I grew up in Conshohocken, exploring factory relics along the Schuylkill River. That interest in the ever-changing landscape has continued into my adult life. My work is influenced by the sociological shift in the communities that were originally built around industry and the remnants of places that no longer exist. I photograph buildings that are in some way imperfect, or have a humble, almost forgotten quality. Through the repetition of the printed image, these structures create an implied narrative and a metaphor for the human condition.
I create monoprints using a combination of painting, photography, and printmaking techniques. The process of making a print has always intrigued me: not only because of the immediacy of the medium, but also because it is that which remains when the plate or screen is removed. In this way, I think of my creative process as a meditation on the transient nature of reality.
Education
2007 Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA Post-Baccalaureate of Education Certificate, Pennsylvania Art K-12
2005 Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA BFA, 2-D Fine Arts cum laude
2004 Hand Print Workshop International, Alexandria, VA Residency Internship
Collection
Twentieth Century Fox, Modern Family Office of Education, US Government OmegaMuse/ Omega Group, Berwyn, PA Orbit Gallery, Manayunk, PA Sweet Mabel Gallery, Narberth, PA
Professional Experience
2012 - Present Art Educator, Plymouth Meeting Friends School, Plymouth Meeting, PA
2010 - present Teaching Artist, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
2010 - present Teaching Artist, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
2007 - 2008, 2009 - Present Art Educator, Pre-K to 8, St. William School, Philadelphia, PA
Workshops
2016-2019 Community Workshop/ Artist Residency at 1x6, Bókasafn Reykjanesbæjar, Iceland
2013 Merion Art and Repro, Ardmore, PA
2011, 2012 Screen Print Workshop, Main Line Back to School Night, Villanova, PA
Lectures and Talks
2016 Pennswood Gallery- Artist Talk, Newtown, PA
2013-2016 Merion Art and Repro, Ardmore, PA
2011 Muhlenberg College, Muhlenberg, PA
Exhibitions
Solo
2017 That Which Remains: Views of Iceland, Duus Safnahus (Duus Museum), Keflavik, Iceland
2010 Green Line Cafe, Philadelphia, PA
Gryphon Cafe, Wayne, PA
2009 Ten Stone, Philadelphia, PA
2008 Fairmount Arts Crawl, Rembrandt’s, Philadelphia, PA
Group
2019 Faculty Exhibition, Main Line Art Center, Haverford PA
2018 The Past is Present: Visions of Bethlehem Steel, ArtsQuest, Bethlehem, PA
6 Women Printmakers, Process and Invention, Brandywine Workshop and Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Finding Shelter, Sweet Mabel, Narberth, PA
2017 Phoenix Village Art Center, Phoenixville, PA
JAM Gallery, Malvern, PA
River's Edge Gallery, New Hope, PA
2016 Pennswood Gallery, Newtown, PA
Sweet Mabel Fine Art, Narberth, PA
2015 Noyes Art Museum, Oceanville, NJ
2014 Grafiikanpaja-Aava/Printmakers Open Forum, Summer Solstice Workshop/"Printing the Midnight Sun", Lapaluoto, Finland
Crafts Marketplace, Noyes Art Museum, Oceanville, NJ
Lansdowne Arts Fest, Lansdowne, PA
Clover Market, Ardmore, PA
2013 Crafts Marketplace, Noyes Art Museum, Oceanville, NJ
Lansdowne Arts Fest, Lansdowne, PA
Member Exhibition: InLiquid, PPAC, Second State, at Ice Box Project Space and Grey Area, Crane Arts Building, Philadelphia, PA
Clover Market, Ardmore, PA
Chestnut Hill Garden Fest, Chestnut Hill, PA
Plastic Club, Philadelphia, PA
'Feine Cafe, Conshohocken, PA
2012 Clover Market, Ardmore, PA
Chestnut Hill Fall for the Arts, Chestnut Hill, PA
Milkboy Coffee, Ardmore, PA
2011 Faculty Exhibition, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
Faculty Exhibition, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
2nd Street Festival, Philadelphia Folk Fest, Philadelphia, PA
Clover Market, Ardmore, PA
2010 More than Just a One Night Stand, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
Faculty Exhibition, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
A Very Kensington Christmas, Inliquid at Greensgrow Farms, Philadelphia, PA
2009 Holiday Show, Neighborhood Potters, Philadelphia, PA
Arthouse, Salon Des Amis, Malvern, PA
2007 First Saturday, Fifth Stone Studios, Philadelphia, PA
2005 Spring Senior Exhibition, Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA
2004 Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA Juried Exhibition
V.I.P. Lounge Show, Eagles Stadium, Philadelphia, PA
Keisho Art Association Exhibition, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Harriet Sartain Fellowship Show, Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA
Other
2019 Host Studio, Chester County Studio Tour, Phoenixville PA