Born 1980 in Indianapolis, IN. Lives and works in New York City
My work is a process of sorting out past, current, and future events in my life and environment. Each piece is a collage of situations and emotional states, laid onto canvas in paint. The result is psychological portraits of relationships, objects, and people. For me, the process of painting is a physical act of exorcism, a metaphorical emptying of the head. Color, form, perspective, and composition all act as vehicles that move me through this process of purging. This experience is very personal for me. It is my belief that once I put these images out into the world, they are still wholly attached to me and to the experiences that lead up to their making.
My ultimate goal is to create an honest experience for the viewer by fostering within them a metaphysical space where they can exist for a period of time thus inspiring an emotional state, akin to the state I am in when I paint.
EDUCATION
2002 BFA, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010 Priska C. Juschka Fine Art, New York, NY (forthcoming)
2009 Carry On, with Wes Lang, Eighth Veil, Los Angeles, CA
Before and After Us, Artcore, Toronto, Canada
2008 Day to Day, I M Art, Seoul, South Korea
One-Dog Night, Priska C. Juschka Fine Art, New York, NY
2006 Today I am a Knife, Priska C. Juschka Fine Art, New York, NY
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008 Glass Houses, curated by Eddie Martinez, Werkstätte, New York, NY
Remarks on Color, Galerie Baer, Dresden, Germany
The Boys Are Back in Town, curated by Wes Lang, Romo Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2007 Irrational Exuberance, Maddox Arts, London, UK
2006 Leave New York, Sweet Home Gallery, New York, NY
2003 For Pleasure, Priska C. Juschka Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY (co-curator and exhibitor)
CURATORIAL
2009 Everybody, Envoy Gallery, New York, NY
2007 With Teeth, Priska c. Juschka Fine Art, New York, NY
2003 For Pleasure, Priska C. Juschka Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY