Artist Statement
I am interested in cognition and the brain. The human brain is a complex and highly plastic command center. It is capable of producing endless amounts of worry and fear but also of generating invention, expression, and connection. In a similar fashion, painting presents those challenges but is also capable of communicating powerful visual information. It is this duality that keeps me interested in painting.
My art is an accounting of the visible world as much as it is an accounting of the invisible world. My work is influenced by emotions, relationships and human nature.
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Education
2025 Expected MFA, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
2017 BFA, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
2013 AA, Snow College, Ephraim, Utah
Awards
2023 Lois G. Roberts Painting Scholarship. University of Wisconsin, Madison
2021 Honorable Mention. 46th annual BDAC Statewide Competition. Bountiful Davis Art Center.
2020 Honorable Mention. 96 Annual Spring Salon Fall edition. Springville Museum of Art
2016 Olena & George K. Lewis Scholarship, Brigham Young University
2016 Boshard Open Studio Scholarship, Brigham Young University.
2014 Mary L. Wheatley Visual Arts Scholarship, Brigham Young Universtiy
2014 Best Of Show. BYU Student Show. Curator Jared Steffenson
2014 2nd Place Vera Hinckley Mayhew Show
2013 1st Place Drawing Category. Artists in Residence, Works In Progress. Snow College. Curator Kelly Brooks
2013 1st Place Sculpture Category. Artists in Residence, Works In Progress. Snow College. Curator Kelly Brooks
2013 Department of Art, 2-D Talent Award
2009 Juror's Choice Award. Artists in Residence Works In Progress. Snow College. Juror Jason Lanegan.
Fellowships
2024 Graduate Studies Fellowship. University of Wisconsin, Madison
Publication
2019 New American Paintings #144
2016 New American Paintings #126
Solo Exhibitions
2024 “Here/There”. Artlofts Gallery. Madison, WI
2022 “Push and Pull”. Finch Lane Gallery. Salt Lake City, UT
2021 “Cursed for Your Sake”. Utah Division of Arts and Museums. Digital Exhibition
2020 “Yoga Paintings”. Bountiful Davis Art Center. Bountiful, UT.
2020 “Recent Paintings”. Third Space Studios. Provo,UT.
2018 Untitled. Pioneer Book. Provo, UT.
2016 “Cognitive De-fusion”. BFA Thesis Show. Gallery 303. Provo, UT.
2015 “Painting and Sculpture”. Gallery 286. Provo, UT.
Group Exhibitions
2024“I Want Your Skull”. The Trophy Room LA. Los Angeles, CA.
2024 “Autumn Apparitions”. JKR Gallery. Provo, UT.
2024 “Spring Gallery Night”. American Feral Gallery. Madison, WI.
2023 “Two Weeks Notice”. Artlofts Gallery. Madison, WI.
2023 “Second Year Exhibition”. Backspace Gallery. Madison, WI.
2022 “Lost in the Supermarket”. Backspace Gallery. Madison, WI.
2017 “Existing in Space”. Boxcar Gallery, Provo, UT
2017 “The Great Good Place”. Alice Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT.
2015 “Islands”. Gallery 303. Provo, UT.
2015 “Basic Stuff”. Gallery Gallery. Provo, UT.
2015 “Proximity”. Gallery 286. Provo, UT.
2014 “Running Parallel”. Gallery 303. Provo, UT.
2014 “Raw Materials”. B.F. Larsen Gallery. Provo, UT.
2013 “I Hate Monotypes”. Annex Gallery. Ephraim, UT.
2012 “7 Paintings By 7 Artists”. Altspace Gallery. Ephraim, UT.
2009 “Lost And Found”. Altspace Gallery. Ephraim, UT.
2008 “Healthy And Safe”. Altspace Gallery. Ephraim, UT.
Juried Exhibitions
2024 TMA Contemporary. Trout Museum of Art. Appleton, WI.
2023 99th Annual Spring Salon. Springville Museum of Art. Springville, UT.
2021 100 Dollar Show. Springville Museum of Art. Springville UT.
2021 46th annual BDAC Statewide Competition. Bountiful Davis Art Center.
2020 96th Annual Spring Salon Fall Edition. Springville Museum of Art
2019 95th Annual Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
2016 Annual Student Show, BYU. B.F. Larsen Gallery. Provo, UT.
2015 Annual Student Show, BYU. B.F. Larsen Gallery. Provo, UT.
2014 Annual Student Show, BYU. B.F. Larsen Gallery. Provo, UT.
2014 Vera Hinckley Mayhew Visual Arts Competition. B.F. Larsen Gallery. Provo, UT.
2013 Artists In Residence Works In Progress. Snow College Art Gallery. Ephraim, UT.
2009 Artists In Residence Works In Progress. Snow College Art Gallery. Ephraim, UT.