ABOUT THE ARTIST

I am both a painter and a scratchboard artist whose work explores our spiritual and emotional connection to the natural world. Blending figurative and abstract elements, I create richly textured surfaces using a variety of materials and techniques—including heavy gesso, crackle mediums, palette knives, steel wool, needle tools, and colored inks. The resulting layers and organic textures speak to both the resilience and fragility of nature.

Raised in one of the oldest communes on the West Coast, my connection to the natural world began early. My childhood home was a cabin in the woods without electricity or a telephone, where I spent countless hours sketching beneath the forest canopy, alone with my imagination. That sense of wonder continues to shape my work, inviting viewers to pause, reflect, and rediscover their own connection to the living world.
 

Education

BA Fine Art – University of California at Santa Cruz

Current Gallery Representation

Artistic License Gallery – Santa Fe, NM

Past Gallery Representation

2015 - 2020 - The Annie Meyer Gallery – Portland, OR

Solo Exhibitions

2016 – "Open Studios Art Tour" – Portland, OR

2014 – "Winter Series" – Clark Lewis, Portland, OR

2011 – "Sentimental Reflection" – Gallery 135, Portland, OR

2010 – "Flight Series" – Barile Wine Bar – Portland, OR

2009 – “Until Now” – Virtuoso Studios – Portland, OR

Group Exhibitions

2021 – 2026 "Studio Tour Participant" – Eldorado – Santa Fe, NM

2014 – "The Big 500" – Peoples Art of Portland – Portland, OR

2013 – "One Day on Earth" – Union Pine – Portland, OR

2012 – Cascade Aids Project Art Auction – Portland, OR

2011 – "A Celebration of Words & Letters" – The Gerding Theater – Portland, OR

2010 – “First Thursday Open House” – tenfour agency – Portland, OR

2009 – “Cowboys of the Americas” – Onda Gallery – Portland, OR

2008 – “Mail Art” – Pachyderm Gallery – Portland, OR

2008 – “Overkill #2” – Jace Gace – Portland, OR

Grants & Awards

2016 - Belle Foundation Grant Recipient — San Jose, CA

Arts Organizations

2007 – 2014 Urban Art Network Member — Portland, OR
2011 – 2016 Portland Open Studios Tour Member — Portland, OR
2021 – 2026 Eldorado Arts & Crafts Association — Santa Fe, NM
2026 — International Society of Scratchboard Artists