Artist Statement

Utilizing vibrant colors and confident forms, my sculpture has been called bold and engaging. Each piece is unique in its expressive nature, inviting viewers to engage in its presence. Many of my pieces are intended as seats, benches, and play structures, and have been placed in local parks and other public places, and as additions to sculpture gardens and personal landscapes.



My sculpture distills human and animal forms into representations inspired by a variety of sources, such as folk decorative tradition, with principles of cubism, and elements of geometric abstraction. 




I am an established public artist. I have created numerous site-specific projects in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Hamptons and Cazenovia, NY. I have a team of experienced fabricators. My work is durable and interactive.

Important Permanent Exhibitions and Awards:


2006 "Jitterbugs" at Cazenovia College: permanent installation 


2009 "Magic Feather Award" from the Dumbo Improvement District for the Pearl Street Triangle installation of "Horsing Around the Arrows of Time"


2012 "Horsing Around the Arrows of Time"—permanent installation at The Children’s Museum of The East End in Bridgehampton, NY


2013 6 Funseetz at Greenstreets Plaza on Old Fulton Street, Dumbo, Brooklyn —permanent installation (approved by the DOT)


2015-2016 2 sculptures in the Public Atrium at 180 Maiden Lane, New York, NY (permanent installation)

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