Photo by Will Paul Thomas
My multidisciplinary practice operates at the intersection of visual art, education, and cultural critique. I create powerful imagery that complicates and spiritually charges the ways in which we frame ourselves. Whether through constructed tableaux or commissioned portraiture, my work remains singular in its focus: to investigate the architecture of identity and power.
I do not view my studio practice and my commissioned work as separate entities. Both are exercises in visual sociology and authentic storytelling, an attempt to document the dignity, complexity, and agency of the human subject. I partner with select institutions and individuals to create definitive visual narratives that resist the ephemeral nature of the digital age. I use my art not just to capture a likeness, but to establish a legacy.
Ultimately, I believe that art helps us curate our consciousness, pushing us beyond the limitations of our immediate reality. As both a creative and a visual arts educator, my role is to guide the audience to that glass ceiling, and encourage them to break it.