Tremont, IL, United States
My geometric-shaped paintings embrace contemporary art practices of relevant pluralism. The artwork ...
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Joined In 2023
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About the artist
Joined In 2023
(49 Followers)
My geometric-shaped paintings embrace contemporary art practices of relevant pluralism. The artwork is an intersection of fine art, architecture, and design, referencing underlying themes in art history and mixing and merging concepts. Admiring past practices of 20th-century geometric abstraction, I recognize and challenge the movement for its reductive strains and return to the initial discourse that led to the investigation.
My paintings include symbolic colors and the illusion of space that otherwise would be excluded from the movement. The edges of my artwork define a rotation of deep and shallow areas, navigated by an atmospheric apparition creating the impression of space. Incorporating ornate motifs and flat planes of color, I invite the viewer to pause - to linger, accompanying the rhythm of my daily happenings.
2023 MFA in Painting at Bradley University
Peoria, Illinois
2020 MA in Painting at Bradley University
Peoria, Illinois
2013 MA Art Education at Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts
1997 BFA in Art Education at Minnesota State University of Moorhead
Moorhead, Minnesota
A selection of recent group and solo exhibitions include New Optics, The Painting Center, New York, NY (2020); Nonobjective, Contemporary Art Center, Peoria, IL (2020); Ensemble: Together Again, The Painting Center, New York, NY (2020); Up Down and Through, Dubuque Museum of Art, Dubuque, IA (2020); Pathways, McLean County Arts Center, Bloomington, IL (2021); Seen but not Felt, Bradley University Galleries, Peoria, IL (2021); Pendulum, Anne Lloyd Gallery of the Madden Arts Center, Decatur, IL (2022); The Shape Maker, BoxHeart Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA (2022); The Painting Center Benefit 2023, Painting Center, New York, NY (2023); Flip Flap Fold, Bradley University, Peoria, IL (2023); New Gallery Artists, Gilded Pear, Cedar Rapids, IA (2023); Mudhouse Exhibition and Artist Residency, Crete, Greece (2023), Beyond Painting, Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg, SC (2023); Linger, Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts, Fond du Lac, WI (2024); A Quiet Sautner, Rockport Center of the Arts, Rockport, TX, (2024); Color Stacks, Studio Break, West Chicago, IL (2024). Upcoming and recent events Everwood Farmstead Foundation Artist Retreat, Glenwood City, WI (2024); Portfolio 24 at the Peoria Art Guild, Peoria, IL (2024); Doin' Our Own Thing, BoxHea...
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