Artist Statement 

MY WORK EXPLORES THEMES OF IDENTITY, SELF-EXPRESSION, AND THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN NATURAL AND ARCHITECTURAL FORMS. OVER THE YEARS, MY ARTISTIC PRACTICE HAS EVOLVED FROM EXAMINING ADOLESCENT INSECURITIES AND SELF-TRANSPARENCY TO REFLECTING ON MOMENTS OF GROWTH AND RENEWAL. TRANSPARENCY, BOTH AS A METAPHOR FOR EMOTIONAL OPENNESS AND AS A LITERAL ELEMENT IN MY WORK, CONTINUES TO INSPIRE ME THROUGH THE USE OF PLEXIGLASS AND LAYERING TECHNIQUES.

CURRENTLY, I FOCUS ON OIL PAINTING, EMBRACING IMPRESSIONIST INFLUENCES TO CAPTURE THE BEAUTY OF THE HUMAN FIGURE AND ITS CONNECTION TO INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SPACES. MY PRACTICE IS SHAPED BY INSPIRATION FROM NATURE, VIBRANT COLORS, AND THE IMPERFECTIONS THAT DEFINE AUTHENTICITY. I OFTEN DRAW UPON MY ITALIAN HERITAGE, WEAVING ARCHITECTURAL MOTIFS AND CULTURAL REFERENCES INTO MY COMPOSITIONS.

I EMPLOY A RANGE OF MEDIUMS — INCLUDING PLEXIGLASS, CANVAS, AND WOOD — AND TECHNIQUES SUCH AS SCREEN PRINTING, ABSTRACTION, AND GESTURAL PAINTING, CREATING A DYNAMIC DIALOGUE BETWEEN MATERIALS. MY GOAL IS TO ENCOURAGE VIEWERS TO CONNECT THEIR OWN EXPERIENCES WITH MY WORK, OFFERING NEW INTERPRETATIONS AND PERSPECTIVES. EACH PIECE INVITES REFLECTION ON THE COMPLEXITY OF OUR ENVIRONMENTS AND EMOTIONS, CULMINATING IN A BODY OF WORK THAT CELEBRATES TRANSFORMATION, STORYTELLING, AND THE RESILIENCE OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT.