This exhibition explores the dynamic interplay between creation, education, and perception within the evolving ecosystem of art. As an artist and college instructor, I inhabit a space where making and teaching are not separate acts, but mutually enriching processes. The studio, the classroom, and the museum become interconnected sites of inquiry—each shaping and reshaping the other.

At the heart of this body of work is a belief in symbiosis: a reciprocal relationship in which the artist, the student, and the viewer co-create meaning. The act of seeing is not passive—it is participatory. Through field trips, critiques, and shared experiences, students become both witnesses and contributors to the artistic process. Likewise, viewers bring their own interpretations, completing the circuit of communication that art initiates.

Many of the works in this exhibition are rooted in photographs I’ve taken during art museum field trips and a recent visit to New York City—moments of observation, reflection, and inspiration captured in transit. These visual records serve as the foundation for my studio practice, where memory and experience are transformed through material.

Influenced by artists such as Van Gogh, Jasper Johns, Hilma af Klint, Hans Hofmann, Jackson Pollock, and Edward Hopper, my work draws from a wide spectrum of visual languages—from abstraction and symbolism to gesture and stillness. Their approaches to color, form, and emotional resonance echo through my own process.

Using encaustic, oil paint, and cold wax, I reimagine these images through layered surfaces, color and texture. These media allow me to explore the tension between permanence and impermanence, clarity and obscurity—mirroring the way memory and meaning shift over time and through different eyes.

Symbiosis of Sight invites reflection on how knowledge, creativity, and perception circulate between individuals and institutions. It is a meditation on the porous boundaries between teaching and learning, making and observing, guiding and being guided.

Opening Reception: Friday, August 1st from 6-10pm