about
I am a fine artist specializing in narrative figurative and abstract paintings. As form of visual storytelling, my current work combines a passion for mystery and suspense with my ongoing exploration of the human connections that comprise our world: between individuals, within communities, and between people and the world around them. Each work provides a glimpse mid-story, inviting viewers to derive a fitting narrative.
Leaving a successful career in the tech industry, I joined the Kang-O'Higgins Atelier to study painting and drawing with a focus on traditional observation skills combined with narrative exploration. I am inspired by the vivid colors and bold shapes of the Fauvists and more modern pop and street art and the with deft portraiture and figurative representations of master artists, and I seek to combine these elements into rich visual stories.
Originally from Seattle, I currently live and work in the Northwest.
I welcome commissions--if you are interested in custom work, please contact me.
Leaving a successful career in the tech industry, I joined the Kang-O'Higgins Atelier to study painting and drawing with a focus on traditional observation skills combined with narrative exploration. I am inspired by the vivid colors and bold shapes of the Fauvists and more modern pop and street art and the with deft portraiture and figurative representations of master artists, and I seek to combine these elements into rich visual stories.
Originally from Seattle, I currently live and work in the Northwest.
I welcome commissions--if you are interested in custom work, please contact me.
CV
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017
Best of Gage, Gage Academy of Art (Seattle, WA)
Kang-O'Higgins Atelier exhibition, Gage Academy of Art (Seattle, WA)
The Kang-O'Higgins Atelier: Recent Work, AXIS Pioneer Square (Seattle, WA)
Museum of Northwest Art (LaConner, WA)
Artists for Immigrants, Revolutions Espresso at Greenlake (Seattle, WA)
Six Artists, Six Visions, Gene Juarez salons (downtown Seattle, WA and Bellevue, WA)
Behind Shape, Hillman City Collaboratory, (Seattle, WA)
2016
Gage Small Works, Gage Academy of Art (Seattle, WA)
Best of Gage, Gage Academy of Art (Seattle, WA)
Kang-O'Higgins Atelier exhibition, Gage Academy of Art (Seattle, WA)
The Kang-O'Higgins Atelier: Recent Work, AXIS Pioneer Square (Seattle, WA)
Terry Furchgott Student Exhibition, Fauvist pastel, Gage Academy of Art (Seattle, WA)
Self-Portrait Show, Gage Academy of Art (Seattle, WA)
2015
Gage Small Works, Gage Academy of Art (Seattle, WA)
The Kang-O’Higgins Atelier: Recent Work, AXIS Pioneer Square (Seattle, WA)
Atelier exhibition, Gage Academy of Art (Seattle, WA)
Best of Gage, Gage Academy of Art (Seattle, WA)
2014
Terry Furchgott Student Exhibition, Gage Academy of Art (Seattle, WA)
PUBLIC ART
2016
Knack Mural, Knack (Seattle, WA)
Pianos in the Parks, Luther Burbank Park (Mercer Island, WA)
EDUCATION
2015 - present | Kang-O'Higgins Atelier, Gage Academy of Art (Seattle, WA)
2007 | Master of Business Administration, University of Washington (Seattle, WA)
1992 | Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor of Technical Communication, University of Washington (Seattle, WA)
2017
Best of Gage, Gage Academy of Art (Seattle, WA)
Kang-O'Higgins Atelier exhibition, Gage Academy of Art (Seattle, WA)
The Kang-O'Higgins Atelier: Recent Work, AXIS Pioneer Square (Seattle, WA)
Museum of Northwest Art (LaConner, WA)
Artists for Immigrants, Revolutions Espresso at Greenlake (Seattle, WA)
Six Artists, Six Visions, Gene Juarez salons (downtown Seattle, WA and Bellevue, WA)
Behind Shape, Hillman City Collaboratory, (Seattle, WA)
2016
Gage Small Works, Gage Academy of Art (Seattle, WA)
Best of Gage, Gage Academy of Art (Seattle, WA)
Kang-O'Higgins Atelier exhibition, Gage Academy of Art (Seattle, WA)
The Kang-O'Higgins Atelier: Recent Work, AXIS Pioneer Square (Seattle, WA)
Terry Furchgott Student Exhibition, Fauvist pastel, Gage Academy of Art (Seattle, WA)
Self-Portrait Show, Gage Academy of Art (Seattle, WA)
2015
Gage Small Works, Gage Academy of Art (Seattle, WA)
The Kang-O’Higgins Atelier: Recent Work, AXIS Pioneer Square (Seattle, WA)
Atelier exhibition, Gage Academy of Art (Seattle, WA)
Best of Gage, Gage Academy of Art (Seattle, WA)
2014
Terry Furchgott Student Exhibition, Gage Academy of Art (Seattle, WA)
PUBLIC ART
2016
Knack Mural, Knack (Seattle, WA)
Pianos in the Parks, Luther Burbank Park (Mercer Island, WA)
EDUCATION
2015 - present | Kang-O'Higgins Atelier, Gage Academy of Art (Seattle, WA)
2007 | Master of Business Administration, University of Washington (Seattle, WA)
1992 | Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor of Technical Communication, University of Washington (Seattle, WA)