Artist Statement

My art is diverse in medium, with past works in devised theater, costume production, various sculpture and painting mediums. I received an Associates in Theatre from Suffolk County Community College (S.C.C.C.) and studied T.V. Productions at B.O.C.E.S. I previously worked assisting a Professor of Costume Design at S.C.C.C. I loved the experience working in an educational studio setting. The Professor took note of my tendency to work with my hands and suggested I take a sculpting class. From there I studied briefly at the Art Students League in NYC which ultimately led me to pursue an education toward a career in art here at Stony Brook University. Unexpectedly, I fell in love with Electronic Media and Photography which is the specialization of my Undergraduate degree with both a minor in Digital Art and Art History. I am highly interested in New Media and look forward to participating in the innovative art of today. However, my Art History studies absolutely influence the direction of my work. I feel it is imperative for me to understand art movements and artist’s motivations in the past. Research and conceptual development have become a vital part of my process as an artist. In a recent experimental video, Ouroboros 2019, I look to adapt assemblage and appropriation techniques from the 1950s and merge them with contemporary technological capabilities. Other works look to examine aesthetic and how it relates to a broader social and political landscape. Currently, I am working on projects which experiment with microscopic and telescopic photography. I want to explore how different lenses with the same context can give a subject alternative aesthetic meaning. 

Stony Brook University Senior Seminar Undergraduate Online Art Exhibition Spring 2020