Artist Biography:

I have always considered myself a colorist. My paintings use color to describe light and space, but perhaps more importantly, to create emotion and energy. I use color to play with the space, often flattening or flipping foreground and background spaces, based on feeling and the mood the painting calls for, rather than the desire to illustrate data about an image.

I paint with egg tempera, a centuries-old technique where pure pigment is mixed into fresh egg yolk as a binder. Because the paint is mixed in small quantities as I paint (it dries very quickly), immediacy is called for in decisions about color, making the paintings more like a dance that happens in the moment. The finished work remains fresh and vibrant, speaking to the way it was created.

I grew up in a family of artists: my mother and father were both painters and photographers. Our house was filled with art and music, and ever-changing as we moved about every three years during my school years.

I received my BFA from the Minneapolis College of Art & Design and my MFA from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. I have lived all over the US and in Italy, and currently reside in Placitas, New Mexico, a small village in the foothills of the Sandia Mountains between Albuquerque and Santa Fe.

Exhibition History:

• Unanimously juried into the Santa Fe Gallery Association’s 2024 Artist Catalog.

• MasterWorks of New Mexico juried show 2024 - www.masterworksnm.org.

• BoldBrush January 2024 juried painting competition - Finalist, Juror Nathalie Lapointe.