My sculptures and installations investigate the conflict between personal autonomy and societal norms. By reappropriating natural forms and celestial phenomena, ubiquitous materials are transformed to reveal the absurdities in our quest for meaning. Double consciousness serves as a conceptual lens to explore duality and the intricacies of identity, using double entendres to underscore absence and abjection, thus prompting reflection on what is left unsaid.
Materials such as fragments of American muscle cars, musical instruments, tools of labor, found clothing, and items from industrial production and advertising are chosen for their socio-economic and historical significance. Each selection emphasizes the interaction between materiality and meaning, converting the ordinary into a medium for deeper inquiry. The works delve into the interplay between memory, mythology, and historical interpretation, challenging established narratives and inviting a reconsideration of historical veracity.
EDUCATION
MFA University of California, Los Angeles, CA 2022
BFA Hunter College, New York, NY 2019
EXHIBITIONS
2024
Ni sombra, living ligatures - Two Person Show - Fragment Gallery, Manhattan, NY
Cruising - Group Show -Alabaster Projects, Los Angeles, CA
9 Lives - Group Show - Bellyman, Los Angeles, CA
Another World - Group Show - Loisir Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2023
Dark Forest Theory - Salim Green’s Exhibition - Contributor - Sculpture Center, Long Island City, NY
This Bitter Earth - Solo Show - M+B, Los Angeles, CA
My Condolences - Group Show - M+B, Los Angeles, CA
2022
Adornment ⏐ Artifact - Transformative Art x Getty - Group Show -Los Angeles, CA
How to Digest a Flesh-Eating Machine - UCLA Thesis Exhibition - New Wight Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2019
Hunter College BFA Thesis Exhibition - Leubsdorf Gallery, Hunter College, New York, NY
ART FAIRS
2022
NADA MIAMI - Group Presentation -Miami, FLA
CHARITY
2024
Venice Family Clinic Art Walk + Auction - Group Show/Charity Auction, Los Angeles, CA
2023
Venice Family Clinic Art Walk + Auction - Group Show/Charity Auction, Los Angeles, CA
2021
ARF (Artist Raising Funds) - Group Show/Charity Auction
CURATORIAL
2023
Formations and Figments - Group Show - Micheal Felix Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
FELLOWSHIPS
2019
Graduate Opportunity Fellowship - University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
RESIDENCIES
2025
Monira Foundation - Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJ
2024
Fountainhead - Miami, FLA
WRITING
2024
Articles of the Estranged - Patricia Ayres - Matthew Brown, Los Angeles, CA
2023
Critical Mass - Patricia Ayres - Mendes Wood MD, New York, NY
FILM
2021
SUNSET 24 Documentary - Featured Artist
PUBLICATIONS
2023
Time Magazine - Woman of the Year - Cate Blanchett Works featured in Editorial
ARTIST TALKS
2021
BFA Alumni Talk -Hunter College, New York, NY