Art is the most significant and truthful record of human history. Also, I make art because I just Have to.
You decide who will appear in Artforum Magazine, take home $25,000, and display their work at The Art of Elysium's Salon!
Working primarily in fabric, I like creating works that ride the line between beauty and atrocity. Work that highlights beauty in decay, and hope in regrowth.
Where do you find inspiration?I’m inspired by cycles of growth and decay especially the tenacity of survival in the natural world.
What would you do with $25,000?I would take the opportunity to add some stability to my life. Having lost my studio a couple years ago, It has been a struggle to keep my art practice alive.
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