Solo Exhibition

4/19/2021

Perception is Reality

I'm so honored to have been chosen to have a solo exhibition at The Phipps Center for the Arts! It is on display now in Gallery One through May 22, 2021.

Artist Statement

There is no singular way to perceive the world. The notion that each person’s perception is their reality fascinates me. That means our world – the world of humanity – is a combination of a vast diversity of realities. I investigate this concept through my art.

As I work, I imagine that each person has a window through which they “see” the world. Individually we are never able to see the whole scene. I consider the challenges people have with understanding the world from another person’s perspective. Further complicating things, I consider the contradictory qualities that exist in humanity. At the individual level as well as at the societal level, contradictions are everywhere. As I work, I ponder the ways our various viewpoints interconnect and I explore how our contradictory nature tests our ability to work together.

Through my art, I strive to express these colliding, collaborating, and opposing perceptions.