Artist Statement
In the studio, I accelerate the slow violence of geological processes. My materials are engaged in a condensed passage of time—modified by my brief tenure, on a timeline charted by millennia, not decades. The heat of the kiln allows molten glass to nestle into stone and days of grinding/polishing simulate eons of erosion. In my pursuit of permanence, I create invulnerable, seamless objects that have been broken and mended outside of geological time.
My work is about dualities and the balancing of contrasting forces. I’m looking for the place where transparency/opacity, and ephemeral/eternal coexist, each taking part in creating equilibrium. This dynamic relationship turns fragility into an asset and rigidity into liability.
In the context of human lives, rock embodies strength, consistency, and timelessness. There’s safety in its solidity, but the natural world is in constant flux. Granite and sand share each other's future—forever shattered and recast. Glass is delicate, but when combined with the durability of stone, the pairing embodies harmony.
CV
2023
Seattle Art Fair, Seattle, WA
AMCE Gallery, Group show, Seattle, WA
Smith and Vallee, 2 person show, Edison, WA
2022
‘Enter/return’, group exhibition, The En Gallery, Seattle, WA.
Momentum/intersect (upcoming) Exhibit, Toledo, OH
‘Returning Forward’, AMCE Gallery, Seattle, WA
‘Transformation’ exhibit, Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
2021
International Biennale of Glass, Sophia, Bulgaria
Optics Exhibition, Imagine Museum, St. Petersburg, FL
Group show, Trevor Woods Gallery, Norfolk, England
2020
Arts Thrive Exhibition, Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM
Optics, Fl!ght Gallery, San Antonio, TX
Ken Saunders Gallery, group exhibition, Chicago, IL
Raven Gallery, group exhibition, Aspen, CO
2019
Glass+, Zig Zag Gallery, Kalamunda, Western Australia
Original Voices, Ken Saunders Gallery, Chicago, IL
Clubhouse, Fused Gallery, Portland, OR
2018
Toyama International Glass Exhibition, Toyama Glass Art Museum, Toyama, Japan
Fused Gallery, Solo show, Portland, OR
JingFeng Art Gallery, group show, Taiyuan, China
Cutting Edge. Benicia Arts, Benicia, CA
2016
Bound, Morgan Contemporary Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
Colossus, Good Children Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Caves of Ziran, The Front Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2015
21st Century Glass Exhibition, Salisbury, MD
Morgan Contemporary Gallery (Upcoming – Apri8
2014
Texture and Tension, Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
Urban Glass MFA Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
Mass, Flame Run Gallery, Louisville, KY
2013
Sculptural Glass, Gallery One One, Cincinnati, OH
Cheongju Craft Biennale, Cheongju, Korea
Louisiana Contemporary, Ogden Museum, New Orleans, LA
Glimpse, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
2012
Forward Motion: Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibit
Carroll Gallery,Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Fresh Perspectives, group show, Octavia Gallery, NewOrleans, LA
2011
Intervals, two-person show, Oracle 113 gallery, NY, NY
Group show, ‘Yes.Oui.Si’ Gallery, Boston, MA
Off the Wall group exhibit. Baltimore, MD
Group show, Lange Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2010
Solo Show, Blue Horse Gallery, Bellingham, WA
Davis and Cline Gallery, Ashland, OR
13th Whidbey Island Glass Invitational, Langley, WA
2009
Solo Show, Museo Gallery, Langley, WA
Bellingham City Hall Exhibit, Bellingham, WA
2008
SOFA Chicago, Chicago, IL
VELoCITY Outdoor Art Show, Bellingham, WA
N.O.P.E. (Nudes on Parade Exhibition), Blue Horse Gallery, Bellingham, WA
2007
Matters Lost, juried group exhibit, Honolulu, HI
The Balcony Gallery, group exhibit, Honolulu, HI
Pivot, BFA degree show, UH Manoa, HI
2006
Hawaii Craftsman, 5th Annual Juried Exhibit Honolulu, HI
Awards and Scholarships Exhibit, UH Manoa, HI
Awards
2020 Full-tuition scholarship, Andersen Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO
2014 Joan Mitchell Foundation, Career Opportunity Grant
2012 Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant Award
Saxe Scholarship, full-tuition to attend Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
2010 Tulane University, affiliated Pilchuck Glass School scholarship
Anderson Ranch Arts Center scholarship, Snowmass Village, CO
2009 Corning Award, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Education
2011-12 Tulane University MFA, New Orleans, LA
2009 Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
2007 B.F.A. Degree (Maxima Cum Laude), University of Hawaii at Manoa, HI
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
2006 Glass Furnace, Istanbul, Turkey
2004 Art Students League, New York, NY
Public Commissions
2023 Untitled, Western State Hospital, Lakewood, WA
2020 Currents, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Seattle, WA
2017 Reconnect, Utah State DABC,Salt Lake City, UT
2014 River Stones, Public Benches, Chattanooga, TN
2013 Welcome Rounds, Bike Racks, Geneva, IL
2007 Our Time, Bellingham, WA