About
I am interested in making work that draws upon memory, meaningful experience, and how human connection relates to both objects and place. In my work, I explore ways to express that interconnection between our perception of objects and those experiences. Using personal photographs for reference, I want to see how I can further push the image through paint. I use bright, warm colors to convey emotion and recall a specific moment. I also look for ways to find a balance between the details of the subject matter while leaving a blurred or impressionistic background. While the image is about a real time and place and personal observation, in the end, I hope to leave the viewer free to form their own observations and imagine their own narrative.CV
Education
Art Institute of Colorado, Graphic Design, 2004
Solo Exhibitions
2019 Inside Spaces - Oddfellows, Hattiesburg, MS
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 Caron Gallery South Second Anniversary Small Show, group show, Laurel, MS
2023 National Juried Painting Exhibition, University of Southern Mississippi, juried by Ken Weathersby
2023 Paper Fools: Works on Paper Group Show, Gail Keenan Art Center, Long Beach, MS
2023 Caron Gallery 13th Anniversary Show, group show, Tupelo, MS
2021 Mural for Atlanta Belt Line 2021, year long exhibition, Atlanta,GA
2018 Mural, The Atlanta Belt Line, year long exhibition
2018 Art for Action Studio Party and Gala - Peridot On The Line and Atlanta BeltLine Partnership
2018 Group Show benefiting UCA in Hattiesburg, MS
2016 The Depot, Exhibition, Hattiesburg, MS
2016 HAC "Everything Paper" Group Show, Hattiesburg, MS
2013 Hattiesburg Arts Council Annual Emerging Artist Exhibition, Group Show
2013 SMAA Watercolor,Pastels, and Sculpture Exhibit, William Carey University, Group Show.
2013 Click Boutique Pop Up Gallery
2011 Group Show, Eclectic and Inclusive Pt. 1, Art Students League of Denver, Denver, Colorado
2011 Group Show, Redemptive Reflections, Marika's Coffee House, Manitou Springs, Colorado
2011 Colorado Pastel Society Mile High International Exhibition and Sale, Denver, Colorado
2011 Art Student League of Denver Invitation Group Exhibition
Murals
2023 Big Trouble Mural, Hattiesburg, MS
2023 Love is all You Knead mural for Bagelheads, Pensacola, FL
2022 Electrical Box mural for the City of Hattiesburg
2021 Installation for The Summit, Carbon Office, Jackson, MS
2021 Basketball Court murals for (2k Foundations, Project Backboard, Made With NRG) Moss Point, MS
2021 To the Top, Hattiesburg Alliance for Public Art
2021 Mural for Atlanta Belt Line 2021, year long exhibition, Atlanta Georgia
2020 Logo Mural instillation for LongLeaf Piney Resort, Hattiesburg, MS
2020 Six Mural installations for Carbon Office, Ecoshed, Jackson, MS
2020 Welcome to Petal, commissioned by The Bradshaw Agency, Petal, MS
2020 Daydreamer mural, for The Outdoor Art Gallery on Central Avenue, Laurel, MS
2020 Seeds of Change, The Fertile Ground Project for Bottom Gardens, Jackson, MS
2020 Imagination Mural, Hattiesburg Alliance for Public Art
2020 Wonderful Day Mural, Hattiesburg Alliance for Public Art
2019 Chalk Art Mural, Denver Chalk Art Festival
2018 Two Murals painted for Presbyterian Christian High School, Hattiesburg, MS
2018 Mural, The Atlanta Belt Line, year long exhibition
2018 Chalk Art Mural, Denver Chalk Art Festival
2016 Glass House Collective, Artist in Residence, Chattanooga, TN
2016 Mural for Glass House Collective, Glass House Live 2016
Other
2021 Juror, 2021 Annual Southern Arts Association Art Show
2021 Public Art and Techniques, public talk for The Fertile Ground, Jackson, MS
Publications and Media
2023 Hometown on HGTV, Season 7, Episode 8 featured artist
2021 Carbon Office/ Ecoshed article for Metropolis Architecture Magazine
2021 "Rowell" Session 8, Episode 5, Home Town, HGTV
2019 "Rowell" Session 6, Episode 3, Home Town, HGTV
2018 VSCO/Samsung Mobile, photo by Ricardo Moody, SM3 - Evening
2018 Interview with The Visual Voices Magazine - Ways of Knowing
2017 Christina Rouse, VSCO - Arts and Culture Community Spotlight - A Sense of Contrast
2016 Meaghen Stark, Dime Entertainment Magazine, pg.30-33 - In The Mood
Representation - since 2022
The Caron Gallery, Tupelo, MS
The Caron Gallery, Laurel, MS
Gallery Shop at New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art, University of Southern Indiana