Contemporary society has been conditioned to label the world in black and white terms.
Because we are all interconnected, blended, and affected by each other, such simplicity is often unattainable.
Regardless of socially constructed labels and physical differences, we are
all human beings that offer a unique shade of gray to the world.
My work, a series of charcoal and gesso drawings (paintings) on canvas, addresses this broad
spectrum of gray.
Each gray is a visual reminder that we are unanimously connected
through the experience of being different.
We are one.
Although I focus on gender, identity, and sexual orientation, my art provokes an honest conversation
that evokes empathy and serves as a visual reminder of the human condition.
Each person is born with the right to love and be loved for exactly who they are.
My work allows the viewer to connect to the individual characteristics of the models and environments prior to the conditioned labels that commonly separate us.
Each connection contributes a shift in perspective that creates a step forward to understanding and respecting our
differences.
We all deserve to live and love authentically; it is for this reason that I am an artist for social change.
It is only with acknowledgment of the vast spectrum of gray that
we are able to truly understand color.
