i am a modern abstract painter and mixed-media artist obsessed with unique juxtapositions, language, and pushing boundaries with color, contrast, and texture. a divergent thinker with an intuitive and experimental process, my work challenges us to see things differently. immersive journeys that delve the interplay between the mental and the physical, my pieces provoke an openness to intensity and exploration of the fluid relationship between what we see and feel and our evolving experience.
chicago-born + rooted in madrid, i received a phd in psychology from the university of chicago and spent years in the design world working at the intersection of people, brands, and products. my background in language and behavior provides a unique window into the relationships between humans, objects, and spaces, and is a critical frame of reference for my work.
always a creative and a creator, i eventually shifted from design to dedicate myself fully to my artwork. the formalization of my practice as an artist (and my studio as an object in the world) enables me to articulate an infinitely flexible space in which i can freely create (anything) and connect with those who seek out the bold, the vivid, the colorful, the evocative, the thought-provoking, the dialogic, the extraordinary...
currently based outside chicago, i have shown my work nationally + abroad with saatchi's the other art fair, rostrum | 312, the martin, atelier, west end gallery, madewell, the art center highland park, peninsula art center, artsugar, and woman made gallery, and received a minted independent artist day jury prize award.