Affiliations

California Art Club Associate Member Artist

American Impressionist Society Associate Member Artist

AAU Art Club

Education

BS, Mathematics United States Naval Academy

MFA, Drawing & Painting (May 2026) Academy of Art University

Artist’s Statement

I paint interior artisanal spaces such as workshops and studios—places shaped by sustained human labor. These environments hold traces of time in worn surfaces, accumulated tools, and subtle signs of use. Rather than treating them as static settings, I see them as a quiet record of process and creativity.

The medium of oil allows me to work slowly and deliberately, building the image through layers. This method reflects the nature of the spaces themselves, which evolve through repetition and wear. I use light to describe structure and atmosphere while allowing certain areas to remain open or unresolved.

The artisan is absent in my paintings, but their presence is implied through objects and spatial arrangements: a stool pulled back, a tool left in place, a work surface marked by use. These details reflect the personality of the artisan and suggest ongoing activity without direct narrative.

Through these interiors, I am interested in craftsmanship as both labor and way of thinking. The paintings aim to acknowledge the quiet dignity of making and the spaces that support it, inviting viewers to slow down and look closely.

Exhibits

Solo

2025 Artist of the Month Fine Line Art Supply store, Sonoma, CA

Group

2025 Italy Show Academy of Art University Cannery Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2025 Veteran Voices Now Museum of Northern California, Chico, CA

2025 SCA Open Art Sausalito Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA

2025 AAU Fine Art Club Show Academy of Art University, Cannery Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2025 Study Abroad Italy Show Santa Reparata School of Art, Florence, Italy

2025 AAU Spring Show , Juried Academy of Art University, Main Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2025 AAU Fine Art Club Show Academy of Art University Cannery Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2023 Small Things ,Juried Gallery North, Edmonds, WA

2023 Red, Juried Healdsburg Center for the Arts, CA

2023 Favorite Things Sebastopol Center for the Arts, CA

Awards and Prizes

2025 1st Place Still life Painting Academy of Art University Spring Show, San Francisco, CA