Hello!

I am South Dakota based artist with a focus on good people, good places through patterned lines and bright colors. My work explores the people and places that shape us, forming our identity and values. I work predominantly with acrylic, gouache, and pen on paper and canvas. I enjoy using repetitive shapes and forms to reflect on individual, familial, and societal identity and values. I find a quilted image begins to emerge through the repetition of the shapes, forming a whole made of many parts. It’s quite easy to consider the self, the family, and the broader society through a singular lens. By weaving together the many influences, influencers, and experiences that shape us I can create a lens to view myself, my family, my community.

I am a graduate of Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame Indiana followed by Master of Arts in Instruction from Saint Mary’s University, Winona, Minnesota. My husband and I have three boys who keep the house bubbling with action, and I have chosen to spend more and more of the time since their arrival observing and participating in that action while developing and exploring my art practice.

Places you may have seen my work:

2020 Cathedral Arts Project, Saint Cecilia’s Cathedral, Omaha NE

2018 Museum of Visual Materials, Sioux Falls SD

2018 Fernson Tap Room, Sioux Falls SD

2017 The Garage, co-working space, Rapid City SD

2015-2017 The Alley Exchange, Pierre SD