Artist's Statement:
The black and white printed image, as basic as it may be, can still be found abundantly in our full-color, high-resolution society. Xeroxed fliers, newsprint, industrial catalogues, vintage yearbooks, and operation manuals are some of the places where I find such images. The simplicity of only positive and negative space is what I find fascinating, and it is what I aim to employ as the primary focus of my paintings.
My process is an experiment in restriction. My goal is to convey a minimal yet appropriate amount of information to convince the viewer. I intend for my paintings to mimic the aesthetic accomplished by repetitive production processes such as basic screen printing, stenciling, and photocopying while insisting that each piece be a one of a kind original painting maintaining obvious painterly qualities.
Education:
Associate of Science, Audio Production
New England Institute of Art, 2003
Selected Exhibitions:
"Moustache Bar" (solo exhibit), Stupid Easy, Philadelphia, PA, Aug 6 - 27, 2010
"Fully Loaded," Vincent Michael Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, Aug 6 - 28, 2010
"Paint it Now," Distillery Gallery, South Boston, MA, Mar 19 - Apr 23, 2010
"Concerto of Illumination," M55 Art, Long Island City, NY Feb 18 - Mar 7, 2010
"BYOA," X Initiative, Chelsea, NYC, February 3&4, 2010
"Plenty," 13 Forest Gallery, Arlington, MA, November, 2009 - January, 2010
"Queer Animals," 13 Forest Gallery, Arlington, MA, September-November, 2009
solo exhibit, West Side Lounge, Cambridge, MA, August-October, 2009
"Artageddon," Distillery Gallery, South Boston, MA, September, 2009
"Burt Reynolds and Friends" (solo exhibit), Christopher's Restaurant, Cambridge, MA, March - April, 2009
"BluePRINT, Phase III" Blue Room, Cambridge, MA, 2009
"Hey I Know that Guy," WSAC, Somerville, MA, January, 2009
"Off the Wall," printmaking exhibit, Distillery Gallery, South Boston, MA, January, 2009
"826 Boston Art Auction," Robert Klein Gallery, Boston, MA, December 12, 2008
"December Salon," Nave Gallery, Somerville, MA, December, 2008
"All Hallow Even," Distillery Gallery, South Boston, MA, Oct. 31, 2008
"NIght Life" group exhibit, 307 Market St., Philadelphia, PA, Sept. 5, 2008
"Artists Speak Out!," Miller Block Gallery, Boston, MA, 2008
"Paint it Now," Distillery Gallery, South Boston, MA, 2008
"BluePRINT" Blue Room, Cambridge, MA, 2008
solo exhibit, Cambridge Common, Cambridge, MA, 2008
Parlor, Boston, MA, 2007/2008
South Boston Open Studios, 2002 - 2010
"From Here to There," Locco Ritoro Gallery, Boston, MA, 2007
City Hall, Boston, MA, 2006
solo exhibit, Delux Cafe, Boston, MA, 2006
Permanent Collections:
Franklin Southie, South Boston, MA
Bain & Co., Boston, MA
The Blue Room, Cambridge, MA
numerous private collectors
Selected Bibliography:
Huckabay, Carolyn, " 'Stache from the Past"
Philadelphia Citypaper, August 3, 2010
Schwind, Mary, "Moustaches, Mixed Drinks and Music"
NBC Philadelphia, August 6, 2010
Chayka, Kyle, "A Better Boston; Artists' Perspectives"
Hyperallergic, February 11, 2010
Editor's Pick, Arts, "Paint it Now"
The Boston Globe, Apr 8, 2010
Editor's Pick, A&E, "Mega Fauna"
The Boston Phoenix, Sep 18, 2009
Editor's Pick, Best of Boston issue, "Best Use of a Basement in South Boston: The Distillery Gallery"
The Boston Phoenix, Apr 16, 2009
Murray, Erin Byers & Dumont, Mary, "Southern Belle"
The Improper Bostonian, Mar 4-17, 2009 (color photo of work)
Curran, Caitlin E., "White Walls, Black Paint" (group show / collaboration)
The Boston Phoenix, Aug 20, 2008
Barera, John, "Distillery Opens Studio"
The Weekly Dig, Jun 4, 2008
Winterson, Rick, "South Boston's 2007 Open Studios"
South Boston Online, Nov 15, 2007
McQuaid, Cate, "Drawing on New Technology"
Boston Globe, Feb 8, 2007
ART 617, Ep. 9, 2007
Related Experience:
Curator, The Blue Room Restaurant
Cambridge, MA, 2008 - present
Curator, The Franklin Southie Restaurant
South Boston, MA, 2009 - present
Gallery Director, The Distillery Gallery
South Boston, MA, July, 2007 - present
South Boston, MA, July, 2007 - present