“An Abolitionist Summer” (2020-2021)
This series is about everything that 2020 held: upheaval + unraveling, gifts + losses, grief + hope, learning to live in the both/and, plus many long walks in the hills. I was starting to think about how to weave conversations about antiracist white identity (and abolition) into the medium of painting. I firmly believe that painting can celebrate the beauty of our world, while also starting important conversations. This idea is foundational to my work, and it crystallized while I was making these paintings.