In my artwork, I explore the illusion of permanence and the inevitability of change through the lens of self-reflection.

By combining drawing and painting and using repurposed cardboard as my canvas, I am able to experiment with different themes and subjects, with the freedom to create free form shapes, tile motifs or scale up the work to installation size. Using non-traditional media and surfaces, I reflect on my own relationship to the preciousness afforded to art and question the presumption that one’s artwork should endure.

In my recent work, I have turned my interest in transformation and change inward. I’ve been working through my archive of self-portraits from years of studio photography and photos either meant for social media or to be kept private reviewing the images has made me reflect on my body’s transformation as I age and how my self-image continues to evolve, confronting the inevitability of decline and mortality. In other works, I use selfies as their own form of self-portraiture. By transferring these ‘private’ images in the context of art, I reflect on our culture’s preoccupation with presenting a curated image of ourselves that differs from reality, either for social status or for finding romantic or sexual partners, and how that illusion becomes more important than the truth.