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2025  two-year drawing
            bad paintings
            wrath of god
            homesick blues #3
            (the high five proj.)
            ain’t-merica
            sauce-merica

2024  double-double
            made with love
            with teeth
            “perfect” “people”
            thank you, come again!
            love minus lingo
            in honor of eric cartman
            lofano / marino
            the bob dylan project
            good year, bad year
            from rags to riches...
            get yourself a lawyer...
            hungry man...
            anthem            
            johanna’s not here
            home series
            pure evil

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

2022  made in china
            hail to the king
            tea for masochists

2021   american pie
            not your country

2020  the saint, the villain,
            and the antihero
            stolen bike                   

2019   she was trying...
            american reformation




“Perfect” “People”, 2024MATERIALS
INKJET PRINTS

DIMENSIONS
27 1/2 x 19 3/4 IN. (PER PHOTO)

A series of handworked photo amalgamations of uncanny, non-existent faces that encapsulate archetypes on the themes of love, hatred, and desire, documenting some kind of longing for what the idea of “flawlessness” or “perfection” looks like to me.




The Love of My Life

A digital amalgamation of all the women I've ever loved, including family, people I've dated, celebrity crushes, and everything in between.

The Ultimate Asshole
A digital amalgamation of all the people I hate, including childhood bullies, annoying celebrities, and politicians.





Who I Would Rather See When I Look in the Mirror

A digital amalgamation of all the people I would rather be, including artists, musicians, friends, and family.


My Best...est Friend
A digital amalgamation of all of the friends I’ve ever had whose photos I could find at home and online.





O Captain, My Captain

A digital amalgamation of all the people who have taught me how to make art from friends & professors to people in books.


Midwest Emo
A digital amalgamation of all of my favorite midwest emo singers, songwritters, and musicians, with my face thrown into the mix.





Employee of the Year

A digital amalgamation of all the people I have worked with professionally in the 3 years between undergraduate and graduate school.