Biography

Born in Naples, Florida in 1987, I relocated back to the Gulf Coast in 2018 to live and work with my husband, the sculptor Brett F. Harvey. I began my education at Northwestern University, initially studying history and political theory. I enrolled in a painting class as an elective, having never received formal art instruction before college, and matriculated as an art major not long after.

After graduating from Northwestern, I enrolled at the New York Academy of Art to obtain my Masters of Fine Arts degree. At the Academy, I studied under notable artists such as Steven Assael, Lisa Bartolozzi, Noah Buchanan, Harvey Citron, Edward Schmidt, and Dan Thompson. An informal—albeit integral—component of my art education was the couple years I spent working as a security officer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan. Countless hours spent amongst one of the world's most encyclopedic and beloved art collections still trickles into my own studio practice, manifesting itself in art historical influences and inspirations.

A parallel-yet-intertwined endeavor has emerged: that of writing. Though I primarily contribute art criticism, the publication of my writing across various platforms ranging from poetry to small-space living allows me to use words to depict images and ideas. I guess that, for me, both drawing and writing are all about lines.

I lived and worked in Queens, New York for seven years following graduate school. In 2018, my husband and I co-founded H&R Studio in Naples, through which we led programs and taught privately until the birth of our son in 2023. H&R Studio continues as the umbrella moniker for our own creative pursuits, from producing our art to freelance work. I feel that I inhabit the best of both worlds: while technology allows me to maintain close ties to our community in New York City, I also revel in the new growth and inherent potential of my immediate subtropical environment—and try to expose our child to the best cultural and philosophical attributes from each.