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My
artwork is a reflection of how I feel about my life and the
experiences that have shaped it thus far. It is largely about the
people who have come in and out of my life, the ones who are still
around and the ones who aren't, and all the memories I've made and am
still making. I strive for my work to be an honest interpretation of
my day-to-day life.
I
concentrate on my relationships with the people in my life I am
closest to, or people who have sparked some sort of strong emotion,
whether that be love, hurt, friendship, or confusion. I deconstruct
my feelings about my subject then choose images to symbolize my
feelings for the person and my experiences that have led me to create
the painting. I use multiple images, almost always containing one,
if not more, actual photo of the subject, to create the reference for
my final piece.
These
multiple images and layers reflect my feelings and all the gray area
that I can never quite put my finger on, and portray my subjects in
the most honest and open way that I know how to. I hope for the
finished abstract quality of my work to draw in a larger audience and
give my work a more universal quality, while the titles provide clues
to the content and the very personal meaning behind it.
My
work is oil on canvas or linen and varies largely in size, depending
on, and stemming from my subject. I focus mostly on abstracting from
realistic elements I am familiar with, using Photoshop as a tool for
formulating my ideas into new, conceptually layered images that will
serve as the basic reference for my paintings.
EDUCATION
BFA
– painting, 2009, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, California
AA
– painting, 2004, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
AWARDS 2011 Studio Visit Magazine, 2011 Fall Edition
Finalist, The Year's Best Art, The Artist's Magazine
2010 Studio Visit Magazine, 2010 Summer Edition
Artist Residency, Festival of Murals, Wayne County, Indiana
Artist's Grant, Vermont Studio Center Artist Residency
2009 Artist's Grant, Vermont Studio Center Artist Residency
Honorable Mention, The Year's Best Art, The Artist's Magazine
1st Place, Abstract Painting, Spring Show, Academy of Art University
2nd Place, Abstract Painting, Spring Show, Academy of Art University
Best Body of Work, Spring Show, Academy of Art University
Finalist, Myartscholarship: Undergraduate Competition, Myartspace
2008
Finalist, People and Figures Competition,
International Artist Magazine
1st Place, Contemporary Painting,
Spring Show, Academy of Art University
2nd Place, Landscape Painting,
Spring Show, Academy of Art University
3rd Place, Contemporary Painting,
Spring Show, Academy of Art University
2007
Honorable Mention, The Year's Best Art,
The Artist's Magazine
2006
1st Place, Watercolor Painting,
Spring Show, California Watercolor Society
2nd Place, Still Life Painting,
Spring Show, Academy of Art University
Underclassman Incentive Award, Spring Show,
Frank Lanza
EXHIBITIONS
2013 The 12th Annual Art/International exhibition... here and abroad, Box Heart Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2012 Red, Redtree Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
Billboard Art Project, Atlanta, Georgia
tiny, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, California
A Small Glimpse, Redtree Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
FIVE by FIVE, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida
Nite of Unity: Ohio Against Human Trafficking, OSU Arts Space, Columbus, Ohio
Abstract Show, Redtree Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
Delicious, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, California
Evoke, Redtree Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
2011
Terrain, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, California
Launch Party, Art Design Consultants, Cincinnati, Ohio
A Small Glimpse, Redtree Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
Tiny, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, California
2010 Up; New Paintings by Rachel Gillen, Swayne on Main, Covington, Kentucky
Tiny, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, California
Delicious, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, California
Online Charity Auction Celebrating Art Basel (benefiting Housing Works), Zatista.com
ProKids Soiree, Art Design Consultants, Cincinnati, Ohio
2009 Teacher/Students, Hespe Gallery, San Francisco, California
Reflective Perceptions, Gallery 79, San Francisco, California
Ourboros: The Art of the Round, Dorothy Herger Gallery, Fairfield, California
A Small Glimpse, Red Tree Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
Academy of Art Spring Show, 601 Brannan Gallery, San Francisco, California
Represent, Bromwell's Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
Holiday Show, Bromwell's Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
Tiny, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, California
Delicious, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, California
14th Annual Faculty/Alumni Fine Art Auction, Gallery 79, San Francisco, California
The Perfect Party, ProKids Fundraiser Auction, Cincinnati, Ohio
Junior League of San Francisco Fundraiser
Auction, San Francisco, California
2008
'A' Class, Hang Art, San Francisco,
California
17th Annual Breckenridge
Fine Art Show, Breckenridge Fine Arts Center, Breckenridge, Texas
The Kindest Shape, Base Cooperative
Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
Tiny, Studio Gallery, San Francisco,
California
Out of the Blue, Red Tree Gallery, Cincinnati,
Ohio
Delicious, Studio Gallery, San Francisco,
California
Magnitude SEVEN, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati,
Ohio
Academy of Art Spring Show, 601 Brannan Gallery, San Francisco, California
The Perfect Party, ProKids Fundraiser
Auction, Cincinnati, Ohio
Junior League of San Francisco Fundraiser
Auction, San Francisco, California
Meier's Art & Wine Invitational,
Silverton, Ohio
2007
Pabst Blue Ribbon '07-'08 East and West
Coast Tour, United States
Academy of Art Spring Show, 601 Brannan Gallery, San Francisco, California
Academy of Art Big Bang Show, 601 Brannan Gallery, San Francisco, California
Junior League of San Francisco Fundraiser
Auction, San Francisco, California
Alta Plaza Preschool Fundraiser Auction,
San Francisco, California
2006
Academy of Art Spring Show, Gallery 79, San Francisco, California
Academy of Art Big Bang Show, Gallery 79, San Francisco, California
2005
Group Show, Studio Z, San Francisco,
California
Hurricane Katrina Relief Auction, San
Francisco, California
2004
Miami University Student Show, Fitton
Center for the Arts, Hamilton, Ohio
2002
Whitewater Valley Regional Art Competition,
Indiana University East, Richmond, Indiana
BIBLIOGRAPHY 2012 Catapult Art Mag, Issue #14
2011 ADC Fine Art Blog, "Art with a Story"
The Artist's Magazine
2009 The Artist's Magazine
2008
The Cincinnati Enquirer. (print edition)
The Mt. Healthy Connector (published
quarterly)
The International Artist Magazine
2007
The Artist's Magazine
CORPORATE COLLECTORS
Pabst Blue Ribbon, Co.
SELECTED PRIVATE COLLECTORSRoger Foucray, Brussels, Belgium
Cindy and Jim Scott, Cincinnati, Ohio
Marissa Gianno, San Francisco, California
Paul Stier, San Francisco, California
Santiago Santos, Puerto Rico
Justino Abad, Alexandria, Virginia
Charles Kouns, Mill Valley, California
JJ and Dawn Clark, Cleves, Ohio
Justin Brown, Kailua, Hawaii
Reema Marks, San Francisco, California
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