“Artists have no choice but to express their lives” ~ Anne Truitt
Photo: Ganaele Langlois
I am motivated by the intricacies of human connection. Drawn to understanding all that I can about the rich tapestry of interaction and the messy and glorious ways we bump up against each other every day. Because of this, it’s not entirely surprising that my work would be about relationships.
My approach is minimalist. The simplicity of precise line, form, and gesture reduces a visual static to only those elements that are absolutely necessary to express a moment. They become the fragments of a synthesis where every choice matters, and foregrounds how these decisions relate to each other, and are most magnificent when they become an intentional gathering. This singularity of approach creates a sense of pace and clarity that both requests and holds space for a quiet, embodied experience. My current preoccupation is with a familiar lexicon of shapes and geometric forms that carry their own cultural, spiritual, and symbolic references. They act as the building blocks of more complex structures and forms however, I want to strip them down. Examine them. Find their poetic resonance. Reconstitute them as the most crucial things, so they can shine and be enough.
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PAINTING (SOLO)
Put down your arms, gentle soul
May 4 - 25, 2019
Yumart Gallery
401 Richmond Street West
Monuments + Mysteries
September 9 - 30, 2017
Yumart Gallery
401 Richmond Street West
Two Februarys
April 9 – 30, 2016
Yumart Gallery
401 Richmond Street West
Imperfection
November 1 – 22, 2014
Yumart Gallery
101 Spadina Avenue
New Paintings
September 7 - 28, 2013
Yumart Gallery
101 Spadina Avenue
INSTALLATION
Mural
401 Richmond Street West
February, 2018
Quiet Places to Cry
Kadbanu
TO Design (Toronto Design Offsite Festival)
January 19 - 24, 2017
771 Dundas Street West
BLOCK X BLOCK
Spacing Store Window
Toronto Design Offsite Festival
January 5 - 30, 2017
401 Richmond Street West
Conjuring 2.0
Frolic
In collaboration with Dwanye East
December 3, 2015
401 Richmond Street West (public space)
Conjuring
Scotiabank Nuit Blanche
In collaboration with Dwanye East
October 3, 2015
401 Richmond Street West, Studio 260
AWARDS
401 Richmond / Urbanspace Property Group
Career Launcher Prize
September 2014 – September 2016
Free studio space and residency
The Artist Project
UNTAPPED Emerging Artist Competition
February 19 – 22, 2015
Direct Energy Centre