I know what it’s like to be one among many, longing for belonging while searching for individuality. As the youngest girl in a family of eleven, I have spent my life searching for the truth that lies in the past—a past that is partly unknown to me, filled with memories I can never access, yet still play a role in defining my family, my community, and ultimately, me.

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My work focuses on memory, both known and unknown, and the questions that emerge when we begin to search for what has been forgotten. I use old family photographs as references, treating each image as a piece of a larger story I am trying to uncover. Through layered, vibrant, expressive paintings, I combine different moments in time to explore hidden truths and the tension between what we know and what remains unknown.

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My process mirrors memory itself. Layers of paint and resin, loose brushstrokes, drips, and vague faces create a sense of fogginess and fragmentation. Most of my subjects are children, embodying playfulness, exploration, innocence, and vulnerability. I believe those qualities still live within us, even as we grow, and I hope my work creates space to reconnect with them.

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I believe truth is uncovered through seeking, and that we cannot know joy without sorrow, love without grief, or hope without despair. My work explores these tensions—the intersection of pain and promise—and the vulnerability that comes with not knowing. In that vulnerability, I believe we find connection to ourselves, to one another, and to life itself.