Born in Kentucky, raised in Ohio, and currently residing in Iowa City, Iowa, I am very interested in the Midwest -- for both its charms as well as its challenges. I am particularly dedicated to the Midwestern landscape, its total transformation through agriculture, and the political, social, and environmental consequences of that change. Some of my paintings also explore the complicated nexus of food, agriculture, nostalgia, and marketing. Observation is increasingly central to my practice.

My murals eschew the more garish, increasingly homogenous and repetitive mural tropes of “creative placemaking,” in favor of painterly language and the warmth of human touch as a central motif in public space.

I have taught painting and drawing at the university level since 2011, and worked as the Director of Public Art for the Iowa City Downtown District. In addition to my studio work, I have designed, executed, managed, and mentored dozens of mural projects – from private commissions to large municipal scale work in historically sensitive areas to community engaged and participatory mural and public art projects. In addition to my studio practice, mural work, and teaching, I also work as a consultant for murals and other public art projects and programs.

I served for many years on the board of the amazing small-a arts non profit in my town, Public Space One. Check them out by clicking here.

The contact button below forwards directly to my personal email – it is not a black hole! Please reach out for mural inquiries, consulting requests, to purchase work, or just to say hello.