Artist Statement
My work is inspired by the iconography associated with nondual esoteric traditions within Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam. Nondualism conceives of existential reality as a unified field of consciousness, without binaries such as perceiver/perceived, spiritual/material, or order/entropy.
Within that conceptual framework, I explore visual forms through painting, drawing, and photographic media. I often circle back and digitize finished pieces to further explore imagery and themes from a new perspective. Motifs evolve through time and duplication. Ideas expand or are refined to their essence.
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EDUCATION
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK, Graduate coursework Masters in South Asia Studies, Religious Studies and Art History, 1998, 1999
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, STONY BROOK, 1997, 1998
B.A. CUM LAUDE, STUDIO ART, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES, 1989
EXHIBITIONS
2021 CITYA, INTERNATIONAL GROUP EXHIBITION, BEIJING, HONG KONG, MACAU,
ESTONIA, ROME, SAN FRANCISCO, AND ONLINE.
2021 SOLO EXHIBITION. THINK VISUAL GALLERY, POINT ARENA, CA
2020 JURIED GROUP EXHIBITION "ART IN THE REDWOODS", BURNETT GALLERY,
GUALALA, CA. FIRST PLACE AWARD, COLLAGE/MIXED MEDIA.
2017 STUDIO DISCOVERY TOUR 2017, GUALALA, CA.
2017 GROUP EXHIBITION, WHITE CAP, ANCHOR BAY, CA
2017 TWO-PERSON EXHIBITION, DOLPHIN GALLERY, GUALALA, CA
2017 JURIED GROUP EXHIBITION, “GUALALA SALON DES REFUSES”, BURNETT GALLERY,
GUALALA, CA
2016 JURIED GROUP EXHIBITION, “GUALALA SALON”, BURNETT GALLERY, GUALALA, CA
2015 GROUP EXHIBITION, GALLERY AT THE SIDDHA MEDITATION ASHRAM, OAKLAND, CA
2014 JURIED GROUP EXHIBITION, “SHAMELESS”, BURNETT GALLERY, GUALALA, CA
SECOND PLACE AWARD
2014 GROUP EXHIBITION, “LIFE DRAWING”, DOLPHIN GALLERY, GUALALA, CA
2013 JURIED GROUP EXHIBITION, “GUALALA SALON DES REFUSES”, BURNETT GALLERY,
GUALALA, CA PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
2013 GROUP EXHIBITION, “ART FOR ART’S SAKE”, BURNETT GALLERY, GUALALA, CA
2013 GROUP EXHIBITION, “ART IN THE LANDSCAPE”, GUALALA ARTS CENTER, CA
2013 GROUP EXHIBITION, “MOMENTO MORI”, BURNETT GALLERY, GUALALA, CA
PRESS
INDEPENDENT COAST OBSERVER, EXHIBITION ANNOUNCEMENT WITH PHOTOGRAPH, GUALALA, CA, MAR. 31, 2017. 15.
INDEPENDENT COAST OBSERVER, EXHIBITION AND AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT WITH PHOTOGRAPH, GUALALA, CA, DEC. 12, 2014. 8.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMITTEE WORK
2014- PRESENT MEMBER, NORTH COAST ARTIST’S GUILD
2018 CURATOR, PRISON PROJECT ANNUAL ART SHOW, OAKLAND, CA
2017 CURATOR, PRISON PROJECT ANNUAL ART SHOW, OAKLAND, CA
2015 MEMBER, ARTIST’S COLLECTIVE, DISCOVERY GALLERY, GUALALA, CA