What a summer!! After 2 months of exploring NY, making new work, and meeting amazing people we celebrated with an open studio. It was a huge hit! People started to show up before the start and stayed after it was over! Everyone in the residency had strong work to show and it was exciting to… Continue reading NYU Open Studio
This summer I am part of an artist residency at NYU. I am excited to explore the city, network, and pull new influences into my work! I have already settled into my two spacious studio spaces and started work. We will have an open studios at the end of July so keep your eyes open… Continue reading Summer residency at NYU
If you live in East Texas, I would like to invite you to join me in the Debut of my oil painting, Entangled Oasis, March 31st at True Vine Breweries amazing new location.
A group exhibition of graduate work at The University of Texas at Tyler by Jessica Sanders, Lisa Horlander, and John Meranda. Open January of 2018 at the Fine Art Complex Gallery
The summer is coming to a close and its time to start gearing up for the school year. Its been a full summer of family adventures, opportunities, and precious rest. We did not get to go on any fancy vacations but we did get out of town several times for family events and here are… Continue reading Summer time travel
Sometimes a moment cannot be fully enjoyed until I put it on paper. Documentation is something I have focused on and explored this summer. I have been interested in how capturing a moment, with a photo or on paper, creates a time loop. Its an illusion convincing us that we can enter into the moment… Continue reading full life
I will be joining Sight.org in 2018 for a 2 week trip to Togo Africa. I will be documenting everything while I am there and then work with Sight.org to create a children's book. I will also create a new series of paintings inspired by the trip. I need your help to make this happen!… Continue reading I need your help
Recently I had the pleasure of meeting someone willing to go the distance to connect Texas Artist and the Texas identity, literally! Leslie Moody Castro,an independent curator working as the curator and Artistic director for the Texas Biennial with Big Medium, is on a journey to connect art and the artist in our large and… Continue reading Adventures in Texas Art
Today I finally started getting my art back out in town. I have been so focused on school I've held back on finding new places to display my new work, but now that I have graduated I thought its due time to spread my wings. I put up 2 of my paintings from my senior show up at… Continue reading Getting my art up and about
