Resume/CV

Instagram: @ratsarenotgross

Bio:

I was born in Hawaii, moved to New Mexico as a child, and spent the summers of my youth in Vermont with my grandparents. Growing up in such vastly different places led to an appreciation of the diversity of life in the world and the inherent beauty in the balance necessary to maintain an ecosystem. I was born to parents of different races, which added another layer of diversity to my upbringing. Both the geographic diversity I witnessed growing up and the heterogeneity in my cultural experience shaped my perspective on the world and my place in it. My childhood experiences led me to formally explore the importance of diversity through both anthropology and visual art. I sought to understand human diversity through my doctoral work; my visual work aims to instill appreciation and awe for this diversity in others as well as in our surroundings.

I have a BFA in studio art, and a PhD in anthropology. I have shown my work in galleries across the United States.

Statement:

As humans, we have an unparalleled ability to shape and control our physical environment. We allow plants and animals into our lives but only in limited, controlled ways. We surround ourselves with manicured landscapes and domesticated pets, while we destroy fragile ecosystems and drive untold numbers of species to extinction. When we benefit from the natural world, we embrace it; when it encroaches on our comfort, we destroy it. Through photography, sculpture, and print, my work captures the exploitation and concomitant destruction of the natural world and uses it as a metaphor for our treatment of one another.

Shop Info:

Please send me a message for information on buying my primary artwork (i.e., the images you see on this website).

For small works, greeting cards, stickers, pins, etc., please visit my Etsy shop. For wholesale orders, please visit my Faire shop.