I am interested in materials as records of processes: things that fracture, erode, absorb, bend, accumulate, decompose, and change. Geological formations, biological systems, and the structures of the body inform my approach to making, not as subjects to reproduce, but as systems through which I consider persistence, deterioration, interdependence, rupture, and transformation. I am particularly drawn to processes that remain partially unseen while producing material consequences over time.
I work through grinding, molding, bending, layering, binding, and assembling, often allowing materials to retain evidence of their manipulation. The physical act of making becomes a way of translating processes that are difficult to see or articulate into tangible forms. I am particularly interested in materials that remain active after an object has been made, allowing transformation to continue within the work itself.
Through installation, sculpture, and experimental processes, I consider how traces of transformation can become structures, forms, and relationships. Moving between the geological, biological, and bodily, my work uses material change not only as a physical process but as a means of externalizing, examining, and transforming experiences that persist through the body and memory.
Education
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
BFA, Fine Arts | GPA: 3.8
2022-2026
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts
2017–2019 | GPA: 4.1 (weighted)
Employment
Photography Lab Assistant (Federal Work-Study), The Cooper Union, 2022–2026
Thesis Documentation Photographer, The Cooper Union, 2026
Exhibition Installation & Curation Assistant, End-of-Year Exhibition, The Cooper Union, 2024 & 2026
Architecture Lab Assistant (Federal Work-Study), The Cooper Union, 2023-2024
Enrollment marketing and commencement assistant (Federal Work-Study), The Cooper Union, 2024-2025
Skills
Traditional Skills: painting, drawing, printmaking, welding, photography, creative writing, sculpture.
Natural Materials: abaca fiber, paper pulp systems, starch-based binders, agar, natural dyes, iron oxide, aluminum, natural fibers, coconut coir, salt, carbon-based pigments, natural chemicals.
Processes: hand paper-making, fiber processing, fermentation systems, oxidation control, crystallization processes, dye extraction, material layering, environmental conditioning, and structural tension systems.
Software: Adobe Creative Suite.
Exhibitions
Footnotes (Solo Installation)
The Cooper Union Library Atrium, New York, NY, 2026
Sadden (Thesis/Solo Exhibition)
The Cooper Union, New York, NY, 2026
New Student Exhibition
KHM1, Friisgatan 15, Malmö, Sweden, 2024
Group C+ Showcase
The Cooper Union Foundation Building, New York, NY, 2023
End of Year Show
The Cooper Union Foundation Building & 41 Cooper Square, New York, NY, 2023-2026
Awards
James Craig and Irene Scala Designing with Type Award
Vincent J. Mielcarek Jr. Memorial Prize
Innovator Scholarship (2022–2026)