CHALK PAINTING

As a senior in high school, I was recruited from a community college drawing class to assist with executing a large-scale chalk piece at the renowned I Madonnari Italian Street Painting Festival in Santa Barbara, CA, which raises funds for arts programming in county public schools through the Children’s Creative Project. What started as my first paid art gig turned into a lifelong passion and sparked my broader public art practice. Creating art live for a pleasant crowd of passersby brings a responsive, adaptive inspiration to my work that makes it as meaningful as it is temporal.

I return year after year from whatever part of the globe I am living, drawing solo or working with a team.

CULTURE BOARDS

Nevada State College was my professional home from 2016–2019 when I served the in-house marketing department with content creation, brand standard development, art direction, editing, and graphic design. Since resuming work with the institution in a consulting role since 2021, the Division of Culture, Planning, and Policy has empowered me to create several engagement pieces to amplify their new president’s pillars and passion for the people who serve the students. The series rotates seasonally, staying attuned to their cultural zeitgeist and sparking new connections across the organization.