Born 1993, Detroit, MI

Lives and works in Chicago, IL

Attempting to define where my girlhood ends and womanhood begins, I organize my conflicting feelings of transition and permanence through depictions of moments that appear naively adult. Scenes of objects, spaces, and female figures lie in between the private and public: half posed, half dismantled, wholly dramatic in line and color; displays that could appear rather commonplace to a social media feed become magically intimate, questioning whether they exist as a private acts for those involved or as purposeful projections displayed for evaluation. Alternative, isolated, women-only worlds emerge from sporadically layering, altering or skewing unchoreographed, random reference images of women and their things. The canvas becomes a retelling of narratives once left for the digital realm and a chance to realign how these images project, amplify, or entirely ignore the traditional roles of women.

Depicting these moments in paint abstracts the obvious perception of the image – faces are gone, colors are brightened - presenting the more dream-like, altered rendition of a memory. Through detailed rendering, I draw focus to particular elements — such as objects and food — to explore how these objects exist in a moment as their own being altogether, acting as a symbol or signal. Sometimes I depict objects that hold meaning, and I aim to understand how this object exists in a certain span of time; other times I depict larger scenes, presenting a wider view of an occasion or narrative.