I am a Philadelphia-based artist, curator, educator, and co-founder of the artist-run gallery, Tiger Strikes Asteroid.
In my sculptures and works on paper, I investigates the potential of pulp to record touch and create intimacy, exploring the psychological and bodily characteristics of our built and natural environments.
Teaching Experience
I have been teaching for the last 15 years. I am a Professor of Sculpture, Drawing, and Graduate Studies. In addition to my independent teaching, I teach at The University of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
Awards + Exhibitions
I am a recipient of The Independence Foundation Fine Arts Fellowship Grant for 2015. Through this grant, I attended a residency at Dieu Donné in New York, NY a premier experimental lab dedicated to the intersection of paper pulp and contemporary art making. I have also been awarded residencies at the I-Park Foundation, East Hadaam, CT; AS220, Providence, RI; Ragdale Artist Residency, Lake Forest, IL; and Jentel Artist Residency, Banner, WY.
I have been exhibiting in the US and abroad for the last 15 years. Select exhibitions include Fleisher/ Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA; Underdonk, New York, NY; BravinLee, New York, NY; Field Projects, New York, NY; Ortega y Gasset, New York, NY; Mana Contemporary, Chicago, IL; The Delaware Contemporary, Wilmington, DE; The American University Art Museum at The Katzen Art Center, Washington DC; Tiger Strikes Asteroid LA, Los Angeles, CA; Elephant, Los Angeles, CA, Bryan Miller Gallery, Houston, TX; Mono Practice, Baltimore, MD; Hemphill Gallery, Washington DC; University of Richmond Art Museum, Richmond, VA; Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA; Towson University, Baltimore, MD; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA; Tiger Strikes Asteroid PHL, Philadelphia, PA; Fjord Gallery, Philadelphia, PA; The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA; and Europos Parkas Museum, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Press
My work has been reviewed in Hyperallergic, Sculpture Magazine, The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, The Globe and Mail, Two Coats of Paint, The American Scholar Magazine, Title Magazine, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and Art F City.
Education
I received my MFA from the University of Pennsylvania and my BFA in Painting with a minor in Art History from Boston University.
