Statement
My work documents the slow metamorphosis of cluttered urban spaces and other locales that I discover through exploration. Recreated as illustrative ink and acrylic paintings on wood, it memorializes the ongoing transformation of the familiar locales we tend to overlook in our daily routines. It celebrates crumbly detritus, dumpsters, graffiti and discarded objects.
My pieces combine complex ink lines with transparent layers of acrylic, harmoniously blending spontaneous marks with detailed structure. These techniques, fuelled by the narrative between person and place, results in unique work that celebrates the interactive relationship between environment and inhabitant.
Bio
I was born and raised in St. Catharines, Ontario and received my BFA from Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick in 2008. In 2010 I relocated to Vancouver, BC to establish my studio practice in a fresh new environment.
In Vancouver, I spent eight years documenting the rapidly evolving alleyways and industrial spaces of the Downtown Eastside. A wealth of crumbling brick, wiry cables and overwhelming clutter, these environments fuelled a generous series of urban landscape paintings.
In 2018 I returned to my hometown of St. Catharines, where I continue to develop new work and exhibitions based on urban metamorphosis in-and-around the Niagara Region including St. Catharines, Toronto, Hamilton and Montreal.
My work documents the slow metamorphosis of cluttered urban spaces and other locales that I discover through exploration. Recreated as illustrative ink and acrylic paintings on wood, it memorializes the ongoing transformation of the familiar locales we tend to overlook in our daily routines. It celebrates crumbly detritus, dumpsters, graffiti and discarded objects.
My pieces combine complex ink lines with transparent layers of acrylic, harmoniously blending spontaneous marks with detailed structure. These techniques, fuelled by the narrative between person and place, results in unique work that celebrates the interactive relationship between environment and inhabitant.
Bio
I was born and raised in St. Catharines, Ontario and received my BFA from Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick in 2008. In 2010 I relocated to Vancouver, BC to establish my studio practice in a fresh new environment.
In Vancouver, I spent eight years documenting the rapidly evolving alleyways and industrial spaces of the Downtown Eastside. A wealth of crumbling brick, wiry cables and overwhelming clutter, these environments fuelled a generous series of urban landscape paintings.
In 2018 I returned to my hometown of St. Catharines, where I continue to develop new work and exhibitions based on urban metamorphosis in-and-around the Niagara Region including St. Catharines, Toronto, Hamilton and Montreal.
