My artwork focuses on one’s ongoing familiarity with internal and external consciousness. I have developed a body of work that uses circle-based compositions to dialogue with how memory is managed. I prefer abstract art as it allows for a freedom of expression that figurative depiction does not accommodate for me. My artwork consists primarily of monotype-paintings on paper but recently I have started to create some collage work using painted rice paper on my unsuccessful monotype-paintings to transform them into something new. As with aged graffiti-covered walls, layer upon layer, my creative process is about exploring the progression of color and shape with the embrace of unpredictable movements and combinations. My creative work documents patterns, forms, and depth in the spaces where we store our consciousness. I work with abstract forms and spaces because I believe this is the best conduit to representing how we manage memory. My artworks riff off of Gertrude Stein’s saying “endless variation, infinite repetition.” Over time, my work layers feelings, situations and also something alive from my life as well. My hope is that my artwork helps people to conjure questions about the ebb and flow of consciousness - what obfuscates memory, what memories shine through and what memories meld together in the present moment.
Artist’s Biography: I have practiced painting, drawing and printmaking throughout my life. My undergraduate studies at Macalester College focused on history and anthropology. I studied for a master’s degree social work at New York University, and obtained a master’s and doctoral degree in social welfare policy at Brandeis University. Alongside the arts, I have been a forensic social worker and most recently a research professor at Salem State University. A deep interest in life cycles and systems animates my work, from my research to my multi-layered monotype-paintings and collages. My studio is based in Provincetown, MA, at the 74 Shankpainter Road Commons Community Studios.
