I am a mixed-media artist and illustrator working out of my home studio in West Linn, OR. I create layers of texture, meaning, and color through a combination of painting, printmaking, and collage techniques. With each layer I hope to introduce viewers to new ways of thinking about the image’s subject matter or even subvert their initial assumptions. I keep a constant eye out for ways to give new life to cast-off materials through my art to offset the environmentally-unfriendly effects of many traditional art media. In my work you’ll see vestiges of seed catalogs, sewing patterns, old books and magazines, maps, and my own discarded projects.
I am always happy to discuss art, nerd out on various topics, or otherwise have a good excuse to chat with interesting people, so please don’t hesitate to connect! You can find a few ways to get a hold of me up there in the upper right corner.
Select arts education
I am always eager to learn new processes and techniques to expand my creative practice!
- Electro-etching with Malgorzata Oakes, Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass, CO (summer 2023)
- Shellac plate printmaking with Dawn Endean, Creative Arts Community at Menucha, Corbett, OR (summer 2022)
- Print Camp with Robynn Smith, Santa Cruz, CA (summer 2022 and 2023)
- Monotype workshop with master printer Judith Baumann, Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts, Pendleton, OR (Spring 2019)
- Printmaking coursework with Tatiana Simonova, Portland Community College, Portland, OR (Fall 2018–Spring 2019)
- Community education summer intensive: Photogravure with master printer Paul Mullowney, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR (Summer 2018)
- MS: Technical Communication, emphasis in user experience design, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY (Fall 2003)
- BA: Digital Fine Art, minor in Computer Science, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA (Fall 1999)
- Summer animation intensive, New York Film Academy, New York, NY (Summer 1997)
- Graphic design certificate, North County Regional Occupation Program, Cupertino, CA (1994)
- Summer painting and drawing residency, California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA (Summer 1993)
Select exhibition history
- Art About Agriculture traveling group show (various locations in Oregon, May–October 2025)
- Three-artist group show, Creative Spirits Gallery (West Linn, OR, Nov 2024–Jan 2025)
- Celestial Creatures group show, Giustina Gallery (Corvallis, OR, Nov 2024–Jan 2025)
- The Curio group show, Reser Gallery (Beaverton, OR, Nov–Dec 2024)
- Solo exhibit, Providence Willamette Falls (Oregon City, OR, June–Oct 2024)
- Little Things, Big Thoughts group show, Playground Gallery (Portland, OR, August 2023)
- Solo exhibit, Clackamas Public Services Building (Oregon City, OR, May–July 2023)
- Abundant Oregon: Artists Capture the Beauty and Ecology of Nature group show, Giustina Gallery (Corvallis, OR, Feb–March 2023)
- Solo exhibit, West Linn Public Library (West Linn, OR, Feb 2023)
- Solo exhibit, Beavercreek Health Clinic (Oregon City, OR, December 2022–March 2023)
- Art in Oregon Group Show, Mary Elizabeth Gallery at the Stevens-Crawford House (Oregon City, OR, December 2022)
- Don’t Box Me In guest artist group show, Artistic Portland Gallery (Portland, OR, September 2022)
- REemergence Artists Vision group show, Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts (Lake Oswego, OR, June 2022)
- Solo exhibit, Clackamas County Development Services Building (Oregon City, OR, March–June 2022)
- Art About Agriculture travelling group show (various locations in Oregon, May–September 2022)
- Saved from the Landfill group show, Wilsonville Festival of the Arts (Wilsonville, OR, June 2022)
- Abandoned: Images of What Remains group show, ARTspace Gallery (Lake Oswego, OR, September–October 2021)
- Silverton Fine Arts Festival (Silverton, OR, August 2021)
- Artists on Rotation ongoing exhibit, Ford Gallery (Portland, OR, January–October 2021)
- The Inked Image Fine Arts Print Show, Sidestreet Arts (Portland, OR, January 2021)
- Beaverton Arts Mix! Show and Sale (online, October 2020)
- Marine Food Webs: Drifters to Swimmers group show, Giustina Gallery (Corvallis, OR, Feb–March 2020)
- Fall Festival of the Arts (Troutdale, OR, September 2019)
- Silverton Fine Arts Festival (Silverton, OR, August 2019)
- Solo exhibit, Beavercreek Health Clinic (Oregon City, OR, June–December 2019)
- Wild & Scenic Film Festival group art exhibit (Oregon City, OR, June 2019)
- An Artistic Heritage group show at Lake Oswego Festival for the Arts (Lake Oswego, OR, June 2019)
- ArtSplash (Tualatin, OR, July 2018)