Studio Art
A visual narrative exploring personal and collective experiences of fear, resilience, and transformation. Through symbolic imagery and lived experience, the piece reflects on the emotional and structural forces that shape identity, belonging, and solidarity across communities. Created as part of an interdisciplinary portfolio, it bridges creative practice, social justice inquiry, and research-informed approaches to learning and design.
A panoramic composition that examines the layered tension between wilderness and tourism. A grizzly bear on the left holds a salmon while looking beyond the frame, set against Yosemite’s granite cliffs and distant waterfall. To the right, a young hiker moves through the scene with one hand extended and the other obscured. The contrast between the animal’s immediacy and the visitor’s retreat positions the viewer within a landscape defined by observation, intrusion, and unresolved proximity.
A self-portrait inspired by the augmented soldier Grace from Terminator: Dark Fate, reimagined through a lens of feminine power, vulnerability, and resistance. The piece explores how embodied strength and exposed fragility coexist within female identities shaped by conflict, protection, and transformation.
A self-portrait influenced by Jim Carrey’s The Mask and Kevin Bacon’s Paint It Black parody with Jimmy Fallon, reimagined as a celebration of joy as resistance through motion, costume, and saturated color. The piece explores how humor, embodiment, and expressive performance can disrupt tension and create space for emotional freedom.
A self-portrait influenced by Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s composed presence in Bullet Train, reimagined as an act of radical acceptance through grounded posture, softened gaze, and a floral offering. The piece reflects on stillness, self-recognition, and the quiet strength found in choosing peace within moments of tension.
A portrait of my mother as I remembered her from a child’s perspective, capturing early emotional impressions through texture, warmth, and simplified form.
A revisited portrait of my mother, reimagined from the same childhood memory using cooler tones and layered detail to explore how perspective evolves with age and reflection.