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My work is about relationship: first with my subject matter, then with my viewers. I portray intimate, vulnerable moments through highly detailed and realistic ink drawings. The solitary figures are more than representation; they evoke emotion, memory, and shared experience. I want my audience to feel as if my work speaks to a life that words fail to capture.
Playing pretend as a young girl helped shape my artistic sensibilities.
2026
Cats for All, June 11-August 29
Rosewood Arts Center
Kettering, OH
America 250: A Visual Reflection, April 18-May 29
Community Arts Center
Fairfield, OH
Part of a Whole: Part 1/2, March 13-April 3
Dayton Society of Artists Gallery
Dayton, OH
Close to Home, March 3-March 28
Rosewood Arts Center
Kettering, OH
2025
Creatures, Companions & the Wild, January 10-February 20
Community Arts Center
Fairfield, OH
Crosstown Connection: A Collaborative Exhibition, July 11-August 24
Dayton Society of Artists Gallery, African American Visual Artists Guild Gallery
Dayton, OH
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