I have developed a "pharma-pointillist" technique in my most recent works, in which I build up an image out of pill-shaped dots. Each pill shape is matched with the color of its branding and is infused with the specific pharmaceutical in question, such as ADHD medicine, antidepressants, birth control, erectile dysfunction pills, and opioids, injecting the painting with color and actual psychotropic drugs. To heighten the chemical nature of these works, I am primarily using synthetic surfaces such as polyester canvas, Tyvek, and Kevlar ballistic fabric, the latter of which adds another layer of violence to the work.


I'm interested in the relationship between the parallel development in Western Modernism of abstract forms of art and synthetic pharmaceutical and pigment production in the late 1800s. I use source images from contemporary advertising that are remarkably evocative of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painting. These images allow me to explore how representation, abstraction, and chemical materiality infuse bodies and cultural narratives.
Tristes Nootropiques
2022
Addyi, Açaí, Albuterol, Amoxicillin, Aricept, Arnicare, Aspirin, Ativan, Benadryl, Benzonatate, Cardizem, Cefuroxime Axetil, Cephalex, Ciprofloxacin, Claritin, Cortef, Cyclobenzaprine, Darvocet, Diamox, Digoxin, Elidel, Eliquis, Estrogen, Fludrocortisone acetate, Fosamax, Furosemide, Gabapentin, Imodium, Jolessa, Labetalol, Lamisil, Lamotrigine, Levotabs, Lidocaine, Losartan Potassium, Lunesta, Luvox, Meclizine, Metoclopramide, Minoxidil, Miralax, Mirapex, Naltrexone, Naproxen Sodium, Nasonex, Nystatin, Ondansetron, Oxycodone Hydrochloride, Oxycontin, Pantoprazole, Paxil, Pepcid AC, Plavix, Potassium chloride, Prednisone, Pravastatin Sodium, Prozac, Rozerem, Saphiris, Strattera, Sudafed, Sulfamethoxazole, Testosterone, Tofranil, Toprol, Tramadol, Valsartan, Viagra, Xanax, Zinetac, Zoloft, and acrylic on polyester canvas over custom PVC strainer
56" x 72"
Redpilled/Bluepilled (Stamford, Connecticut; Rainy Day - After Caillebotte)
2022
Addyi, Albuterol, Aricept, Ativan, Cardizem, Cefuroxime Axetil, Digoxin, Eliquis, Estrogen, Fludrocortisone Acetate, Jolessa, Lithium, Luvox, Minoxidil, Naproxen Sodium, Oxycontin, Plavix, Prednisone, Saphris, Sudafed, Testosterone, Toprol, Xanax, Valsartan, Viagra, Zoloft, and acrylic on polyester canvas over custom PVC strainer
56" x 72"
Some tranquilizers overtranquilize, but on Stelazine she’s calm and alert
2023
Addyi, Albuterol, Amoxicillin, Aricept, Arnicare, Aspirin, Ativan, Benadryl, Benzonatate, Cardizem, Cefuroxime Axetil, Cephalex, Ciprofloxacin, Claritin, Cortef, Cyclobenzaprine, Darvocet, Diamox, Digoxin, Elidel, Eliquis, Estrogen, Fludrocortisone acetate, Fosamax, Furosemide, Gabapentin, Imodium, Imitrex, Jolessa, Labetalol, Lamisil, Lamotrigine, Levotabs, Lidocaine, Losartan Potassium, Lunesta, Luvox, Meclizine, Metoclopramide, Mifepristone, Minoxidil, Miralax, Mirapex, Misoprostol, Naltrexone, Naproxen Sodium, Nasonex, Nystatin, Ondansetron, Oxycodone Hydrochloride, Oxycontin, Pantoprazole, Paxil, Pepcid AC, Plavix, Potassium chloride, Prednisone, Pravastatin Sodium, Prozac, Rozerem, Saphris, Strattera, Sudafed, Sulfamethoxazole, Testosterone, Tofranil, Toprol, Tramadol, Valsartan, Viagra, Xanax, Zinetac, Zoloft, and acrylic on polyester canvas over custom PVC strainer
72" x 56"
Proposal for an Advertisement for the Abortion Pill (Woman With Parasol)
2023
Addyi, Estrogen, Mifepristone, Misoprostol, Plan B (Levonorgestrel), Testosterone, Viagra, and acrylic on polyester canvas over PVC stretcher
48” x 40”
Spiritual Dread of Space
2022
Addyi, Albuterol, Aricept, Aspirin, Benadryl, Ciprofloxacin, Claritin, Darvocet, Eliquis, Estrogen, Gabapentin, Jolessa, Lamisil, Lamotrigine, Lunesta, Luvox, Mirapex, Naltrexone, Oxycontin, Prozac, Saphris, Strattera, Sudafed, Testosterone, Tramadol, Viagra, Xanax, Zoloft, and acrylic on polyester canvas over PVC strainer
72” x 56”
Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe (After Monet)
2022
Albuterol, Aricept, Aspirin, Benadryl, Benzonatate, Cardizem, Cefuroxime Axetil, Cephalex, Ciprofloxacin, Claritin, Cyclobenzaprine, Darvocet, Digoxin, Eliquis, Fludrocortisone Acetate, Gabapentin, Imodium, Jolessa, Lamisil, Lamotrigine, Levotabs, Lunesta, Luvox, Meclizine Hydrochloride, Minoxidil, Mirapex, Naproxen Sodium, Oxycontin, Pantoprazole, Saphris, Strattera, Sudafed, Tofranil, Toprol, Tramadol, Viagra, Valsartan, Xanax, Zoloft, and acrylic on polyester canvas stretched over custom PVC strainer
72” x 56”
Tristes Nootropiques (White Heteronormative Million Dollar Family)
2022
Açaí powder, Albuterol, Aricept, Aspirin, Ayahuasca, Benadryl, Benzonatate, Cardizem, Cefuroxime Axetil, Cephalex, Ciprofloxacin, Claritin, Cyclobenzaprine, Darvocet, Digoxin, Eliquis, Fludrocortisone Acetate, Gabapentin, Imodium, Jolessa, Lamisil, Lamotrigine, Levotabs, Lunesta, Luvox, Meclizine Hydrochloride, Minoxidil, Mirapex, Mifepristone and Misoprostol (also known as RU-486), Naproxen Sodium, Oxycontin, Pantoprazole, Saphris, Strattera, Sudafed, Tofranil, Toprol, Tramadol, Viagra, Valsartan, Xanax, Zoloft, pigment, and acrylic on polyester canvas stretched over custom PVC strainer
36” x 24”
Abstraction and Empathy
2022
Albuterol, Aspirin, Cardizem, Cephalex, Ciprofloxacin, Claritin, Digoxin, Jolessa, Lamotrigine, Lunesta, Luvox, Meclizin Hydrochloride, Miralax, Naltrexone, Oxycontin, Saphris, Strattera, Sudafed, Tofranil, Toprol, Tramadol, Xanax, Viagra, alcohol, hand sanitizer, acrylic, and pigment on polyester canvas over custom PVC strainer
72” x 56”
(L-R) Abstraction and Empathy, Redpilled/Bluepilled (Low Risk of Sexual Side Effects), Le Dejeuner sur l'herbe, Copse In The Head (Blue), Tristes Nootropiques, Woman With Parasol (Abilify), and Le Dejeuner sur l'herbe (study)
2022
Installation view, Pharmaceuticals and acrylic on polyester canvas
(L-R) Tristes Nootropiques, Woman With Parasol (Abilify), Redpilled/Bluepilled (Stamford, Connecticut; Rainy Day - After Caillebotte), and Copse In The Head (Blue)
2022
Pharmaceuticals and acrylic on polyester canvas installed over painted Tyvek panel "wallpaper"
96" x 244"
Redpilled/Bluepilled (Low Risk of Sexual Side Effects)
2022
Albuterol, Aricept, Ativan, Cardizem, Cefuroxime Axetil, Digoxin, Eliquis, Fludrocortisone Acetate, Jolessa, Lithium, Luvox, Minoxidil, Naproxen Sodium, Plavix, Prednisone, Saphris, Sudafed, Toprol, Xanax, Valsartan, Viagra, Zoloft, and acrylic on polyester canvas over custom PVC strainer
24” x 36”
Woman With Parasol (Abilify)
2021
Aricept, Aspirin, Claritin, Lamotrigine, Lunesta, Luvox, Meclizin Hydrochloride, Oxycontin, Pantaprazole, Xanax, Zoloft, and acrylic on polyester canvas stretched over custom PVC strainer
36” x 24.5”
(L-R) Spiritual Dread of Space, Redpilled/Bluepilled (Stamford, Connecticut; Rainy Day - After Caillebotte), Abstraction and Empathy, Tristes Nootropiques, and Le Dejeuner sur l’herbe (After Monet)
2022
Installation view, Pharmaceuticals and acrylic on polyester canvas
(L-R) Abstraction and Empathy, Redpilled/Bluepilled (Low Risk of Sexual Side Effects), Tristes Nootropiques, and Copse In The Head (Red)
2022
Pharmaceuticals and acrylic on polyester canvas installed over painted Tyvek panel "wallpaper"
96" x 230"
Copse In The Head (Red)
2022
Albuterol, Aricept, Aspirin, Benadryl, Benzonatate, Cardizem, Cefuroxime Axetil, Cephalex, Ciprofloxacin, Claritin, Cyclobenzaprine, Darvocet, Digoxin, Eliquis, Fludrocortisone Acetate, Gabapentin, Imodium, Jolessa, Lamisil, Lamotrigine, Levotabs, Lunesta, Luvox, Meclizine Hydrochloride, Minoxidil, Mirapex, Naproxen Sodium, Oxycontin, Pantoprazole, Saphris, Strattera, Sudafed, Tofranil, Toprol, Tramadol, Viagra, Valsartan, Xanax, Zoloft, and acrylic on polyester canvas stretched over custom PVC strainer
36" x 24"
Copse In The Head (Red) (detail)
2022
Albuterol, Aricept, Aspirin, Benadryl, Benzonatate, Cardizem, Cefuroxime Axetil, Cephalex, Ciprofloxacin, Claritin, Cyclobenzaprine, Darvocet, Digoxin, Eliquis, Fludrocortisone Acetate, Gabapentin, Imodium, Jolessa, Lamisil, Lamotrigine, Levotabs, Lunesta, Luvox, Meclizine Hydrochloride, Minoxidil, Mirapex, Naproxen Sodium, Oxycontin, Pantoprazole, Saphris, Strattera, Sudafed, Tofranil, Toprol, Tramadol, Viagra, Valsartan, Xanax, Zoloft, and acrylic on polyester canvas stretched over custom PVC strainer
36" x 24"
Copse In The Head (Red) (detail)
2022
Albuterol, Aricept, Aspirin, Benadryl, Benzonatate, Cardizem, Cefuroxime Axetil, Cephalex, Ciprofloxacin, Claritin, Cyclobenzaprine, Darvocet, Digoxin, Eliquis, Fludrocortisone Acetate, Gabapentin, Imodium, Jolessa, Lamisil, Lamotrigine, Levotabs, Lunesta, Luvox, Meclizine Hydrochloride, Minoxidil, Mirapex, Naproxen Sodium, Oxycontin, Pantoprazole, Saphris, Strattera, Sudafed, Tofranil, Toprol, Tramadol, Viagra, Valsartan, Xanax, Zoloft, and acrylic on polyester canvas stretched over custom PVC strainer
36" x 24"
(L-R) Abstraction and Empathy, Redpilled/Bluepilled (Low Risk of Sexual Side Effects), Tristes Nootropiques, and Copse In The Head (Blue)
2022
Installation view, Pharmaceuticals and acrylic on polyester canvas
(L-R) Spiritual Dread of Space, Tristes Nootropiques, and Le Dejeuner sur l’herbe (After Monet)
2022
Pharmaceuticals and acrylic on polyester canvas installed over painted Tyvek panel "wallpaper"
96" x 224"
(L-R) Redpilled/Bluepilled (Stamford, Connecticut; Rainy Day - After Caillebotte), Copse In The Head (Red), Tristes Nootropiques, Woman With Parasol (Abilify), and Tristes Nootropiques (White Heteronormative Million Dollar Family)
2022
Installation view, Pharmaceuticals and acrylic on polyester canvas
(L-R) Abstraction and Empathy, Tristes Nootropiques, and Redpilled/Bluepilled (Stamford, Connecticut; Rainy Day - After Caillebotte)
2022
Pharmaceuticals and acrylic on polyester canvas installed over painted Tyvek panel "wallpaper"
96" x 240"
Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe (study)
2022
Albuterol, Aspirin, Cardizem, Cephalex, Ciprofloxacin, Claritin, Digoxin, Jolessa, Lamotrigine, Lunesta, Luvox, Meclizin Hydrochloride, Miralax, Naltrexone, Oxycontin, Saphris, Strattera, Sudafed, Tofranil, Toprol, Tramadol, Xanax, Viagra, alcohol, hand sanitizer, acrylic, and pigment on polyester canvas over custom PVC strainer
36” x 24.5”
Copse In The Head (Blue)
2022
Aricept, Aspirin, Benedryl, Cardizem, Cephalex, Ciprofloxacin, Claritin, Darvocet, Gabapentin, Lamotrigine, Levotabs, Lunesta, Luvox, Meclizine Hydrochloride, Oxycontin, Pantoprazole, Rozerem, Saphris, Tramadol, Viagra, Xanax, Zoloft, and acrylic on polyester canvas stretched over custom PVC strainer
36" x 24"
Picnic In The Grass (Latuda)
2021
Aspirin, Cardizem, Cephalex, Ciprofloxacin, Claritin, Jolessa, Lamotrigine, Lunesta, Luvox, Mirapex, Naltrexone, Nasonex, Oxycontin, Rozerem, Saphris, Strattera, Sudafed, Tofranil, Toprol, Xanax, alcohol, hand sanitizer, acrylic, and pigment on canvas
30” x 40”
The History of Algorithmic Colonialism (Bicameral Diptych)
2021
Bupropion, Jolessa, Naltrexone, Oxycontin, Strattera, Viagra, alcohol, oil, and acrylic on two synthetic polyester canvases
40” x 60”
The Umbrella Is A Symbol Relating To Depression In All Meanings of The Word
2021
Aricept, Aspirin, Claritin, Lamotrigine, Lunesta, Luvox, Meclizin Hydrochloride, Oxycontin, Pantaprazole, Xanax, Zoloft, and acrylic on Kevlar ballistic fabric
36” x 17”
Further Observations On The Appearances Of Nature, At Different Times
2021
Aspirin, Cardizem, Cephalex, Ciprofloxacin, Claritin, Jolessa, Lamotrigine, Lunesta, Luvox, Mirapex, Naltrexone, Nasonex, Oxycontin, Rozerem, Saphris, Strattera, Sudafed, Tofranil, Toprol, Xanax, Roundup weed killer, Red Bull, Monster energy drink, bleach, vinegar, alcohol, hand sanitizer, acrylic, and pigment on Kevlar ballistic fabric
17” x 36”
Abstract Depressionism
2021
Jolessa, Luvox, Miralax, Naltrexone, Oxycontin, Strattera, Sudafed, Viagra, Zoloft, iodine povidone, ethyl alcohol, acrylic, oil, and pigment on canvas
66.5” x 37.5”