I have taught studio art courses at Simmons since 2017. Prior to that, I taught at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Northeastern University, and The University of Massachusetts at Lowell.
I also maintain an active studio practice and exhibit my drawings and paintings internationally. You can find my work online at www.drawsoftly.com or on instagram @drawsoftly.
Education
- Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MFA, 2008)
- Bowdoin College (BA, 2002)
Area of Expertise:
- Drawing and Painting
What I Teach
- Art 111 - Draw What You See
- Art 112 - Color Studio
- Art 119 - Sculpture
- Art 183 - Life Drawing
- Art 211- Nature into Drawing
- ART 231- LC - Data as Art: The Personal and the Political
- LCIS 201 - Int. Seminar: From Numbers to Narrative
Research/Creative Activities
In my drawing and painting practice, I am interested in positioning site contingency, physicality, and a sense of place and history as a counterbalance to the hyper-mobility and fungibility of contemporary image culture, particularly digital images and the internet. Although the language of my drawings and paintings appears "digital" (i.e modular, logical, combinatoric) I am most interested in what happens when that system of making is slowed down and embraces the "limitations" of becoming a cumbersome physical painting or drawing that exists in a specific (and physical) space, time, and context rather than "flying free" on the internet. In a way, I am trying to turn my mind and body into the world’s slowest, least efficient digital camera to see what will happen.
Awards
- Residency Fellowship, The Joseph and Anni Albers Foundation (2020)
- Assets for Artists Grant, Mass MoCA (2020)
- Massachusetts Cultural Council Fellowship, Finalist Award (2018)
- Blanche Coleman Award Grant, Boston University (2017)
- Artists Resource Trust Grant, The Berkshire Taconic Foundation (2017)
- Research Fellowship, The Surdna Foundation and Bowdoin College (2002)