
I live and paint in my studio, in the heart of the vibrant Scottsdale art scene in Arizona. I paint like a sculptor moving, adding, and scraping paint around the canvas. This technique results in striking contours made of heavy, opaque color and texture against thin, filmy transparency. I apply lines that some have said look like veins or pathways throughout my work. I also make many of my own brushes for effect, using feathers, ropes, wire, and other desert and beach findings. I create painterly surfaces primarily with acrylics on canvas, paper, and board – both small works and very large pieces that invite appreciators to walk into and experience. I focus on abstract designs, but they are always grounded and inspired by the transcendence of natural and urban spaces. My paintings have been referred to by curators as "highly energized landscapes and reflective space-scapes."
it’s a bit like skinny dipping; thrilling and
vulnerably revealing at the same time
SHOW UP
Exhibitions
2022
Miami SCOPE Art Fair, Art Basel, Miami Beach, FL
“Evolve” Juried Show See.Me Curation
November 29 through December 4, 2022
The Yard Gallery
Lower East Side, New York City, NY
Gallery Artes Azulejo
"ROOTS" Juried Show See.Me Curation
Lower East Side, New York City, NY
September 23 Opening 5-8pm
Chroma Collective Gallery
Virtual Gallery
2021
Phoenix Art Museum
Portland in the Park (Juried), Phoenix, AZ
FoundRE Contemporary Gallery Phoenix, AZ
"Contemporary Voices" (Juried)
2020
Spring Forward (Juried)
Artists in Arizona Phoenix, AZ
Art Meets Fashion (Selected Finalist of 7/400 artists)
See | Me and Mint & Rose New York & Barcelona
RAA&M National (Juried)
Rockport Art Association & Museum Rockport, MA
In Motion In Stillness (Solo)
Artists in Arizona, Virtual Walled Gallery (COVID)
Prior to 2020
See | Me Digital Photography Exhibition (Juried)
The Louvre, Paris, France
Urban Ethos Exhibition (Juried)
Olney Gallery, Phoenix, Arizona
In Flow Solo Show
Harumi Yoga+ Community Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
Desert to Sea Exhibition
Co-Show with renowned Irish artist Majella O’Neill Collins
Inchydoney Hotel, West Cork, Ireland
Gallery on First, Phoenix, Arizona
UN3 Gallery
Co-Exhibition with Local Ceramicist, Daphne Azzi
Phoenix, Arizona
GIVE BACK
Inner Mission – always give back to community humbly and gently.
Public Works
I was thrilled to be selected to participate in the Mayo Clinic Loaned Artwork Program Phoenix, Arizona 2019/2020. My art was displayed in the radiology department. It brought me such a good feeling to think that perhaps, even if for one patient, my artwork brought a sense of peace.
Residencies
As an Artist in Residence for Helios Renaissance Chorale, Phoenix, Arizona 2019 through 2020, my artwork had the great honor to grace the chorale’s concert covers.
Community Service
As part of service in the art community, I donate my art to one to two local art auctions benefiting several wonderful causes such as Free Arts Art from the Heart Auction an art based non-profit to benefit and encourage art in children from abusive environments. I also designed and taught a series of art sessions titled “Strength in Women,” from 2012-2013, for women housed in a Phoenix, Arizona based women’s shelter. I’ve served as a Chairman and Vice President of the Board of the Sonoran Arts League from 2011-2014.
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