b. 1984, Gainesville, FL

Lives and works in Lexington, Kentucky

My art has always been rooted in the human form—I believe that the body can function not just as a powerful depiction of physicality but also as the truest expression of self.  I explore themes of girlhood and womanhood, using elements of ritual, magic, and religious iconography to give color and light to what is kept hidden or left unsaid. My current work focuses on the physical and psychological experience of motherhood and the complexities of nurturing—a reflection on intimacy, both its toils and possibilities. These paintings function in a dreamlike narrative space between fantasy and reality, but they are rooted in the everyday rhythms of being a mother.

Figures in my paintings often endure strange ordeals and trials—perhaps in the midst of rites and ceremonies, perhaps being tested by judges unseen. Moments unspool with the pulses of lived experience but also the strange texture of myth. If there are mysteries in these images, there may also be moments of uncanny familiarity. The narrative and emotional threads grow richer and more complicated with every viewer who might think, for a moment, I’ve seen or felt or dreamed this before.