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 

972 239 2441
 

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