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My teaching and artmaking practice is driven by a desire to make meaningful connections with other people. Different expressions of art and culture can engage people in different ways, and I’ve learned to work with a variety of media to create sculptural installations that may stand alone or create space to highlight other activities or modes of expression. I often collaborate with other artists and culture bearers, and engage community members in developing ideas and creating site responsive work. My practice is driven by my skill as a listener, observer, and question-asker. I am skilled at navigating relationships with multiple stakeholders and finding common goals and shared values to drive the work, figuring out what questions to be asking, and how do it in creative ways that will engage people in conversations. My ability to learn to speak the language of a place and community through innovative use of surfaces, materials, and incorporate the answers to these questions visually is one of my strengths.
My objective is to be present with people, lead with an open heart, and value their perspective in an artmaking process that leads to the creation of artistic interventions or products that will create authentic positive shifts in the community and empower people who may have felt left out in the past. As the emphasis in the work is often to lift up underrepresented voices, strategy in the engagement process and building trust is central to the work.
I currently teach Visual Language to first year students at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design and have worked with institutions including Charlestown Navy Yard (National Park Service), the Boston Children’s Museum and Franklin Park Zoo to create site specific public art installations. I have also worked with municipalities including the towns of Hull, Rockland, Natick, and Cities of Everett, and Boston on community engaged public art projects. I have worked for many years with the Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park using art as a point of departure to develop interpretive programs focused on history and ecology, and was the Artist in Resident at the Metropolitan Area Planning Council for an 18 month term from April of 2017-November 2018.
I earned a Masters in Art Teaching from Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt) in 2012, and BS in Landscape Architecture from UMass Amherst in 2003.
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Boston Harbor Artist in Residency Program
Institution/Business Type:
Artist / Creative (Individual)
Legal Status:
Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship
Year Founded:
2010
Institution/Business Type:
Artist / Creative (Individual)
Legal Status:
Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship
Year Founded:
2010
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Visual/Crafts - GeneralAdditional Disciplines:
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