PERFORMANCE ART & MODELING
Ever since undergrad, I have enjoyed art modeling, formal and informal performance art, seriously and with a giant sense of humor. See below for examples, contact for ideas, collaborations or opportunities.
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Photo left by Faby & Carlo, London, March 2019.
SOMEÂ PERFORMANCE WORK
DRINK N DRAW, ART MODELING
I developed and managed "Drink n Draw Omaha" a monthly event inviting artists to come enjoy libations while drawing/painting from live models. I managed the models and worked as a model as well (above). I love modeling for art classes and workshops! This sketch is by Rachel Mindrup.
PHOTO MODELING
I love modeling for photographers! Every time I travel solo, I try to find a photographer to make images with that I enjoy expressing myself through my body, and use the images for drawings afterwards. This one is by Evgenia Ribinik, February 2019 in her studio in Brooklyn.
LIT UNDRESSED
I curated a series of performances called Lit Undressed in Omaha (2011-2013) in collaboration with Omaha Lit Fest. Around various themes (the body, female beats, fashion among others), I called for and selected poetry, and called for and selected performers to read the poetry in and out of costume. With each performance was a curated visual exhibit themed around the performance.
LIVE ARTMAKING
I will paint or draw live for you! The above was taken at an Arts Walk where I was commissioned by the Morgantown Public Library to make a series of works somehow related to books or reading. Since I can't body print in public, I prepped the canvases with body prints beforehand, and brought with my Helen Cixous' "The Laugh of the Medusa" to script onto the canvases. This famous feminist essay is about the importance of women writing; our bodies must be heard.