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Carlow University, Pittsburgh, PA
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I put my feelings to art to make it easier to process my emotions. My pieces often go through a non-linear process to reach a completed state, much like myself. As a Childhood Cancer survivor, creating art is my way of sharing my complex feelings with those around me. Most of my art is emotion that is easier for me to see than harbor or verbally describe.
My stories often focus on everyday people living their lives. I love including visuals that feel candid. I focus on people living, working, loving, and problem solving. A lot of my stories also have themes of communal living and characters contributing to the community.
I employ an interdisciplinary practice through using traditional printmaking methods, digital media and animation to navigate systems, patterns, and movement. This is why my work exhibits strong texture, movement, and patterns. By using mixed media to communicate a strong hand-done feeling to all my work, I make my pieces seem raw and organic.
In today’s world, where we have to check constantly that art is made by a human, I want my art to be obviously done by hand. On top of that, I want to adhere to my own artistic voice in everything I make.
Remote Study—Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art—Summer 2020
Animation Pre-College—Cleveland Institute of Arts—Summer 2021
3rd Place- PA, General Federation of Women’s Clubs- April, 2022
Volunteer Work (every summer)- The Merrick Art Gallery, New Brighton- 2022-Present
Private Instruction—Leslie Yannachione (Artist/Author)—2019—2022
Instructor for a 6 week comic course through The Genisis Collective - September, 2023
Cover Page- The Critical Point, Carlow Univeristy- 2023
4 Pieces Featured- The Critical Point- 2023
2 Pieces Featured- The Critical Point- 2024
Leader of Workshop - Neighborhood North - February, 2025