichtman) 2019 Plein-Air Paintings and Drawings, Juried Exhibition, Lancaster Gallery, Lancaster, PA Positive/Negative, National Juried Exhibition, Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City, TN (Juror - Ann Meisinger)
2018 PLEIN AIR, International Juried Exhibition, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH 2018 UNCG MFA Thesis Exhibition, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC
2016 Visual Union: The Homecoming Show, The Crowell and West Galleries at Union College Visual Arts, Union College, Schenectady, NY PAAC 20th Annual National Juried Fine Art Exhibition, Mary Williams Fine Art, Boulder, CO
2015 PAAC 19th Annual National Juried Fine Art Exhibition, Mary Williams Fine Art, Boulder, CO Mount Gretna School of Art Student Exhibition, Mount Gretna, PA
2014 Colorado Plein-Air Festival Exhibition, Denver Public Library, Denver, CO Artist Choice Juried Exhibition, Spring Bull Gallery, Newport, RI Little Picture in Summer Show, Spring Bull Gallery, Newport, RI
2013 South County Art Association Members Invitational, South County Art Association, Kingston, RI Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts 102nd Annual Juried Show, Mystic Arts Center, Mystic, CT Print, Paint & Pastel, Juried Show, South County Art Association, Kingston, RI Open Media, Juried Show, Wickford Art Association, Wickford, RI Elected Artist Show,Mystic Arts Center, Mystic, CT
2012 22nd “Les Petites Oeuvre" Exhibition,Spring Bull Gallery, Newport, RI Little Picture Show,Wickford Art Association, Wickford, RI smallWORK,Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan, CT 26th Annual Rhode Island Open, Juried Show, Warwick Museum of Art, Warwick, RI American Pastoral: A Landscape Show, Juried Show, Carriage Barn, New Canaan, CT Nature, Juried Show, Wickford Art Association, Wickford, RI 'Art in the Open' Juried Show 2012, Greenacres Gallery in Wexford, Ireland Fresh Summer Picks, Arts Atrium Gallery, Union College, Schenectady, NY Student Invitational, Mandeville Gallery, Union College, Schenectady, NY Senior Exhibition,Wide Open Spaces, Arts Atrium Gallery, Union College, Schenectady, NY 4th Annual College Photography Competition and Exhibit, Photo Center, Troy, NY
2009-2011 Steinmetz Symposium, Arts Atrium Gallery, Union College, Schenectady, NY
2024 Award of Excellence, 37th Northern National Art Competition, National Juried Exhibition, Nicolet College Art Gallery, Rhinelander, WI (Juror - Debra Brehmer) Professional Development Grant, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC International Collaboration Grant, Research at Wildsumaco in Ecuador, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC Summer Research Stipend, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC Mini Grant, Florence Regional Arts Alliance, Florence, SC
2023 Professional Development Grant, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC Summer Research Stipend, Francis Marion University, Florence SC Quarterly Grants Program, Grant Period: January - March, Florence Regional Arts Alliance, Florence, SC
2022 Professional Development Grant, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC
2020 Fellowship, Four Pillars Residency, Mount Gretna, PA
2016-2018 Thrush Fund Scholarship, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
2017 Summer Research Assistantship, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 2014 "Honorable Mention" Colorado Plein-Air Festival, Emerging Artist, Denver Public Library, Denver, CO
2013 "Honorable Mention" Print, Paint and Pastel, Juried Show, South County Art Association, Kingston, RI
2012 "Judges Award", Nature, Juried Show, Wickford Art Association, Wickford, RI "Highly Commended" Award, 'Art in the Open' Exhibition at Green Acres Gallery in Wexford, Ireland Jerry Markham and Doug Swinton Plein-Air Workshop Scholarship Recipient Charles Alexander Richmond Prize in Fine Arts, Union College, Schenectady, NY
2023 Artist Lecture, Ephemeral, Kassab Gallery, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC
2022 Artist Lecture, Contemporary Landscape, (Two-person Exhibition), Riverviews Artspace, Lynchburg, VA (Upcoming)
2020 Artist Lecture, Local Sequence, Hastings Gallery, Sandhills Community College, Pinehurst, NC Invited Speaker, In An Experience: A Conversation About Painting and Landscape, Greensboro, NC Four Pillars Artist Lecture, Mount Gretna School of Art, Mount Gretna, PA (online) 2018 2018 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Weatherspoon Art Museum
2017 Collateral Events: Catalog Attivo, Greensboro Project Space
Residencies
2022 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2020 Four Pillars, Mount Gretna, PA
2018 Salem Art Works, Salem, NY
Permanent Collections
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC Union College, Schenectady, NY
Juror
April 6, 2017 Student Showcase, Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
Teaching Experience
Workshops/Demos
2022 Sawtooth School for Visual Art - Instructor Introduction to Oil Painting Workshop 2020 Surface Prep, Mount Gretna School of Art, Mount Gretna, PA
University/College Level Teaching
Fall 2022 - Present Assistant Professor of Fine Art, Painting, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC 2-D Design, Basic Drawing, Figure Drawing, Introduction to Painting, Intermediate Painting, Advanced Painting
Spring 2022 University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC - Adjunct Professor Intermediate Drawing
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC - Adjunct Instructor Basic Drawing and Composition, Color Theory, Painting Techniques
Fall 2021 University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC - Adjunct Professor Foundations of Drawing (Two Sections)
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC - Adjunct Instructor Anatomy and Figure Drawing, Color Theory, Seminar in Art (400 Level)
Spring 2021 North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC - Adjunct Professor Basic Drawing and Composition (Online), Color Theory (Online), Seminar - Art (Online)
Fall 2020 University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC - Adjunct Professor Drawing I (Two Sections, Hybrid)
Spring 2020 University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC - Adjunct Professor Drawing II
Sandhills Community College, Pinehurst, NC - Adjunct Professor Drawing I, Drawing II
Fall 2019 University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC - Adjunct Professor Foundations of Drawing (Two Sections), Drawing II
Spring 2019 Sandhills Community College, Pinehurst, NC - Adjunct Professor Drawing I
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, Salisbury, NC and Concord, NC - Adjunct Professor Art Appreciation (Two Sections), Art History Survey II
Fall 2018 University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC - Adjunct Professor Life Drawing I, Intermediate Drawing, Painting 2/3, (Tenured - Faculty Replacement)
2017 - 2018 University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC - Instructor on Record Foundations of Drawing (Academic Year)
Fall 2017 University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC - Teaching Assistant Abstraction in the Landscape
Spring 2017 University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC - Teaching Assistant Painting I
Fall 2016 University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC - Teaching Assistant Foundations of Drawing