Through found objects, photography, and typography, my work reflects my personal upbringing in the rural Canadian prairies. My practice examines The Church, its connection to social class, the masculine underpinnings of the rural West, cultural typecasts, and pastoral aesthetics. Roadside religious advertising has been a continuous influence on me and specifically the concurrent threat and hope they present. This has led me to manipulate said found texts in a humorous way to unveil the cultural underbelly of our rural communities. The viewer is integral to my work, I apply the texts in an ambiguous directive, forcing them to interact with it rather than drive right past. My work sits at the gravel crossroads of inside/outside, mockery/piety, disbelief/faith. 


Education
2020-2024: BFA Hons. Studio, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB

Group Exhibitions
2024, BFA Honours Grad Show,  ArtLAB room 370
2024, Preview, School of Art Student Gallery
2023, Off The Wall, School of Art Student Gallery
2023, Theres No Place Like, School of Art Student Gallery
2023, Salon Exhibition, School of Art Student Gallery
2023, District SOA, Exchange District, Tara Davis Boutique
2023, Manitoba Society of Artists Open Juried Competition and Exhibition (Online)
2022, Manitoba Society of Artists Open Juried Competition and Exhibition, Shortlisted (Online)
2022, Manitoba Craft Council, Up-And-Coming Craft (Online)

Awards
2023 Stephan Water Mical Scholarship in Fine Arts
2023 Kenneth Finkelstein Prize in Sculpture, Scholarship
2023 Cecil C. Richards Memorial Award, Scholarship
2023 School of Art Merch Design Contest, University of Manitoba
2022 Jean Wiens Award For 1st Time OJCE Exhibitor, Manitoba Society of Artists

Professional Affiliation
2023-2024  Student Gallery Curatorial Commitee Member,  School of  Fine Arts Student  Association
2023-2024  Student Sculpture Representitive,  School of Fine Arts Student Association