ABOUT

 

ARTIST STATEMENT

I am a doer, connector, creator - 
I make things 
to still my mind 
and busy my hands 

I make things 
to marvel at where I’ve been 
to consider where I am 
to wonder where I might go 

I’m hoping to surprise myself 

I want to tell the truth - 
to inspire others to tell the truth 
The truth is - 
I make art because I don’t want to avoid myself 

BIO

I’ve been an artist in fits and spurts since childhood. I hold a BFA in printmaking from California College of the Arts and a MS in Occupational Therapy from San Jose State University. My current practice is based in a life-long exploration of somatic practices and healing, mindfulness/meditation, and self-inquiry. I work with a felt sense—a bodily intuition and curiosity—until an unconscious storytelling is revealed in the material expression. My process is an interoceptive journey of self-inquiry in which I attempt to track and respond with authenticity to an internal conversation between sensation, urges, thoughts, feelings, and somatic response. After a period of dialogue, I begin to solve or resolve the piece visually, after which I “read” my art like a map or divination tool. I work as an OT in mental health with teenagers, and am a former yoga teacher. I have a passion for guiding individuals and groups to connect to an intuitive place within and express from that inner brilliance. 

CV

  • MS in Occupational Therapy from San Jose State University, 2012 
    Phi Theta Epsilon Honor Society 

    BFA in Printmaking from California College of Arts, 2003 
    Hamaguchi Merit Scholarship 
    High Distinction 

    BA Sociology-Anthropology from Skidmore College, 1997 
    Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society 
    Summa Cum Laude 

  • 2026
    Slice, Pence Gallery Show*, Davis CA 
    Momentum, 1890 Bryant St Open Studios, San Francisco 
    Sanctuary, The Drawing Room Show*, San Francisco 

    2025 
    Gardens & Gates, Kaye Nelson Open Studios, San Francisco 

    2006 
    Featured Artists with Eric Kent Wines, Subterraneum, Oakland, CA 
    Hamaguchi Scholarship Show, California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA 

    2003 
    Together, 40th Street Warehouse, Oakland, CA 

    * juried exhibition

  • 2003 
    Six Times Around the Boat, Atlas Cafe, San Francisco, CA 
    Which Love, California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA 

  • 2004 Featured Artist with Eric Kent Wines, Santa Rosa, CA 

    2003 Hamaguchi Merit Scholarship for Excellence in Printmaking from California College of the Arts 

  • Massage Therapy Certification with NM Academy of the Healing Arts (1000 hrs)

    Anusara Yoga Teacher Training - former Certified Anuara Yoga Teacher