I draw inspiration from early studio portraiture, northern Renaissance painting, and film-inspired lightwork and settings that bring into high relief the psychology of her subjects. Visual and historical re-contextualization plays a crucial role in most of her work that traverses and amalgamates disparate media and time periods. Two of her recent projects are the "Tribal stories" series, a revisualization of Biblical texts, based on a study of European biblical painting, and the "Ancestors Blueprint Project", a photographic exploration of the relationship between ancestry, family history and identity.
EDUCATION
1998-2001
Pratt Institute, New York.
M.S. in Design
SELECTED SHOWS
2010 “Reflecting on History”, ICO Gallery, New York
2011 “Mermaids and Sirens”, 287 Spring st. Gallery, New York
2011 “Distanced from the Source”, Set Gallery, New York
2012 “Metamorphosis”, Poet’s Den Gallery, New York
2012 “Perception” Poet’s Den Gallery, New York
2012 “Inauguration”, 287 Spring st. Gallery, New York
2013 “Ancestor Project”, UJA, New York
2013 “Inheritance of a Story”, Brazilian Endowment for the Arts, New York
2014 "Migration", 185 Church Street, New York
2014 "Tribal Stories", "Ariana" 140 W Houston St, New York
2015 Barbarian gallery at "Scope" art fair, New York
AFFILIATIONS and collaborative projects
COJECO BluePrint Fellowship recipient 2010
COJECO BluePrint Fellowship Alumni Show 2013
COJECO BluePrint Fellowship Alumni Show 2014
As part of the fellowship, created an ongoing photography series, “the Ancestor Project”, which has since been presented, exhibited and used in collaboration with several events and theater productions, including “Doroga” a play by the "The Lost and Found" theater group
EDUCATION
1998-2001
Pratt Institute, New York.
M.S. in Design
SELECTED SHOWS
2010 “Reflecting on History”, ICO Gallery, New York
2011 “Mermaids and Sirens”, 287 Spring st. Gallery, New York
2011 “Distanced from the Source”, Set Gallery, New York
2012 “Metamorphosis”, Poet’s Den Gallery, New York
2012 “Perception” Poet’s Den Gallery, New York
2012 “Inauguration”, 287 Spring st. Gallery, New York
2013 “Ancestor Project”, UJA, New York
2013 “Inheritance of a Story”, Brazilian Endowment for the Arts, New York
2014 "Migration", 185 Church Street, New York
2014 "Tribal Stories", "Ariana" 140 W Houston St, New York
2015 Barbarian gallery at "Scope" art fair, New York
AFFILIATIONS and collaborative projects
COJECO BluePrint Fellowship recipient 2010
COJECO BluePrint Fellowship Alumni Show 2013
COJECO BluePrint Fellowship Alumni Show 2014
As part of the fellowship, created an ongoing photography series, “the Ancestor Project”, which has since been presented, exhibited and used in collaboration with several events and theater productions, including “Doroga” a play by the "The Lost and Found" theater group