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BIO

I was born in Washington, D.C. where museums are free, and the streets are commandeered to voice opinions.

I graduated from Bard College and studied drawing/printmaking at The Art Students League of New York.

Attracted to places with street culture, I have lived in New York City, New Orleans, Cairo, Egypt, and Southern California.   My chalk pastel drawings are a collection of restaurant window displays from my old neighborhood of NYC’s Chinatown to the open meat markets of Cairo, Egypt.

When I first started, my drawings were like the Vargas Girls pin-ups of meats and sweets and now they are multi-layered street scenes.  They reflect my conventional use of photography, focusing on cityscapes, and inherent use of form, as I organically draw from colour shapes.

I started curating in order to show my work while still seeking traditional venues for exhibition.  I found it creative and therapeutic just to do-it-myself while inviting others to participate with me.  Together, my spectacles have been unconventional, highly interactive experiments that are fun and free to the public.