BIO
I am a fiber artist interested in the emotions and histories that exist inside of domestic objects. Blending secondhand objects with experimental handiwork techniques, I create highly tactile works to facilitate questions about the power of shared identity and community in a world that is increasingly hyper individualistic and anti-social. My works explore an alternative world where community is found inside the stitches of a quilt, or the warmth of polyester fur; in the echoes of the many hands that have pinned and tucked their soul into the textiles that envelop and support us every day.
In 2020 I was chosen as a CFDA Future Fashion Graduate after finishing my Bachelors of Fine Arts at Kent State University. My multidisciplinary work has been shown across the world in spaces such as LVL 3,
Co-Prosperity, Hawthorne Contemporary, Jardin des Tuileries, and Impossible Art Gallery. I received my Masters in Fashion, Body and Garment the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2023 under the mentorship of artist Nick Cave. In 2024 I started my business Coatrack Vintage & Repair, which I currently operate out of Northeast Ohio. My work is being supported in-kind by the Lawyers for the Creative Arts in Chicago, Illinois.
