I am based in Toronto, having moved from Cape Town, South Africa five years ago. As a painter working primarily in oil and acrylic, I make both figurative and abstract work.

Currently my focus is on figurative portraiture work dealing with identity, equity and mental health advocacy.

As an individual who was born into apartheid, my identity was defined by a political and social system. Drawing on this and my personal experiences as an immigrant, my mixed media practice, explores themes of identity, grief, racial trauma and ambiguity.

My intention with my work is to make sense of this lived experience; to express emotion unravelling; and disrupt misconceptions by expressing states of vulnerability and melancholy.