art for all

Born in Pasadena California in 1980, I was fortunate to have parents who exposed me to the arts at a very young age; visiting art museums, galleries, musicals, symphonies, plays. I attended dance classes, played instruments, and made art at home and school. Living in Southern California, I was greatly influenced by the local hispanic culture; art, music, dance, tastes, color, subjects. It was a very happy time in my life.

 

In 1991 my family relocated across the country to southeastern Pennsylvania. Driving through the countryside near Lancaster, I became fond of the Pennsylvania Dutch folk and decorative arts. By High School graduation, I knew I wanted a life in the arts. 

 

In 1999 I moved to Winston-Salem, NC to attend University of North Carolina School of the Arts and in 2003 I earned my BFA in Scenic Painting and was a Scenic apprentice at the Santa Fe Opera.

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Immediately following graduation, in 2003, I took a job as a Visual Arts Instructor at The Enrichment Center, in Winston-Salem, NC; an arts based day program for adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities. I loved my job, loved my students and fell in love with outsider, visionary and folk art. I worked there for 7 years teaching and curating art shows and working with local arts organizations. 

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In 2011 I moved back to Chester County, Pa where my family lives and began my career as a full time freelance artist; working as a scenic artist with area production houses and theatres, teaching art classes and creating my own personal artwork. 

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My love of folk, visionary, and outsider art has unintentionally influenced my personal work. It is what it is; colorful and whimsy. It makes me smile and I hope it does the same for you!