Artist’s Statement

 

​Painting is a private act, a space where observation becomes material. In a culture saturated by spectacle and speed, it allows me to slow down and isolate what remains visible. My practice is rooted in the physical process of making: stretching canvas, mixing pigment, adjusting composition. The source material comes from media and digital imagery, including advertising, news, archives, and machine-generated content. These fragments are filtered, reconstructed, and reduced until they lose their certainty. Each painting becomes a controlled surface where noise turns into structure and images shift from information to matter.

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Biography

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I was raised in Indiana and Michigan and studied at the University of Michigan, where I played football and earned three varsity letters. After college I worked in film production in New Orleans and became involved with the local art community. I later completed a Master of Fine Arts degree at Montana State University and now teach at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona. My work examines the circulation of images in contemporary media and their effect on perception and meaning. I continue to balance teaching with an active studio practice and exhibition schedule.

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