ARTIST STATEMENT
I have always had this inner voice, even as a child that one day I would be able to share with the world how I saw and understood everything around me.
Growing up on the Big Island of Hawaii, I was extremely bullied for being gay. I hung out in nature alone as a way to escape. I would go down to the ocean, watch the massive Pacific waves hit the cliff sides, or find areas to swim, meeting all kinds of wild animals, Dolphins were my favorite, and we would play for hours. I would go to watch and play with the hot lava flows that poured into the ocean near my home. Nature itself was my friend to me, I did not need to be around people to feel loved.
My work has become my way of sharing all of my experiences. I want to inspire people to be aware of what is around them and to see things from a different perspective. There is so much undiscovered magic that we are destroying quicker than we can discover. I believe everything around us is conscious, including my art.
CURRICULUM VITAE
2022- Group Exhibit at The Core Club NYC
Curated by: Art Advisor Natasha Schlesinger of Artmuse along with Christine Mack of Space2curate
With Artist: Nir Rod, Tatyana Murray, Nancy Lorenz,
Bethany Czarnecki, Chanell Angeli
2020 - Group Exhibit at the Refinery Hotel
Curated by: Art Advisor Heidi Lee Komaromy along with
Fremin Gallery
With Artist: David Paulkay, Laurent Elie Badessi,
Nicole Cohen, Jean Philippe Kadzinski
New York City
2020 - Online Exhibit " Beyond Borders "
Curated By: Han Hongzheng & Joshua Gong
2020 - Live Virtual Artist talk with 7th & 8th Grade art students at Providence Day School in Charlotte NC.
Hosted by art teacher Edwin Gil
2019 - Panelist guest for Holiday House NYC Art Night
Hosted by art advisor Heidi Lee-Komaromi along with,
Sally Morgan Lehman of Morgan Lehman Gallery,
Art advisor Lauren Levin Bender
Susan Mccaffrey of Sundaram Tagore Gallery
2019 - Holiday House NYC
Curated by: Interior Designer Elsa Soyer &
Art Advisor Heidi Lee-Komaromi
With Artist: David Paulkay, Marc Dennis
2019 - Collaboration with Artist David Paul Kay
New York, NY
2019 - " Winter Fire " Group exhibit
Curated by the artists
Hosted by the Corcoran Group
With artist David Paulkay, Laurent Elie Badessi, Paddy Cohn
Central Park West, New York, NY
2018 - Hueb "Oceanum" group show
Curated by Natasha Schlesinger of Artmuse
With artist Todd Murphy
In conjunction with The Lonely Whale Foundation
Madison Ave, New York NY
2018 - Baryshnikov Arts Center " Fall Fete 2018 Art Auction Curated by Natasha Schlesinger of Artmuse
New York, NY
2018 - Winter - Aspen Art Wave
Curated by Shelly Glasser with Glasser Arts Consulting
Aspen, CO
2018 - Hetrick Martin Institute & Galerie Magazine "School's Out" Hosted by Lisa Cohen of Galerie Magazine
Curated by Natasha Schlesinger of Artmuse
East Hampton, NY
2018 - Summer - Aspen Art Wave
Curated by Shelly Glasser with Glasser Arts Consulting
Aspen, CO
2018 - Lenox Hill Gala
Curated by Rio Hamilton
New York, NY
2017 - Skoto Gallery Summer group show
With artist, William Engle, Olu Amoda, Cybil Charlier
Chelsea New York, NY
2017 - Perry St. Art Salon group show
With artist, David Paulkay, Brenton Wolf
West Village New York, NY
2016 - Skoto Gallery group show
With artist William Engle
Chelsea New York, NY
2016 - Group Show Curated by Artist
With artist William Engle
Times Square New York, NY
2016 - Black Body Co-Op show
Curated by Steven Sehm
Soho, NY
2015- Design on a Dime Benefit
Curated by Interior Designer Tyler Wisler booth
Chelsea New York, NY
2015 - Black Body Co-Op show
Curated by Steven Sehm
Soho, NY
2014 - Interior Design Magazine ( December issue )
2014 - Kips Bay Show House benefit
New York, NY
2014 - Design on a Dime Benefit
Curated by Interior Designer Santiago Tomas
Chelsea New York, NY
2013 - Architectural Digest Magazine
Cover story with Interior Designer Santiago Tomas