BIO/RESUME
My work is a way of meditation, a way of slowing down time though the careful observation of overlooked slices of my environment. It is the subtlety of emotion in my acquaintances that inhabit the aforementioned environment which intrigues me. My paintings strive for reality, a chance to mimic life in both scale and complexity. The viewer is given an eye level perspective of the subject. A view that is unbiased and in its most raw condition.
The thoughts behind my chosen subject matter, the scale at which it is presented, my search for understanding what I observe, and my effort to constantly learn to document reality with a naturalistic, representational painting technique allows for pieces to be inherent contradictions; paintings that are both real and abstract. My influences are understandably just as contradictory as they have fed and connected my perspective on painting. I am constantly seeking out work that is congruent with my own which has led me to explore the work of life size old master paintings.
SOLO SHOWS:
2011
“Hays Fall Gallery Walk, Hays, Ks”
2009
“Beyond This Twilight – The Portico of GCCC’s Beth Tedrow Student Center, Garden City, KS”
SELECTED GROUP ART SHOWS:
2011
“38th Annual Hansen Arts & Crafts Fair, Logan, Ks”
“Members only show, Garden City, ks”
2010
“37th Annual Hansen Arts & Crafts Fair, Logan, Ks”
“Hays Fall Gallery Walk, Hays, Ks”
“13th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Sandhills Art Association, Garden City, Ks”
2009
“12th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Sandhills Art Association, Garden City, Ks”
“Art in the Park, Garden City, Ks”
“Best of Show, Mercer Gallery, Garden City, Ks”
“Valintines Day – Los Angeles new valentine of the fine arts, Los Angeles, CA”
“6 by 6 show Mercer Gallery, Garden City, Ks”
“Four Your Eyes Only – Elevation Art Gallery, New York, NY”
2008
“11th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Sandhills Art Association, Garden City, Ks”
“Friends of the Gallery, Southwest Art & Humanities Council, Garden City, Ks”
“Best of Show, Mercer Gallery, Garden City, Ks”
“6 by 6 Show, Mercer Gallery, Garden City, Ks”
2007
“10th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Sandhills Art Association, Garden City, Ks”
“Western Kansas Art Exhibition, Hays, Ks”
“South West Kansas High School art Exhibition, Syracuse, Ks”
2006
“Liberal Art Exibition, Liberal, Ks”
“Western Kansas Art Exhibition, Hays, Ks”
EDUCATION
2007-2008 – Garden City Community College, Garden City, Ks
2008-2009 – Oil painting Projects- Garden City Community College, Garden City, Ks
EXPERIENCES:
“2009 co-started http://neverobey.net”
“2008 co-founded Mundane-Productions”
“Lead Designer, 53tabs.com”
“Editor-in-Chief, 53tabs.com”
“2007 Founded 53tabs.com”
