My mixed media paintings are visual narratives on the fragility of human connections. Themes of uncertainty encourage the viewer to consider the vast and unknowing potentials of our futures.  Prior to having heart surgery in 2022, I created a series about transformation and resilience.  Renewal of health and spirit is demonstrated with butterflies that surround the figurative self-portraits.  Resilience is a theme that reverberates throughout my work and life.

Adding distressed texture illustrates disquieting subject matter symbolic of physical and emotional pain. Black and white letters cut from magazines imply conversations.

Elements of race, gender and relationships are portrayed as fragmented and sometimes disparate with recognizable eyes staring back at the viewer.   The current social climate where we are acutely aware of, and often tormented by others, begs us to consider the vast and unknowable potentials of our futures.  

Incorporating found objects and collected ephemera adds personal context of women's shared experiences.  Artworks with couples represent a time in my life when I questioned my standing in a relationship and the power play of give and take.

I studied art at the State University of New Paltz, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Art Education.  Raised in Hartsdale, New York, I llive in Richmond, Virginia.

Select GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2019-2024

Walton Gallery, Petersburg, VA Aug-Sept. 2024

Zenith Gallery, Washington, DC June-July 2024 

JCC Richmond, Nov-Jan 2023-24 

Boyd Design Center  June-Aug.2023

1708 Satelite Exhibit, July-Sept. 2023

Oscar Molina Gallery, March -May 2023 Southampton NY 

Richard Stravitz Gallery, Feb.-March 2023 VA Beach 

Crossroads Art, November 2022 RVA

35th September Competition, Alexandria Museum of Art, LA  Sept.-Oct.2022

Oceano, August 2022 RVA

ArtSpace, February 2022, Richmond, VA

Heath Gallery + Fable Jones, What Now? Virtual Exhibit Jan.2022

Crossroads Arts Center, Juried show, Nov-Jan.2021, Richmond, VA

Richard Stravitz Gallery,Fall 2021 VA. Beach,VA

Richmond Art Garage, "Spirituality", Sept.2021, Richmond, VA

Art Against Racism, Virtual-International 2021

The Well Art Gallery, The Many Faces of the Black Woman, March 2021

BLM RVA Art 2021, Regional Group, February 2021

The Well Art Gallery, Domestic Warfare, February 2021

The Highpoint Gallery, East Wing 9 paintings, January-April 2021

Art on the Ave NYC, Nov-January 2021, New York City

Crossroads Gallery, Juried Show, Nov-Dec.2020, Richmond, VA, Awarded 3rd Place

XGallery of Harlem, Awareness through Conceptual Art and Photography, Sept. 2020

The Highpoint Gallery, "What We May Be", March-October 2020, Richmond,VA 

The Well Art Gallery, "Black History Now", February 2020, Group Show, Richmond, VA

Mobelux, Art Design Style, Sept.2019, Richmond, VA

Radius 250, Juror Eric Walton, Artspace, 2019 , Richmond, VA

Gallery Edit, "Waiting" 2019: Group show  2019, Richmond, VA