About

I first discovered Japanese nihonga during university when I studied Japanese studies and Art History. It immediately changed the way I thought about painting. I've always experienced the world as surprisingly flat, so seeing a painting tradition that embraced two-dimensionality while still feeling timeless and classical resonated with me. Since then, I've been exploring how that way of seeing can exist alongside the depth and materiality of Western oil painting.

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​I'm currently developing a series of paintings that explores different aspects of the human condition, including lust, time and mortality. Although each painting stands on its own, together they become an ongoing reflection on what it means to be human. My hope is that someone looking at my work recognizes a feeling they may not have been able to put into words themselves.​

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Painting has become the language through which I understand both myself and the world around me.