About the Artist

My work is informed by 19th and early 20th century photographic processes and the technologies that drove them. I describe the foundation of my practice as Research Art; informed and guided by the history of process and technology and expressed through the contemporary use of those same practices, and my own interpretations and evolutions of them, to explore the world inside and outside of my mind.

Currently, my work tracks the earliest period of photography focusing on Daguerre and Niépce’s daguerreotype alongside historically competing processes including Hippolyte Bayard’s direct positive and William Henry Fox Talbot’s calotype and salted paper processes. I’m also exploring the origins of photomicrography through Talbot’s early photomicrographs, and astrophotography through the works of John William Draper and son Henry Draper. My conceptual work is informed by these and other early developments in the history of photography.

My background includes assistantships and archivist roles for artists including large format photographers Michael A. Smith and Paula Chamlee, and documentary photographers Donna Ferrato and Arlene Gottfried. I consult on various topics related to photographic media conservation and antiquarian and contemporary camera design and restoration.

My work has been featured online and in print by the Smithsonian Magazine, the Washington Post, Time.com, Oprah Magazine, CNN, and more. An example of my work is also featured in the revised edition of Phaidon Press's widely acclaimed "A Smile in the Mind".

Neurodivergency and art.

I am an artist surviving brain injury. My challenges and healing process have led me on a continuing journey of self-rediscovery, redefining who I am, and re-discovering my creative voice. Much of my work touches on this experience either directly or conceptually and I strive to create work that encourages discourse, thoughtfulness, and connection across boundaries.