About

Artist Statement

Visual art and poetry have been in conversation since the time of the ancient Greeks. I pair original photographs and poems that speak to one another.

 I explore places such as parks and gardens to capture examples of this. I am taken in by shadows, reflections and various life cycles I see. I also benefit both physically and mentally from my time in nature. I am surrounded by beauty, the resourcefulness shown by animals, and feel the joy of new births and new growth. 
 

I look for something in each picture that will convey a universal concept and write about that. Since the photo is a prompt, the poem may not always be a literal description of it. The poem is the result of where the picture takes my thoughts.

As you look at my work, I hope you will join in the conversation. Do you see what I see or do you have another story to tell?

Solo Exhibitions

2018               Natural Companions, All Souls Gallery, Kansas City, MO

2018               Art Inspired by Other Art, Liberty Community Center, Liberty, MO

2014               Pairings--Photographs and Poetry, PT's at the Crossroads, Kansas City, MO

Selected Group Exhibitions

2023                First Annual core. Group Showcase, The Smalter Gallery, Kansas City, MO

2023                From the Earth, Buttonwood Art Space, Kansas City, MO

2023               ARTHEALS, InterUrban ArtHouse, Overland Park, KS

2022              Her Art/Their Art, InterUrban ArtHouse, Overland Park, KS

2022              ABSTRACT: HE'ART' FOR ALL, Buttonwood Art Space, Kansas City, MO

2021              VALA Gallery Presents Convergence, Roeland Park City Hall, Roeland Park, KS

2021              The Queer Experience, InterUrban ArtHouse, Overland Park, KS

2021-23         Place of Peace, Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, Overland Park, KS

2020-21        Resilience, Reflection, Rebuilding, Artists Respond to Covid-19, Johnson County Arts &        Heritage Center, Overland Park, KS

2017             One as Many, InterUrban ArtHouse Photography Group, Antioch Library,
                     Merriam, KS

2016             P.S. I Love You, InterUrban ArtHouse Photography Group, Corinth Library
                     Prairie Village, KS 

2015             Cultures Without Borders juried show, The Vine Street Gallery, Kansas City MO

Selected Publications

2019-21             Veterans Voices, Photography

2017                   Kansas Time+Place, An Anthology of Heartland Poetry

2014                   I Keep You with Me, Chapbook, Poetry and Photography

2013, 2021-22   Thorny Locust, Poetry

Grants

2012          Rocket Grant, Vox Narro--Tell Me a Story  Group project celebrating immigrant                                      communities in the Kansas City metropolitan area.