I am a London based painter working in oil and watercolour. A vivid imagination and eclectic life experience from living in Indonesia and America, fuels my paintings.

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My work presents female lived experience through an autobiographical lens. Growing up in an age of blurred consent, misogyny, supermodels and a diet industry on steroids, I investigate the impact of these influences. I explore fertility, mothering, childlessness, body image, abuses of power and the representation of women.​

 

Drawing on renaissance, symbolist and surrealist art as well as feminist artists, I create fragmented narratives and stage allegorical tableaux by using symbolic foods, plants and objects, bodies, ancient figurines and imagined landscapes. ​

Having suffered from anxiety and panic attacks, I am interested in human psychology and altered states. Conflicts between reality and the imaginary surface in my work, as realistic and expressive painting techniques fuse within surrealist realms, to evoke a sense of disconnection and unease.

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Having studied Theatre for my first degree, storytelling is important in my work. I like creating mystery, tension and narrative in my paintings, and do this by employing techniques such as world building and stage setting, in the hope that the viewer will experience a sense of intrigue and questioning.

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I am currently studying a Masters in Fine Art at City and Guilds of London Art School.