(In) the Spirit of '76 (2024-26)
In honor of USA’s 250th birthday, these artworks borrow from historical imagery of the inception of the United States of America to narrate contemporary sociopolitical issues.
Didn’t we used to hate tariffs???, III (2026)
assemblage: acrylic and enamel on wood panel, cut paper, cut balsa, linen tea coasters, plastic figurines, synthetic porcelain, wooden tea stirrers, clay, tea bags, and acrylic-coated loose-leaf tea, enclosed in vintage wooden shadow box, 13x11x3”,
Part of the group exhibitions:
Vessel, Buckham Gallery, Flint, MI. September 11–October 3, 2026. Curated by Buckham Gallery.
Freedom and Consent, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA. June 6–July 5, 2026. Curated by ACCI Gallery.
Steeped: 34th Annual Juried Exhibition, Strathmore Mansion, North Bethesda, MD. March 14–April 25, 2026. Jurors: Darryl Patterson, artist; Adah Rose Bitterbaum, artist.
The Siege of Yorktown (2026)
assemblage: chalk on slate with clearcoat, wood, felt, hemp, and fabric. 40" x 25"
Part of the group exhibitions:
Mark: Contemporary Drawing, Artlink, Fort Wayne, IN. September 3–27, 2026. Juror: David Hicks, artist and Associate Professor of Drawing, Cleveland State University, Clevelend, OH.
2,191464 Hours of History, Springfield Art Association, Springfield, IL. July 3–31, 2026. Jurors: Brytton Bjorngaard, Director of Visual Arts and Associate Professor of Graphic Design, University of Illinois, Springfield; Graham A. Peck, the Wepner Distinguished Professor of Lincoln Studies & Department of History, University of Illinois, Springfield.
Who Will Bell the Cat???, II (2025)
hand & digital illustration/archival pigment print on paper with ink, cut paper, vinyl, powdered mica, colored pencil, gouache and enamel, 17x21”
Part of the group exhibitions:
Freedom and Consent, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA. June 6–July 5, 2026. Curated by ACCI Gallery.
When in the Course of Human Events…, Bristol Art Museum, Bristol, MA. February 22–April 10, 2026. Jurors: Meredith Stern, artist; Mary Dondero, exhibition curator.
To Alter or Abolish, Yavapai College Prescott Art Gallery, Prescott, AZ. January 23–February 20, 2026. Juror: Brittany Corrales, Curator, ASU Art Museum, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.
Study for The Wrangle (2026)
Part of the group exhibition:
Imprint 2026, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD.August 20–September 23, 2026. Juror: Jenn Bratovich, Chief Curator, Print Center, NYC.
Study for "Let's Tear Down Whitness (sic)" (2024)
collage: drawing with graphite, ink, paste, and cut paper, 20x42”.
Leaving Fort Defiance (2024)
Hand and digital illustration on paper with ink, gouache, chalk pastel and enamel, 19x25”
Part of the group exhibitions:
Fifty: A Community Memoir, Touchstone Gallery, Washington DC. July 16–August 16, 2026. Jurors: Laila Abdul-Hadi Jadallah, curator, Fabiola R. Delgado, curator, and L. Kasimu Harris, artist).
2,191464 Hours of History, Springfield Art Association, Springfield, IL. July 3–31, 2026. Jurors: Brytton Bjorngaard, Director of Visual Arts and Associate Professor of Graphic Design, University of Illinois, Springfield; Graham A. Peck, the Wepner Distinguished Professor of Lincoln Studies & Department of History, University of Illinois, Springfield.
A Sense of Place: Identity, Community, and Geography on the Colorado Plateau, Clara M. Lovett Art Museum, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ.October 15, 2024–April 11, 2025. Jurors: Ty Miller, Senior Curator, Northern Arizona University Art Museums; Becky Pratt-Sturges, Associate Professor of Public Humanities and Museum Studies, Northern Arizona University.
