Statement
My goal is to give importance to the ordinary moments in everyday life.
Time has always been an obsession for me, whether that meant a fear of the passing of time or a feeling of not living in the correct time. Earlier works were drawn more from the latter -- I created pieces from found black and white photos, translating them into bolder, more graphic paintings. Over time it grew into a strong desire to bring back-to-life forgotten moments from the past. In my current work, I aim to capture seemingly insignificant moments in people’s normal lives, removing the environment so as not to influence the viewer’s interaction with the subject. My hope is for people to look at the paintings and see something of themselves, a loved one or just what they need to see. I feel each subject’s true story is not what is most important; it is the story the viewer creates through his/her own personal history. I would like for viewers to walk away feeling they have interacted with the person in the painting and brought their own experiences to that interaction. Through their postures, expressions and the uniqueness of every line, I strive to show the importance and value of this generation so often overlooked in our society by the lure of youth.
When you are young you live with the face you are given; when you are old you live with the face you have made.
Representation
Dallas TX
Valley House Gallery
Awards
Finalist – Bennett Art Prize 2025
Third Place – Portrait Society of America – International Portrait Competition 2024
Second Place – Richeson 75 – Figure/Portrait Competition 2023
Best of Show – Texas & Neighbors 2022
2nd Honor – Portrait Society of America – International Portrait Competition 2022
Third Place – Artists Magazine – Cover Competition 2022
Winner – Blue Review Art Prize – Exhibition 2021
Finalist – Bennett Art Prize 2021
First Place – Richeson 75 – Portrait/Figure Competition 2020
Certificate of Excellence – Portrait Society of America – International Portrait Competition 2020
Signature Status – Portrait Society of America
Honorable Mention – Artists Magazine – 37th Annual Competition – Portrait/Figure Category 2020
Second Place – Artists Magazine – 36th Annual Competition – Portrait/Figure Category 2019
Third Place – Portrait Society of America – TriState Competition 2019
Fifth Place – Portrait Society of America – International Portrait Competition 2019
Best of Show – Texas & Neighbors 2019
Select 50 – Portrait Society of America – International Portrait Competition 2018
Best of Show – Texas & Neighbors 2018
Public /Commercial Art Installations
Park 17 – Public Spaces – Dallas TX
The 23 – Public Spaces – Dallas TX
The Terrace – Lobby – Dallas TX
The Omni Convention Center Hotel – Guest Rooms – Dallas TX
Henderson Art Project – Dallas TX
Solo Exhibitions
2024 – LHUCA Observations of Life Lubbock TX
2023 – Historic City Hall Arts &Cultural Center Ordinary Moments Lake Charles LA
2021 – Valley House Gallery Ordinary Moments Dallas TX
Irving Art Center Portraits Irving TX
2013 – The Belmont Young, Old and Winged Dallas TX
2012 – Aubergine New Works Dallas TX
2011 – Studio b Paper Dolls Alys Beach FL
Group Exhibitions
2025 – Muskegon Museum of Art, Bennett Schmidt Pavilion Transcending Tradition Muskegon MI
Muskegon Museum of Art Rising Voices 4 – The Bennett Prize Muskegon MI
2024 – Gallery 123 Nude Dallas TX
Valley House Gallery Botanicals Dallas TX
2023 – Gallery 123 Contours of Nature Dallas TX
2022/3 – Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Rising Voices 2 – The Bennett Prize Pittsburg PA
2022 – Gallery 123 Nude Dallas TX
The Bo Bartlett Center Rising Voices 2 – The Bennett Prize Columbus GA
Irving Art Center Texas & Neighbors Irving TX
Customs House Museum Rising Voices 2 – The Bennett Prize Clarksville TN
Sugarlift Gallery Blue Review Art Prize Exhibition – NY NY
2021 – Muskegon Museum of Art Rising Voices 2 – The Bennett Prize Muskegon MI
Sugarlift Gallery Give Me Some Skin NY NY
2020 – Valley House Gallery On Being Human Dallas TX
Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art Painting the Figure Now Wausau WI
Irving Art Center Texas & Neighbors Irving TX
2019 – Valley House Gallery Dallas TX
Fort Works Art Gallery First Come First Serve Ft Worth TX
Gaylord-Pickens Museum Portrait Society of America Tri-State Exhibition Oklahoma City OK
Craighead Green Gallery New Texas Talent XXVI Dallas TX
Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art International Biennial Portrait Competition Wausau WI
Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art Painting the Figure Now Wausau WI
Irving Art Center Texas & Neighbors Irving TX
2018 – Irving Art Center Texas & Neighbors Irving TX
2017 – Fort Works Art Gallery 40 Under 40 Ft Worth TX