Born May 18, 1972 in Sacramento, California .

Lives and works in San Francisco, California .

I've always been drawn to mystery and myth. I am interested in exploring the connections of events of the past with the present. My work also deals with issues of cultural and ethnic identity, the fragility of memory, and the dynamics of human relationships.

I come from a line of d.i.y. fanatics, and am an obesessive nostalgic, thus I prefer to use mainly traditional materials such as oils, inks and graphite.

In my work I employ a personal lexicon of symbolism pulled from catholic iconography, family mythology, rock and roll memorabilia, and underground comic books. I use narrative allegory to learn more about myself and the world around me. However, I want the viewer to develop their own narrative allegories for my work, interpretations that are meaningful to them.

 

 

  

EXHIBITIONS

2008 "Delicious," Studio Gallery, San Fancisco, CA

2007 "Melt," Art Explosion Studio, San Fancisco, CA

2006 "Little and Lots," Here Gallery, Bristol, UK

2006 "Post-Postcard 10," The Lab, San Francisco, CA

2006 “Tiny,” Studio Gallery, San Francisco , CA

2006 “Pink Week,” Cricket Engine Gallery, Oakland , CA

2006 “Open Studios 2006,” Art Explosion Studios, San Francisco , CA

2006 “Melt,” Art Explosion Studios, San Francisco , CA

2006 “Bad Neighborhood,” Badfish Gallery, San Francisco , CA

2005 “16 th Annual Stillwell Show,” SFSU Fine Arts Gallery, San Francisco , CA (juried)

2003 “Here,” Here Gallery, Bristol , UK

2001 “Cakes,” Ver Unica, San Francisco , CA (solo exhibition)

1998 “Method,” Southern Exposure, San Francisco , CA

 

RESIDENCY

2008 Artist-in-Residence, RDASC Program - Lafayette Elementary, San Francisco, CA

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Moore, Anne Elizabeth. The Best AmericanComics, Houghton Mifflin, October 2006

Fleener, Mary. “Our Cover Girls,” The Comics Journal , September 2001

Raphael , Jordan . “Young Cartoonists Roundtable,” Comics Journal , June 1998

Strachota, Dan. “The Puppy Toss Papers,” Express Weekly , January 17, 1997

Snyder, Jon. “Eight Who Are Changing the Face of Comics,” Cups Magazine, January 1995

 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

2008 Creative Quarterly #13, November 2008

2006 Art Education, November 2006 , pp. 20-21

2004 Illustrated The Lazy Crossdresser by Charles Anders, Greenery Press.

2000 “The Grey Area,” Smart Mouth , pp. 80-81. Writers Corps Books, California Arts Commission

1998-2001 Bust Magazine , various full-page strips

1997-2004 San Francisco Bay Guardian , various illustrations

1997 “Before He Was Bob Dylan,” Pulse Magazine #165, page 108. Published by Tower Records

 

EDUCATION

2006 B.A. Painting, San Francisco State University

1990-1992 California College of Arts and Crafts , Oakland .

1990 California State Summer School of the Arts, Mills College

     
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