My work depicts “recycled compositions”, that is, compositions inspired by my own collage pieces that have been cut up and rearranged to form entirely new compositions, then translated with acrylic paint on canvas.
My artistic background is in printmaking and collage. Both mediums superimpose layer after layer of color, line and texture which add dimension to the image. My influences range from commercial designs to European modernism to contemporary geometric and pattern works, combining that with the sinuous forms found in nature.
I received a B.S. degree in art at Cal State, Hayward, a B.A. degree in English from the University of Illinois and a M.F.A. from the University of Southern California. My work is in many private and public collections including: The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco Cal Polytech, Pomona, California Mercy Hospita , Fairfield, Ohio State of California, Sacramento Clorox Corporation, Oakland, California IBM, San Francisco, California United Artists, Los Angeles Van de Kamps, Santa Fe Springs, California
Most recently I was included in the group show entitled “Allure” at Gloria Delson Contemporary Art in downtown Los Angeles in September, 2023 and a 3-person show entitled “Alignments” in November, 2023 at the same gallery.
bG Gallery, “Spectum Gestalt 2024” Summer 2024
