“By using carefully chosen colors and compositions, I tell a story with a single image; inviting the viewer to see the world through the eyes of a child again. Whether traveling by foot, bicycle, or car; no matter a person’s background or the color of their skin, we were all children once. It’s a bond that we all share as humans. In these days and times, imagination is more important than ever. My art creates space for the imagination to be set free; transporting the viewer to different worlds as if they were a child again, jumping into storybooks.
My style of art is inspired by my younger self who grew up lost in stories. Whether they took the form of books, or movies; I loved them all, but the characters rarely looked like me. Now, as a multicultural artist, I feel that representation is important, so that any little girl can see herself in my drawings.”
Education
2024
Professional Development for Artists: Art Dialogue, Development and Critique, Virginia Museum of Contemporary Arts, Virginia Beach, VA
2025
Oil Painting Class, Suffolk Cultural Art Center, Suffolk, VA
2025
Glass Making with Raya Friday, Perry Glass Studio, Norfolk V
Exhibitions
2025
Building A Bridge Art Exhibition, Kress Pavillion, Egg Harbor, WI
Indigenous Summer, Suffolk Cultural Art Center, Suffolk, VA
Suffolk Art League Open Members’ Show, Suffolk Art Gallery, Suffolk, VA
Figment: A Juried National Exhibition of Fanciful,Whimsical and Surreal Artworks, D’Art Center, Norfolk VA
Walk on the Wild Side: Chilling Creatures Exhibition, Suffolk Cultural Art Center, Suffolk VA
Getting to the Root: An Exhibition on Black Hair Culture, Harry Wood Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
2024
Blackwater Artist League Exhibition, Rawls Museum Arts, Courtland, VA
Suffolk Art League Open Members’ Show, Suffolk Art Gallery, Suffolk, VA
2023
Suffolk Art League Annual Juried Art Show, Suffolk Art Gallery, Suffolk, VA
Blackwater Artist League Exhibition, Rawls Museum Arts, Courtland, VA
Rawls Museum Arts Juried Art Show, Rawls Museum Arts, Courtland, VA
2022
Rawls Museum Arts Juried Art Show, Rawls Museum Arts, Courtland, VA
2021
Hidden History, Curated by The Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia, Gallery 5, Richmond, VA
Press
2025
Getting to the Root of Black Hair and Culture Through ASU Art Exhibition, The State Press, March 2025
Awards
2025
Second Place, Walk on the Wild Side: Chilling Creatures Exhibition, Suffolk ,VA
2023
Sary/Rudy Award , Suffolk Art Gallery, Suffolk, VA
