A Note on My Practice

As a visual learner, the arts have always been the lens through which I understand the world. Museums and galleries have been central to my intellectual, social, and creative development, not only as spaces of beauty and scholarship, but as workplaces, public services, and cultural institutions where history, identity, and meaning are communicated through visual experience.

My artistic journey began with a deep appreciation for the High Renaissance and has evolved into a growing fascination with the geometry, ornamentation, and symbolism of Byzantine and Islamic art. This shift reflects a broader interest in how visual traditions across time and culture use form, pattern, and sacred imagery to convey meaning.

My academic path has never fit neatly within a single discipline, and I now recognize that as my greatest strength. I am a visual artist, graduate student, and emerging arts professional with roots in psychological science, and these pursuits are deeply interconnected. Together, they shape an integrated approach to understanding how art is created, interpreted, preserved, and experienced within communities.

My training in psychology has given me a framework for understanding how people emotionally and cognitively engage with art, how visual culture shapes perception, and how interpretation can either invite or limit meaning. My MPA candidacy has provided the institutional and administrative language to translate this understanding into programs, policy, and practice.

I am drawn to museums, galleries, and cultural nonprofits that view art as a living conversation between history and the present, where curatorial scholarship, public engagement, and operational leadership are inseparable. As a first-generation Jamaican American woman, I bring a perspective shaped by holding multiple worlds at once this foundation informs both my artistic practice and professional ambitions.

I am currently a Resident Artist at The Norwalk Art Space, completing my MPA at the University of Connecticut, and preparing for graduate study in art history and museum studies. I am open to curatorial, collections, education, and arts administration roles at institutions committed to scholarly excellence and meaningful public impact.