Featured in Art Expo NYC 2026
Becoming
Through surrealist imagery, this series personifies shame, isolation, and grieving the versions of ourselves we were told to be. It shows how terrifying vulnerability can be—the act of stripping down to one’s core and exposing it to others. Through my practice, I explore how this exposure, while daunting, is the primary catalyst for healing, self-love, and the confidence to finally bloom into one's true self.
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Driven by my own ongoing healing, my motivation is to lead others toward a similar reconciliation: the understanding that God does not make mistakes and that we are loved exactly as we are. To illustrate this, I ground these complex human anxieties against the "undisturbed" balance of the natural world.
Acrylic Paint and Pen on Canvas (30in x 40in)
The beginning of this piece started as Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey, super triumphant, positive, and regal. But internally, this isn’t how I felt. I was lost and stuck. My wings, broken. The masks representing the various emotions, thoughts, and feelings racing through the mind in isolation
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Despite this somber scene full of pain, in the background the fish continuing to float, beautiful and focused on moving forward display hope and light at the end of the tunnel as long as you continue moving and stay long enough to see it.
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Grief can be crippling. When you;ve lost yourself, your source of life, and motivation it can feel like you’ve been grounded and unable to fly. Pain comes in various forms and comfort feels far away.
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The desire to give up and leave it all behind is tempting, but I want to send encouragement that there is still life. Though the wings are only bone, they sustain new life. Small but vibrant plants grow, resilient against what we thought was death. On the opposite side of grief there can still be life.
Acrylic Paint on Canvas (30in x 40in)
Acrylic Paint and Pen on Canvas (16in x 20in)
This is the depiction of optimism. Literally seeing the world through rose colored glasses is a character trait I strive to adopt. Exuding positivity and seeing the best in a situation ultimately helps to derive a positive outcome.
The focus of this piece is meant to represent change and community. Self acceptance and love can look like a flower in full bloom. Becoming who you were truly meant to be.
Though self acceptance is a personal process, having people who you can trust to pull you forward, support you, and pour into you make the process that much easier.
Acrylic Paint and Charcoal on Canvas (24in x 30in)
Acrylic Paint and Pen on Canvas (16in x 20in)
The living oranges floating around the body represent the common troupe of “forbidden fruit”, what others tell you shouldn’t do or be. This contrast between a very muscular and masculine figure, against very floral and colorful feminine features is full self acceptance. It’s meant to show the beauty of not caring how others perceive you, how the world tells you how to show up, and being completely unashamed.