NYC Solo Exhibition

I’m super excited to announce that tomorrow is the opening of my solo exhibition Hide and Seek at Trotter & Sholer Gallery in NYC’s Lower East Side.
It will feature a series of recent work investigating a contemporary view of portraiture that I’m so excited to share with everyone! For those of you who can’t make it in person I will do my best to share the experience virtually but please stop by if you can!

@trotterandsholer
168 Suffolk Street
Tues- Sat 12-6
Exhibition on view February 18th- March 14

AXA Art Prize

This week marked the end of the AXA Art Prize 2020 Exhibition.

Even during the crazy 2020 pandemic the 40 finalists were lucky enough to share their work with the public in the NYC exhibition. Thank you to all the friends and family who made it out to see the ears and the other 39 incredible figurative art pieces included in the show. I can’t express how much it means a lot to me. Congratulations to all those involved and I hope to be able to participate again next year!

New AXA Art Prize Exhibition Space

AXA Art Prize has partnered with Art City to create a new virtual space where you can see the 40 finalists in the 2020 AXA Art Prize. The show will be up until November 5th so check it out while you can. The in person viewing is still happening in NYC this November but if you can’t make it, this is a phenomenal way to see the work!

https://www.artcity.online/artcity/3905/art-city-october-2020

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Join in on Zoom to see a virtual tour of the 2020 AXA Art Prize and hear a panel discussion about the prize and jury process from the jurors themselves. There will also be several finalists sharing insights into their submission and art process. I will be one of them so tune in if you want to hear me speak about my ears!

October 7th at 6:30 PM EST. Register in advance at:

https://nyaa.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Vv5Yn9NsRGOP0cqPCwe3DQ

Year Two at NYAA

This marks the beginning of my second year at the New York Academy of Art. As I was moving all of my paintings and blank canvases into my studio I couldn’t help but reflect on the fact that this is my last first day of school. The uncertain climate feels somehow appropriate as I enter into this unknown territory of preparing to leave behind a life of student behavior. I’m beginning to dip my toes into the vast unknown of the art world and I have just eight months to get ready. I know it’s going to go by quickly but with any luck I’ll make a few nice paintings in the process.

I am so incredibly honored and grateful to have been awarded the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant. It is so rare these days to find an organization whose sole mission is to support emerging figurative artists and I’m honored to be a recipient of their enormous generosity. I can only say how lucky I am to be able to share this news and have the support to continue this completely obsessive art making of mine. Thank you with all my heart.

I am honored to be one of 40 finalists chosen from over 400 submissions and 125 different schools in the third edition of the AXA Art Prize Exhibition. The AXA Art Prize launched in 2017 and is viewed as one of the premier student art competitions in the U.S.

The first prize and second prize winners will be announced on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at the NYAA exhibition in NYC. The first prize is $10,000 and second prize is $5,000 and winners will be chosen by renowned artists Julia Chiang, Erik Parker, Laurie Simmons and Salman Toor alongside Jennifer Schipf, Global Practice Leader for Art at AXA XL. Keep your fingers crossed and stay tuned!!

https://www.axaartprize.com/finalists-1

Last week marked the end of my second semester and first year at the New York Academy of Art. Half of the semester had to be taught online and many projects had to be abandoned in the city, but I was able to return home and settle back into my old studio. I spent my time working on more self-directed work and made a few really fun discoveries- (see new wreath paintings and a puppet self-portrait in progress!).

Looking back on work that I was making just last year has really shown me what a difference one year can make when you surround yourself with the right people and allow yourself to grow. It’s easy to forget how valuable the passing comments are when suddenly you don’t have anyone telling you something looks good or needs a bit of work. In a small way I’m grateful I ended the year on Zoom because I will be that much more appreciative when I return to school.

Congratulations to the Class of 2020! See you real soon Tribeca.

Tribeca Ball Online Sale Opens

In lieu of the traditional Tribeca Ball in NYC, the NYAA has made work from so many talented artists available online.

I know you’ve been staring at those bare walls so fill them with art while supporting some emerging artists! One of mine already found a new home!

https://new-york-academy-of-art.square.site

Studio Featured in Juxtapoz Magazine!

My studio was featured by Juxtapoz Magazine along with a few of my peers at the NYAA! See the article here: https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/installation/getting-schooled-in-the-art-capital/

Milieu Exhibition Opens

Milieu exhibition on view at the New York Academy of Art. The work explores people’s environments either external or internal, manmade or organic, and personal or social. The work will be up until February 21st so check it out!

Piece Accepted into New Exhibition!

This recently finished work was just accepted into Milieu, a curated show at the New York Academy of Art. If you’re in NYC come check it out after install later this week! Will post more photos once the show is up!

New Year, New Art

Mid-January is the right time to start those New Years resolutions right? This is number one: New website and up-to-date info! Let’s start the year off right!