I am a visual artist and social practitioner specializing in hyperlocal participatory research projects which amplify grassroots perspectives on belonging, resilience, and mental well being. I use community engagement and inclusive design to gather diverse perspectives, which I interpret into hand-crafted objects, such as flags, banners, comics, zines, letterpress prints, graphite diagrams, portraits, and soft sculptures. My practice is guided by principles of accessibility, decentralization, optimism, and abundance.

Upcoming

10/6/2023–1/14/2024: Ordinary People @ Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA.

I contributed an essay to The Resonant Museum: Berlin Conversations on Mental Health, edited by Diana Mammana and Margareta von Oswald and published by Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther und Franz König. A book launch will take place on September 30 at Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin.

Recent

Published: Kindling: Activities to Spark Joy and Belonging Gathered from Around the World.

7/9–8/4: StudioWorks Artist-in-Residence, Tides Institute & Museum of Art, Eastport (Muselenk), ME.

2/7–8/4: How I Keep Looking Up/Como Sigo Mirando Arriba/仰望 at the Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco.

4/20–8/6: Mindscapes: In the Company of Others @ Museum of Arts & Photography, Bangalore, India.

Ongoing

Contributing artist, Color Factory, Houston, NYC, and Chicago.