> education <
mfa, design, 2021
mason gross school of the arts - rutgers, new jersey
bfa, fine arts / sculpture, 2013
fashion institute of technology, new york
> bio <
i am a designer and multimedia artist focusing on the design of spaces, objects and digital products. my background in sculpture and years as an exhibiting artist have given foundation to my strengths in creative problem-solving and in understanding space, materials, and form. I have participated in and led various creative production teams, design workshops, and organized various shows and lecture series.
> statement <
my work investigates the individuals autonomy within space, offering a critical lens on who controls the speculative gaze, how speculation is derived and to whom it is applied. analyzing spaces and objects for their potential to sustain equity, i use varied metrics to identify their existing benefits or shortcomings for future extrapolation, by way of participatory prototyping in both conceptual and physical modes. my product design confronts expertise, exposing the benefits and complications which result from user participation, and inherently criticizing top-down systems. in parallel, my digital publications and video works shed light on racial, gender, and class inequities present in spaces and institutional frameworks. i maintain a productive dialogue between the research–driven nature of my digital publications, and the haptic nature of my spatial product design.
> solo exhibitions <
2021 // temporal unity, mason gross galleries, new brunswick, nj
2020 // subverting heirarchy through flexibility, mason gross galleries, new brunswick, nj
2018 // rupture, art during the occupation gallery brooklyn fireproof, brooklyn, ny
2018 // helmet mindsets,
art during the occupation gallery brooklyn fireproof, brooklyn, ny
2017 // reclamation of the 100th monkey
art during The occupation gallery brooklyn fireproof, brooklyn, ny
2016 // testimg in progress, trial one, christopher stout gallery, brooklyn, ny
2013 // induced isolation
bamboo pool, maxine hotel, miami, fl
2007 // drawings of life
eyedintity gallery, portland, or
> group exhibitions <
2021 // season 5, episode 2 – temporal unity, mason gross galleries, new brunswick, nj
2019 // collabfest 2019, triskelion arts center, new york, ny
2019 // open studios, the clemente, new york, ny
2017 // open studios, the clemente, new york, ny
2016 // army of lovers, the christopher stout gallery, brooklyn, ny
2015 // body, the christopher stout gallery, brooklyn, ny
2015 // wearable matters, immersive gallery, new york, ny
2015 // spring break art fair 2015, armory week 2015, new york, ny
2014 // bacg at select art fair, art basel, miami, fl
2014 // echo art fair, central library, buffalo, ny
> press <
2017 // convicts, distort youre senses, face your anxiety: eric gottshall
2016 // art fag city, this weeks must-see events: queer power edition
2016 // art forum, new york artguide, thursday may 26th
2016 // posture magazine, introducing the artists of christopher stout gallery
2015 // nyc — arts, meet the artists: incubating subversive dialogue at christopher stout gallery
2015 // bedford + bowery, watch a m,an stroll through the city in a preposterous periscope helmet
2015 // white hot magazine, the subversives the post feminists and the category expanders: bushwick art crit group
2014 // bushwick daily, our one and only bushwick: 2014 neighborhood art news in review
2014 // oak blog, mixed medium
> teaching <
rutgers mason gross school for the arts, new brunswick, nj:
2021 // part time lecturer,
design IIB experimental computation,
2021 // part time lecturer,
design IIIA
2020 // teaching assistant, design IIB, experimental computation, professor mindy seu
2019 // guest critic, design bfa thesis, professor’s jacqueline thaw and asaid aervaiz
> professional <
2021 - // adaptive designer / fabricator
adaptive design association, new york, ny.
2020 - 2021 // design consultant / graphic designer
martin gliserman personal publication, new brunswick, nj.
2020 // design consultant
bound brook wayfinding system, new brunswick, nj.