I was born and lived much of my life in Chicago. I hold a BFA in painting, from The School of The Art Institute of Chicago, a BFA in Graphic design, from The University of Illinois, an MFA degree from Georgia Southern University and I spent one year working on a Ph.D. in Studio Art at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. I received a generous fellowship to pursue my Ph.D. art research at The Julia and David White art residency in Costa Rica. I am an Abstract Expressionist painter. My work is large, typically 12’x5’. I work on un-stretched and un-prepared canvas or other fabrics created on the floor or wall. My works are informed by books; stories about women who have suffered trauma and their road to recovery. Recently I was awarded a commission to complete 5 murals for the city of San Marcos, 60’ long and 20’ tall. The University of Central Oklahoma chose 5 of my artworks to use for their costumes for the play, Trojan Women 2, April 2019. I was invited to create a poster for ACT/ART Brooklyn, NYC; my art will go to the White House as a finalist. Before the Pandemic of 2020, I...