Bed-Stuy Arts Residency was an incredible residency to attend it was the first artist residency I attended where I was the only artist in residence. Before attending this residency I finished my series Enveloped by the Sun the month prior and wanted to start something new and different. So I explored a new style of making that involved creating “plant-scapes” which are plant landscapes that incorporate collaged photographs.
During my time in this residency I spent half of it working on my paintings and the other half reconnecting with friends and people I already knew in NYC. I also spent time visiting many exhibitions since it was Frieze Week in NYC. Some of my favorite memories from that time were spending time with my then-girlfriend, now wife, Destiny Belgrave. She was an artist in residence at Smack Mellon, and we would often visit each other's studios and support eachother.
A Sunny Mothers Day, 2022
Untitled, 2022
Early Drop Off, 2022
After the Storm, 2022
Wash, 2022 (Photographed by Pedro Wazzan)
Danny Baez and Bony Ramirez
Destiny Belgrave <3
Madjeen Issac and Destiny Belgrave
Destiny Belgrave and Madjeen Issac
Destiny Belgrave, Me and Madjeen Issac
Melissa Joseph
Emma Nuzzo
Erwin and Kathy
Carla Shen, Destiny Belgrave and I
Visited Storm Aschers/ Superposition Gallery's Booth with Audrey Lyall during 154 Fair
My artwork in a collectors home.
Destiny Swinging
Bed-Stuy Art Residency Founder Kathy Kupka and I at Jean-Michel Basquiat Exhibition: King Pleasure 2022
