PRODUCTION DESIGN & SCENIC DESIGN
MY STORY
I build worlds for film, theatre, dance, opera, and contemporary circus, working with scripted narratives as well as experimental and devised processes.
My background is in live performance and visual art. I’ve led art department teams, designed for international tours, and proudly put in my hours of experience as a production assistant, University teaching assistant, and scene shop carpenter.
I hold an MFA in Design for Stage and Film from NYU TISCH School of the Arts.
I am passionate about the art of design, collaboration oriented, and thrive on steep challenges.
I was born on the Fourth of July and raised in upstate NY. Like all good stories, my artistic career began when I dropped out of college and ran away with the circus to become a trapeze artist. I quickly found a home in the contemporary circus hub of Montreal, Quebec and spent the next decade performing internationally on various stages: cruise ships, dinner theatres, stadiums, fringe festivals, spiegeltents, television shoows, and under the big top of Cirque du Soleil.I've always been in search of the sublime, voraciously globetrotting and chasing the rare and transcendental moments of which the richest inspiration can be derived. I strive to incorporate a sense of wonder and unexpectedly upside-down perspectives into my work.
In my art I am habitually exploring. I believe in aspiring to make play and work synonymous. I love stories with deep emotional resonance, quirky outsider characters, and I take particular care to incorporate the immense power of light in my designs. I like dark chocolate and I love the sound of rain.