ABOUT ME
I am a writer, curator, and gallerist living and working in Miami, FL.
I collaborate directly with artists and institutions in a holistic effort to produce exhibitions and programs that bridge gaps between art spaces/ecosystems and those who don’t think they belong within them. My curatorial perspective relies on playful interrogations of art, conceptually and in the context of culture and history as lived experiences. I fuse anthropological theories and decolonial philosophy with pop cultural references and human mundanity to contextualize art and art-making with authenticity and humor.
I have a BA in Visual and Cultural Anthropology from the University of Florida and a Certificate in Art Writing from Sotheby's Institute of Art. I co-founded Supermarket Gallery with two friends in 2023, and work as the Assistant Director at The CAMP Gallery. I also work as an independent curator and a freelance art writer. I have a pitbull named Jennifer Lopez.
MY RESEARCH INTERESTS
Ethnography, outsider art, nostalgia, pop culture, thing theory, transnational narratives, ritual, liminality, propaganda, repatriation, cartoons, decoloniality, absurdity, material history, gender performance, family histories
MY INFLUENCES
Walter Benjamin, bell hooks, Garfield, Mikhail Bahktin, Faith Ringgold, Zora Neale Hurston, Mariah Carey, Hannah Arendt, MTV, Nan Goldin, Anthony Bourdain, E! True Hollywood Story, my maternal grandparents
WHAT MATTERS TO ME
Authenticity, decolonizing my life, shared futures, self-actualization, honest storytelling, the cultural impact of Jersey Shore, meaningful relationships, physical accessibility + accessibility in the imagination, disrupting colonial infrastructure