Defense Date

2024

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Master of Fine Arts

Department

Painting and Printmaking

First Advisor

Jacob Broussard

Second Advisor

Noah Simblist

Third Advisor

Hilary Wilder

Fourth Advisor

Hope Ginsburg

Abstract

I paint imagined scenes that investigate the imbalances of power within patriarchal relationships of men and women, informed by the residue of my own memory, experiences, and cultural portrayals in film, art history, and popular culture.

Through painting, I engage bodily forms and capture moments from everyday life, layered with erratic sensations which move through my own symbolization process. I see this process as a deconstruction and rearticulation of meaning embedded within familiar encounters, often domestic scenes. Painting becomes a place where imagination is given room to create alternatives that counteract what is, while acknowledging the persistence of inherited relations—allowing me to hold personal and fictional narratives closely together.

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Is Part Of

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Date of Submission

5-4-2024

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