There are moments in an artist’s life that ask you to pause and really take stock of where you are. This exhibition is one of those moments for me. I’ve been invited to present a solo show — something this gallery has never done before. They’ve traditionally focused on group exhibitions, so to be the first artist to have a solo presentation in this space already makes this experience feel significant.
The show is structured as a kind of mini retrospective, bringing together works that span nearly a decade of my practice. It includes still life pieces, portraiture, and, for the first time, my fiber sculptures shown in this kind of setting. Each piece carries a version of me — how I was thinking, what I was exploring, and what I understood at the time.
This solo show, curated by nico w. okoro from the Bldg Fund, features works made over the past decade. Spanning sculpture, portraiture, and still lifes, the works weave thread, fabric, copper, and other materials into objects that both carry and hold human stories — vessels that protect the interior while navigating the exterior. On view are five sculptures from her new series Skin Over Air, and three portraits from her A Good Mother series.