about

I am a visual artist and educator whose work explores identity, power, and belonging through collage, assemblage, and abstraction. Originally from Massachusetts, where I grew up on the campus of a boarding school, I now live and work in the greater New York City area. I hold a BFA in Ceramics from UMass Amherst, an MA in Printmaking from New York University, and an Ed.D. in Education Leadership from Rowan University.

I find joy in transforming the familiar through abstraction, examining history while looking forward, and reimagining what we think we know. My work invites viewers to move beyond recognition and experience something altered and unexpected. Through layered compositions built from found imagery and material surfaces, I reimagine the visual language of privilege, visibility, and belonging, questioning the cultural ideals that shape our sense of value.

As a member of the LGBTQ+ community, aspects of my work address social justice and visibility, while others explore the quieter emotional landscapes of queer identity. I work in mixed media, oil, and encaustic, remaining curious and open to all materials and ideas I encounter.

Education has always been a pillar of my creative life. I have taught art since 1988 and have spent the past twenty-five years at Rutgers Preparatory School. My experiences teaching at Perkins School for the Blind, GED night classes in New Jersey, and diverse classrooms across multiple communities have profoundly shaped my understanding of art’s capacity to connect.

A member of Studio Montclair Inc. since its founding in 1996, I maintain studios in both New Jersey and Brooklyn. Across both classroom and studio, my practice is guided by a single conviction: that art helps us see ourselves, and one another, more clearly.