ARTIST STATEMENT (c. 2025):

Identity functions as an archive, a fluid series of choices and a spectrum of experiences as opposed to a revelation or reflection of who a person is in that moment. It is a chronicle of events often masked off by the adaptations we construct to protect ourselves like walls of encryptions protecting the data within. The Black experience is a particularly layered archive, threaded with trauma, triumph, and historical context, and it’s one I return to often in my work as a product of and response to it.Through mark-making I weave narratives around figures and portraits, treating them not as singular likenesses but as a series of accounts, often exploring moments of isolation, self actualization, and trauma through the human form. My process spans digital and traditional materials, with a focus on symbolism, text, lighting, and the human figure. Each work begins with a question, often a moment in time that felt like a simple choice, but over time revealed itself as a framework for the persona.I search for moments of feigned simplicity, where a momentary action or inaction fractures into a multiplicity of identities. Sometimes I show the impact, sometimes the catalyst, sometimes both, but always leaving space for the viewer to wonder what came before, after, or in-between. I challenge the idea of personality and identity as fixed forms, as the human experience is one that cannot be reduced to the present moment. The portrait and body, in my work, are not the result but the vessel, ornamented and deconstructed, carrying fragme