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I recorded this conversation during the first week of January, my favorite week of the year.
Not only is it my birthday week, but it's the week I spend reflecting, writing a letter to myself, and mapping out the year ahead. Not making resolutions so much as paying attention to where I want my life and work to go.
Listening back now, six months later, is a strange experience. I barely recognized my own voice at first. Some of the things I hoped for have already happened. Some things have changed entirely. Some are still unfolding, but overall I’m still right on track.
It was a good reminder that planning isn't about predicting the future. It's about giving yourself a direction, then checking in along the way and being flexible.
One goal on that January list was to be a guest on a podcast.
Check! ✅
Wild Hare Bookshop is officially OPEN!
Wild Hare is an independent, family-owned bookshop and wine bar in the heart of Oxford, NC. They also happen to be the owners of my painting, “A Magical Escape To A Remote And Private World”.Just 30 minutes from Durham and less than an hour from Raleigh and Chapel Hill, you can sip a glass of wine while browsing the well-curated stacks, and say hello to my bunny lady! A great small-town day trip for all my NC peeps!
Curated by Amy Sherald. I’m Incredibly honored to be included in this issue of New American Paintings! I feel like it’s almost a right of passage in the art world. I have been looking to NAP since my undergrad days as a source for finding other artists and seeing what people across the country are really creating.
Create! Magazine Issue #49—The Abundance Issue, Guest Curated by Stephanie Chefas.
I’m proud to be included in this issue alongside so many other amazing artists. You can find my interview and work profiled on pages 124-129. Purchase your copy on Amazon or subscribe on Create’s website.
RENDEZVOUS
Good Mother Gallery: West Adams inaugurates our new space at 5103 W Adams Blvd, designed to be a welcoming, community-focused environment that continues our commitment to dynamic programming and public engagement. The opening reception for "Rendezvous" will be held on Saturday, September 14, 2024, from 5-7 pm, and the exhibition will run until October 12, 2024. This event and new space underscore Good Mother Gallery’s ongoing dedication to fostering connections through art, reflecting our belief that art truly unites communities.
For more information or to request a digitial catalog of available works, please email [email protected]
2024 Beautiful bizarre Art Prize
am super excited to announce that I’m a finalist in the 2024 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize! For those unfamiliar with Beautiful Bizarre, they are a publication based in Australia that hosts this international art competition annually. Aside from the awards and prize money, the global exposure and validation that this platform provides is truly incredible. Just being a finalist is huge honor.
The final awards will be announced in mid-September, but in the meantime, you can vote for my piece for the People’s Choice Award. Thank you so much for supporting my work and cheering me on!
BRYAN DEVENDORF ROYAL GREEN
About 4 years ago Bryan Devendorf, the drummer of the National, approached me about creating album art for his solo project,“Royal Green”. Initially, my painting was to be in the background of a more elaborate set up, so I was happily surprised to see that the painting IS the cover!
Listen and watch a video HERE. Read an interview with Bryan about the record HERE, and pre-order the vinyl at the button below.
International Artist Magazine Issue #161
My painting “If I Don’t See You In The Future, I’ll See You In The Pasture” is featured on page 14 with a little Q&A about my process. Look for the magazine in select Barnes & Nobles or order your copy HERE!
For Freedoms, Blazay NY Mural
In December (2020), I donated my time and skills to a good cause, working with BlazayNY, ArtManDan, Darin Roberts and Jason Jarosz to complete this mural in Queens, NY for For Freedoms. Watch a video of the making of the wall by clicking the button below.
We are pleased to present our exhibition 'Thirty Seven' celebrating women artists and 100 years since the 19th Amendment was signed in August 1920. Josephine Nivison Hopper was thirty seven years old when she voted for the first time. Juror Kathryn Markel of Markel Fine Arts, selected 37 artworks
Damaged Art is an exhibition to shed light on the student loan crisis, showcasing 34 artists totaling over 2 million dollars in Student Loan debt. Each artist’s work will be for sale for the total amount of their outstanding student debt. The opening will take place Friday, November 8th from 7-10pm at 98 Orchard St., NYC. And run for that weekend only.
Curated by Cheryl Georgette. @damagedart.nyc
Women Painting Women: In Earnest is an exhibition curated by co-founders Alia El-Bermani and Diane Feissel which honors the human spirit and shares the thoughtful and unique vision of 30 contemporary artists who explore the complexity of being a woman today. This exhibition premiers at the Customs House Museum in Clarskville, TN and then travels to the J. Wayne Stark Galleries at Texas A&M University.
A turning Point indeed! Thank you to the Portrait Society of America’s Christine Egnoski for such a well written summary of these two pieces which mean so much to me. Issue 140 June, 2017
BEnJI HUGHES - SONGS IN THE KEY OF ANIMALS
I’m so happy to share with y’all the wonder that is Benji Hughes. I was honored to create the cover art for his latest release on Merge Records, “Songs in the Key of Animals”. A handful of my favorite musical experiences in life have happened in his presence and I hope the whole world hops on his magic carpet. It’s guaranteed to be a weird, wild, wonderful ride! Equal parts heartbreaking & inspiring.
Congrats Benji!