ARTIST BIO

In 2013 I was gifted an easel and painting supplies and BOOM the lights went on. The world started to make sense and quickly I learned that I am a synesthete. I experience sound and emotions in color. 

 

In 2017 I sold my first abstract painting and by the end of the year I was painting abstract portraits in cafes and at live art events everywhere there were humans. 

 

These days I run How to Happy: a traveling art show where I interview people who present happy while I paint their abstract portraits. We chat and laugh, and sometimes my guests make art, dance, sing, or something else that delights their inner light. 

 

Growing up I moved all around the USA and I was often asked, “how do you stay so happy?” The show tries to answer that question by having each guest show what they practice to feel good. 

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In the Fall of 2024 I received a NEXUS award and curated my work to demonstrate what living with synesthesia can be like. That show, The Color of Sound, features paintings of the images I see when I hear my parents laugh, pop songs, and other feel-good sounds.

 

The real way I stay happy is that I stay curious about my fellow humans; I love colors, meeting people, and hearing their stories.