29th Annual NO DEAD ARTISTS
International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Art"First Saturdays" Opening Reception - 4 October 5-8 PM
September 17 – October 18, 2025
Pull Quote
Letting the materials guide me, I explore my relationship to my inner world and my physical body, and the works become a type of visual memoir.
Artist Statement
My art practice is a way of creating agency and practicing self-trust. Characterized by blind contour self-portraits, marks in bold color, and repeated shapes, each work is the result of embodied movements and intuitive multi-step processes.
I make paintings, collages and sculptures that explore my immediate surroundings and materiality. Often, it’s observations of the natural world that inform my mark making and themes. Created during my residency at the Joan Mitchell Center, the canvases are part of a series titled Borrowed Gesture that investigates the life/death/life cycle of banana plants in my yard. After the freeze in 2024, I watched the plants crumple, change color, and regrow from their stumps. The ongoing patterns of decay and expansion fascinate me—not only the visible transformations but also the unseen root network that sustains these rhizomes below the surface, reflecting the interconnection of all things.
Biography
Born in Atlanta, Virginia is a visual artist living and working in New Orleans, LA. Her work has been exhibited at The Ogden Museum of Southern Art, Ferrara Showman Gallery, Second Story Gallery, Good Children Gallery, and is in the permanent collection of Ochsner Health Clinic and The Carrollton. She is a member of art collective Where Y’art Works, Second Story Gallery, and was a 2024 Artist in Residence at the Joan Mitchell Center. She lives with her husband, three teens, three cats and a dog.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
1998 BA, Vanderbilt University. English major, Art History minor
Exhibitions/Residency
2024 No Dead Artists, Ferrara Showman Gallery
2024 Louisiana Contemporary, The Ogden Museum of Southern Art
2024 Joan Mitchell Center Residency, New Orleans
2024 Treehouse, curator, Travelers Hotel, New Orleans
2023 Les Salon des Bon Enfants, Good Children Gallery, New Orleans
2023 Fall for Art, Creole Connection, Scale New Orleans
2023 Undulations, Travelers New Orleans
2023 HomeMade, Where Y’art Works, Old No. 77 Hotel, New Orleans
2023 Festive Collective, HiVolt, New Orleans
2023 Focus, Creole Connection, Scale New Orleans
2023 Come as You Are, Where Y’art Works, Old No. 77 Hotel, New Orleans
2022 Marks of Time, Fourth Wall, New Orleans
2022 I Am Woman, Where Y’art Works, Old No. 77 Hotel, New Orleans
2019 Spirit of Home II, New Orleans Art Center
2017 Shores of Perception, HiVolt, in partnership with Prospect New Orleans
New Orleans Commissions
2022 The Carrollton, Arts New Orleans
2022 Ochsner Clearview, Where Y’art Works
Community Involvement
2024 Second Story Gallery, member
2023-present Vantage Points, collective member
2022-present Where Y’art Works, member artist
2022-present Monthly critique group, founder
2022 Thrive Network Crit Crew, participant
2016 Lemann Pool Mural, Welcome Table organizing team member
