ARTIST STATEMENT
Being born deaf has caused me to perceive the world in a unique way. I sometimes misunderstand people, causing a frustration that I channel into my art. In the absence of the full range of auditory information, I have also developed the habit of seeing and solving problems visually. My art embodies this approach to life, combining my creative imagination and my social awareness in works that I express through a variety of mediums. For instance, when I listen to music, I enjoy the sound without usually understanding the lyrics, so music is a purer emotional experience for me, and I express that emotional experience as I paint in the form of abstract expressionism.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2012 SUPPORTING MEMBERS SHOW, Spark Gallery, Denver, Colorado (Group)
2011 2ND FRIDAY ART SHOW, Phoenix Asylum, Boulder, Colorado (Group)
2009 SUPPORTING MEMBERS SHOW, Spark Gallery, Denver, Colorado (Group)
2008 ARTWALK LONGMONT, Madifine Mercantile, Longmont, Colorado (Solo)
SUPPORTING MEMBERS SHOW, Spark Gallery, Denver, Colorado (Group)
2007 HALLUCINATION, Bacon Gallery, Springfield, Missouri (Solo)
2006 HEARING VISIONS, Bacon Gallery, Springfield, Missouri (Solo)
NORTH WALL EXHIBIT, University of ColoradoArtDepartment, Boulder, Colorado (Solo)
CULTURAL SIGNS I + II, Medellďn, Colombia (Group)
SPARK SMALL WORKS OPEN SHOW, Spark Gallery, Denver, Colorado (Group)
MIXED MESSAGES, Workspace Gallery, Boulder, Colorado (Group)
PAROXYSM: B.F.A. ARTS SHOW, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado (Group
VISUALIZATIONS WITHOUT WALLS, Veracruz, Mexico (Group)
2005 CHAOS, Dots on the Hill, Boulder, Colorado (Solo)
BACHELOR OF ARTS SHOW, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado (Group),
BACKGROUND AND EDUCATION
2010 - Art Institute of Colorado
Associate of Applied Science–Graphic Design, Magna Cum Laude
2006 - University of Colorado at Boulder
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Bachelor of Arts–Art History
concentrations in painting, photography, and drawing
2000 & 2001 - Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York
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