I am originally from South Carolina and attended the University of South Carolina in Columbia. In the late 1990s I began exhibiting artwork with the urban Atlanta art collective Concept Union. In 2003 I entered the graduate program at the University of Alabama and earned my MFA in painting in 2006.
My work is concerned with the nature of myth and symbolism in cultural iconography, utilizing both image and text to create conceptual, interconnected narratives. My recent group shows include Temple Gallery in Atlanta, Amanda Schedler Fine Art in Birmingham, Space 301 in Mobile, and Abecedarian Gallery in Denver.
I also have an interest in collaborative book projects. I was included in Jerry Cullum's conceptual catalog of the First Walker Street Biennial, which explores the nature of the physical exhibition in contemporary art. My collaboration with noted Alabama poet Alan May led to the publication of Notes Toward an Apocryphal Text, a combination of poetry and visual art that explores themes of myth and narrative. Original materials relating to the book have recently been added to the Avant Writing collection at Ohio State University.
I am currently a full time instructor of studio and art history at the University of Alabama.