About | Crow Press

My work is based on a contemporary interpretation of animism. At an early age I developed a habit of

collecting discarded objects wherever I lived. Each scavenged or collected object seemed to hold a

differing dormant personality that needed to be explored. I found that by exploring these objects

through drawing, I could access their hidden personalities and symbolic meanings beyond obvious

interpretations. They functioned alone like a note of music or a single syllable. When combined into

a composite composition a complete personality was formed. Over time, an Animist language

became revealed. My language is informed by the writings of Sir James George Frazer and William

Butler Yeats, reading folktales and conversations with members of animist based religions.

What particularly interests me is how a complex situation can be communicated through unusual

objects. For me, this confirms a type of universal symbolic language or collective unconscious at

work.

With my studio work, I start with a significant event in my life that has universal applications,

such as: a death, the repetitive nature of a dead-end job, falling in love, etc. and build a

narrative using the appropriate items from the collection. Each object used in the composition is

carefully chosen for its personality and personal symbolic significance creating a narrative in the end.

For my process I find it important to distract the critical portion of the mind, in order to make intuitive

and unexpected decisions in building the image. Printmaking has been the ideal vehicle for achieving

this, as chemical reactions, left-right reversal, layering of color and a host of other technical

considerations must be considered at every juncture. This acts as a constant logical distraction, which

allows the unconscious to play with the imagery. The nature of print creation is often slower than

more direct methods such as drawing, this too is beneficial. Since it can take months of regular work

to achieve an image, the end-product has been looked at and explored from varying perspectives

which creates a carefully considered image in the end.

EDUCATION

M.F.A, Printmaking, University of New Mexico, 2007

Tamarind Professional Printer, Tamarind Institute, 2001

B.F.A., Printmaking, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, summa cum laude, 1999

WORKSHOPS TAUGHT

2018, Lo-Tech Printmaking, Offcenter Community Arts Project, Albuquerque, NM.
2014: Wax and Paper Casting, free community workshop at Southwest University of Visual Arts, Albuquerque, NM.
2012: Collography, free community workshop at Southwest University of Visual Arts, Albuquerque, NM.
2006: Non-Toxic Etching, New Grounds Printworkshop & Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
2005: Photo-Gravure, New Grounds Printworkshop & Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.

University of New Mexico, adjunct, taught 1 class per semester, 2008.
Takach Press, staff, technical support for printmakers, manufacturer of printmaking supplies, shipping, product research, 2006-2009.
New Grounds Print Workshop, general manager, technical printing assistance for members, contracts, maintained web site, conducted workshops, 2002-2006.
University of New Mexico, graduate instructor, taught 1 class a semester, 2005.

HONORS

Second Place Award of Excellence, 2016 ONLINE INTERNATIONAL, Juried All Media, Exhibition, San Diego Museum of Art, Ca.

2015: Cited instructor of record for 5 award winners in the student gold & silver category for the Advertising Federation of New Mexico awards, Albuquerque N.M.

2011: Selected along with artist Shaurya Kumar to represent New Mexico in the East/West Portfolio (2 artists per state selected) organized by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and exhibited in multiple university museums over seven years.

WORKS IN COLLECTIONS

Bernalillo County Public Art, Albuquerque, NM.
Special Collections Department & Rare Books Room, the University of Colorado.
The Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
University of North Dakota.
Albuquerque Museum of Art.
University of New Mexico, print collection.
Rives Print collection, France.
Estampe Museum, Mexico City, Mexico.
University of New York at Oneonta.
University of North Carolina at Fayetteville
Tyler School of Art, Temple University, P.A.
University of Southern Indiana.
University of Texas at Austin.

EXHIBITIONS

2024: Printer's Planet, Pop up event, Albuquerque, NM.
2024: Anima, Solo-Exhibition, Mariposa Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
2024: Rewind, Mariposa Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
2024: MESH, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Hyattsville, MD.
2023: Superfunkadelic , curator: Amy Ditto, Ghost Wolf Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
2022: Breaking Ground, Ken Chappy Gallery, CNM, Albuquerque, NM
2021: Threshold, curated by Nicholas Ruth, International Print Exchange Programme, India.
2018: Curiouser and Curiouser, Mariposa gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
2018: Ambos Lados, Horned-Toad Prints, El Paso, TX.
2017: Gunifa, Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur, India.
2017: Scratching the Surface, Verum Ultimum gallery, Portland OR.
2017: Desert Triangle, Horned Toad Prints, El Paso, TX.
2017: Prints by Southwest, South Broadway Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM.
2017: Animatism, Solo-Exhibition, Mariposa Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
2016: Pacific States Biennial North American Printmaking Exhibit, juror Lloyd Menard, HI.
2016: Inkmasters 2016 Print Exhibition, Juried, Cairns, Queensland.
2016: Second Place Award of Excellence, 2016 ONLINE INTERNATIONAL, Juried All Media, Exhibition, San Diego Museum of Art, Artists Guild, CA.
2016: A Re-revolution in New York: Ithaca Public Library, NY.
2016: Print Austin: Year of the Monkey exhibit, Lion’s Nest Gallery, Austin, TX.
2015: East/West Portfolio, College of the Sequoias, CA.
2015: NMCAPP Gala, Albuquerque, NM.
2014: Danse Macab: Platz Gallery, SUVA, Albuquerque, NM.
2014: MONSTER, Albuquerque, The Little School House Gallery, Tieras, NM.
2014: Faculty Exchange, SUVA Gallery, Tucson, AZ.
2013: PRINT: Albuquerque, Platz Gallery, SUVA, Albuquerque, NM.
2013: Paper in Particular, Columbia College, MO., Juror- Tom Huck.
2013: On A Thread Of Memory, Leich Lathrop Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
2013: Orogenesis, Leich Lathrop Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
2012: Placebo Effect, Leich Lathrop Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
2012: The West Mesa, Leich Lathrop Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
2012: Borderlands, solo exhibition, Leich Lathrop Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
2012: Borderlands, Solo Exhibition, Leich Lathrop Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
2012: Grand-Opening, Leich Lathrop Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
2012: Gravure – The Chameleon of Printmaking, (exhibited & artist talk), New Grounds Print Workshop & Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
2012: Faculty Exhibition, S.U.V.A., Platz Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
2012: Gothic, Orange County Center for the Contemporary Arts, CA.
2011: East/West Portfolio, Central Connecticut University, CT.
2011: East/West Portfolio, University of Central Florida, FA.
2011: East/West Portfolio, University of Colorado, CO.
2011: East/West Portfolio, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, LA.
2011: East/West Portfolio, Nicholls State University, LA.
2011: Qijiang International Print Festival, Qijiang Printmaking Institute, China.- Juried. Jurors –Professor David Barker, Dr Weimin He, Ms Wuon-Gean Ho & Mr Yili Li.
2011: 3, Kimo Theatre, City of Albuquerque, NM. (3 person exhibit).
2011: Mid-America Print Council Members Exhibition, Missouri State University, M.O. –Juror: Emily Booth.
2010: Shy Rabbit Print International, Shy Rabbit Fine Arts, Pagosa Springs, C.O. - Juror: Yuji Hiratsuka Professor of Art, Oregon State University, Corvallis.
2010: Gunifa, Kala Academi, Goa, India.
2010: International Tour Show 10, Park Fine Art Albuquerque, N.M. & Gallery Edel, Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan & Changwon National University Art Museum, South Korea.
2010: Faculty Exhibition, Platz Gallery, The Art Center Design Center, with Artist’s Talk. Albuquerque, NM.
2010: Paper in Particular, Columbia College, M.O. - juried. Juror: Bradlee Shanks; Professor of printmaking at the University of South Florida, FA.
2009: Gunifa, University of Tennessee, TN.
2009: Stream of International Prints, Hongiv University, Seoul, South Korea.
2009: Gunifa, Impact 6, Bristol, U.K.
2007: Portals, M.F.A. Thesis solo Exhibition, Yale Art Center, Albuquerque, NM.
2009: International Tour Show 09, Park Fine Art Albuquerque, NM. & Kyung-In Museum of Art, South Korea
2008: Gunifa, CHAAP Printmaking Workshop, Vadodara, India.
2008: A Standard Debut, 105 Studios, Albuquerque, NM.
2008: Art Squared, Corrales -Bosque Gallery, Corrales, NM.
2008: Imprints, M cafe, Natural History Museum, Albuquerque, NM.
2007: Ephemeris, two person exhibition, Studio Three Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
2007: Imagination and Innovation, Jewish Community Campus, Albuquerque, NM.
2006: Pushing Paper, Masley Gallery, University of New Mexico – Juried. Juror: Laurel Lampella. Professor of Art Education at the University of New Mexico.
2006: 11, Yale Street Art Center, Albuquerque, NM.
2005: 38th Annual Arts International Exhibition, Museum of Art, El Paso, Texas–Juried. Juror: Joy Miller Curator for the Las Cruces Museum of Fine Art, TX.
2005: Best of New Mexico Book Arts, Papergami, Albuquerque, NM. – Juried. Juror: Anne Engelhardt, President of Libros Book Artist Guild.
2005: Mentors-Alchemy, A.S.A. Gallery, University of New Mexico, NM.
2002: Incoming, Jonson Gallery, University of New Mexico. –Juror: Robert Ware, NM.
2001-2006: Monthly group exhibitions at New Grounds Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.