About
My work explores the tension between preservation and loss through the act of freezing and photographing flowers. Each image is a paradox: by suspending a bloom in ice, I halt its decay—yet the process also destroys it. Living cells rupture, fragrance disappears, and as the thaw begins, even color slips away. These images are moments of transformation—fragile, fractured, and fleeting.
What began as a spontaneous experiment during college—freezing flowers in a cookie sheet after a particularly frustrating critique—evolved into a deeply personal practice. I now grow most of the flowers I photograph, first in my Brooklyn garden and now on my homestead in Vermont. Each bloom carries a memory or season, an attachment to place and time.
I embrace the unpredictability of the process. Ice forms differently each time, introducing chaos, chance, and beauty I can’t control. The resulting photographs are meditations on impermanence, on our instinct to cling to beauty, and on the quiet grief woven into all things we try to hold.
In 2025, I was honored as one of the 30 Under 30 Women Photographers, a recognition that affirmed my belief in the emotional and environmental resonance of this work.
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Solo
2025 - “Mini” Solo Show, J-Collabo
2018 - Flores et Lumen, C33 Gallery
Awards
2025 - ARTPIL 30 Under 30 Women Photographers 2025
2019 - Photography Chairman Award, Columbia College Chicago
Selected Group Shows
2024 - 6th Annual Art Show, J-Collabo
2024 - C+C Gallery Open Call Top 10 Show
2024 - MvVo AD Art Show Top 100 Finalist
2024 - The Road Ahead, RIVAA Gallery
2023 - Memory Mirage, Kunstraum
2023 - Colors, Brooklyn Waterfront Arts Coalition
2023 - SYNT Flat Files, The Front Gallery
2023 - Wow Art Catalog Vol. 1, Online
2019 - Hokin Honors, The Hokin Gallery
2017 - Doppelgänger, Columbia College Chicago
Residencies and Fairs
2024 - Winter Auction, Cavalier Gallery
2024 - Other Art Fair - Fall, Brooklyn
2024 - Uncool Artist Residency
2024 - SuperFine Art Fair - Spring, Manhattan
2024 - Saltonstall Residency Alternate
2023 - School of Visual Arts Residency
Education
2019 - BA Commercial Photography, Columbia College Chicago