Paintings

I was born in Medford, Oregon in 1978. My passion for art and painting began while attending
Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. Between college and moving to Honolulu in 2010,
I taught English as a second language in Busan, South Korea.


My abstract paintings are a constant experiment with the relationship of colors,
lines, and forms. I attempt to let the paint dictate what is needed next. One
color calls for another or doesn’t, just as one line calls for another or doesn’t. The need and
desire to create is always there. The battle and process of making a painting work is
what drives my art.


The portrait paintings began in 2005. They started as a break from abstraction, color, and
palette knife. They have become a very important part of they way I work and just as
meaningful as my abstract paintings.






Education

BA Fine Arts, Pacific University 1997-2001
Forest Grove, Oregon



Solo Exhibitions

2020 The Fifth Avenue Club, Saks Fifth Avenue Waikiki, Honolulu


2018  The Fifth Avenue Club, Saks Fifth Avenue Waikiki, Honolulu


2017  The Fifth Avenue Club, Saks Fifth Avenue Waikiki, Honolulu


2010  The Painted Chair - Busan, South Korea


2007  Guru’s Lounge - Busan, South Korea


2006  Crossroads - Busan, South Korea


2005  Davioda Coffee Shop - Busan, South Korea



Group Exhibitions

2006 One Art Street - Busan, South Korea


2001  Bachelor of Fine Arts Senior Exhibition, Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon