
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.
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.