Artist Statement:
It doesn't take much to trigger us to begin to read into a figure. There is a wonderful connection we have to the human form, even in it's generalized or abstracted form. Interest in this connection is what has caused most changes in how I approach painting. I have opted for texture over detail, and enjoy the way anonymity encourages interpretation. The concealing of identity is an invitation to the viewer.
My work is about expression and interpretation. I seek to give the viewer options, and open up a visual dialogue between the figure and its abstracted environment. Bright, opposing colors stir the mix of figurative, natural and architectural elements. With form and color I seek to create an image that evolves and will have some life of its own, that over time remains enjoyable to look at. Art becomes memorable when people make their own connections with it. In my work I have sought to make these associations possible by creating starting points from which the viewer may play.
Exhibitions:
Solo Shows
2000 Paintings, Espresso Royale Caffe, Main Street, Ann Arbor, MI
2000 Visual Playgrounds, Duncan & Miller Gallery, Washington DC
1999 Figure This, Plymouth Community Arts Council, Plymouth, MI
1998 Gatherings: B.F.A. Exhibition, Eastern Michigan University
1997 Oil Pastels, Mud House Café Ypsilanti, MI
Group Shows
Represented by 16 Hands, Ann Arbor, Mi from 2000 - 2010
2005 Studio 427, Northville, MI
2003 Birmingham Temple Juried Art Show, Farmington Hills, MI
2002 Group Show - Flockworks Studio - Leopold Brothers, Ann Arbor, MI
2001 Washington Street Gallery, Annual Jurried Show, Ann Arbor, MI
2000 Birmingham Temple Juried Art Show, Farmington Hills, MI
1999 Northern National Art Competition, Nicolet College, Rhinelander, WI
1998 A Night at the Guggenheim, Citizens Bank Exhibition, Ann Arbor, MI
1998 Juried Student Show, Eastern Michigan University
1996 Polemic Art Exhibition, Eastern Michigan University
1995 Six Views Digital, Rendezvous Café, Ann Arbor, MI
Artist Tags:
figurative, expressive, contemporary, figure , shaped
