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2026  2 yr drwng
            ain’t-merica ii
            swan song, etc...
            a trickster in sweatpants

2025  tony
            the high five project
            homesick blues #3
            sauce-merica

2024  double-double
            with teeth
            the love of my life
            the ultimate asshole
            thank you, come again
            lofano/marino
            the bob dylan project
            good year, bad year
            from rags to riches... 
            and rags again
            get yourself a lawyer
            & a gun
            hungry man
            anthem
            johanna’s not here
            untitled
            pure evil

2023  meanwhile at the antecedent
            of impending doom
            white light/white heat
            liquid ecstasy/dirty dreams
            for wile e.
            wild, west

2022  made in china, revisited
            hail to the king
            tea for masochists

2021   american pie
            not your country

2020  the saint, the villain
            & the antihero
            stolen bike

2019   she was trying to convince
            them that the overwhelming
            awe of the supernatural
            would override the fear of death
            but they wouldn’t agree
            american reformation

A Trickster in Sweatpants (or the Garfield Project),
2025 - OngoingMATERIALS
ACRYLIC, ENAMEL, PASTEL, CRAYON &
GARFIELD PANELS ON CHIP BOARD AND PAPER

DIMENSIONS
VARIABLE
A large-scale installation project with Garfield as the central character. Operating as a stand-in for myself in a variety of self portraiture, and a modern American reincarnation of the mythic trickster figure, Garfield reflects on the romantic language of music, iconography, and self-indulgence, showcasing the power of using a mascot as a middleman in making the acts of oversharing and self-destruction more digestible. Over 400 drawings, prints, paintings, and sculptural objects were produced for this project.

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Big Boy, 2026MATERIALS
TACO SAUCE & TEA PACKETS ON GYM EQUIPMENT

DIMENSIONS
5 x 4 x 3 FT.


The Smile, 2026MATERIALS
NEON, TRANSFORMER & FLOCKING ON POLYSTYRENE

DIMENSIONS
5 x 8 x 1/2 FT.

It Ain’t Easy Being Cheesy, 2026MATERIALS
CHEETO DUST & FLOCKING ON GYM EQUIPMENT

DIMENSIONS
32 x 28 x 30 IN.




California, 2026MATERIALS
TARTAR SAUCE, MUSTARD & MALT VINEGAR ON GYM EQUIPMENT

DIMENSIONS
5 x 4 x 3 FT.