Statement:

I collect old photographs and choose figures from them for my paintings. The people whose lives are recorded in those pictures are strangers, yet they are familiar to all of us. They remind us of ourselves, our families, and our issues on both personal and cultural levels.

The figures in my paintings are presented on a surface that is rich and textured. Many layers of paint reveal the history of the canvas and create a space that serves to isolate the form of each figure. My subjects have been disconnected from their original context and are recreated as icons for the viewer’s personal connection. Each viewer brings with them their own specific history, so a single image can mean different things to different people. The figures in my paintings exist in situations—or as objects—in which I hope the viewer will find a little of themselves.

Resume:

MFA, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, India. 1991-93

Fine Line Designs Gallery, Ephraim, WI  August 2004, July 2007

Melanee Cooper Gallery, Chicago, IL February 2002

Art Mecca Gallery, Chicago, IL February, 2000, February 2001

Melanee Cooper Gallery,  Chicago, IL   May 2003, 2004, 2005 (2 person shows)

Fine Line Designs Gallery, Ephraim, WI  July 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006(2 person shows)

Fulbright Grant, Lecturing/Research, Lahore, Pakistan 1996-97

Door County Living, Jane Hillstrom, June/July 2003

The Boston Globe, Cate McQuaid, August 23, 2002

Chicago Tribune, Alan Artner, March 15, 2002

Chicago Reader, Fred Camper, March 8, 2002

Door County Advocate, "Cut From a Different Cloth", Erik Erikkson, March 10, 2000

Door County Advocate, Jave Hughes, August 15, 1997

The Nation, Lahore Pakistan, Nyla Daud, March 27, 1997

The Frontier Post, Lahore, Pakistan, Rana Fawad, March 23, 1997

The Telegraph, Calcutta, India, Manasij Mazumder, June 26, 1992

Publications:

Celebrating Door County’s Wild Places, Published 2001