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Just Make Art Podcast

We talked about painting as a primal need to make marks, why the studio can feel like a scratch-off ticket you keep buying with your time, and how the best ideas often arrive only after you start. Along the way we bounced off quotes from artists like Jenny Saville, Julian Schnabel, Kerry James Marshall, Ai Weiwei, Lisa Yuskavage, Gerhard Richter, and Chuck Close to get specific about process, risk, and the messy realities of creative work.

Then the conversation turned toward meaning. I shared how my work takes on the history and construct of race, especially the invention and evolution of whiteness, and how that construct shows up in family history and private thought. I also reflected on living in China as a visible outsider, experiencing attention and privilege that made power dynamics impossible to ignore. I have been on a guest few different podcasts before, but this episode was special. Click on the image above to go Spotify or click HERE to watch on Youtube.

Further Triennial

In 2027, visual arts organizations across Northern California will premier exhibitions and programs that explore the creative life of the region. Some will spotlight contemporary artists, others will excavate untold histories, and still others will explore resonant themes and social issues.

And guess who is taking part? Yours truly! I am curating a show at the Pence Gallery in Davis California.

Northern California is a place where unorthodox thinking, offbeat creativity, and unconventional identities seek new horizons. Many artists have journeyed westward until they hit the Pacific, but this did not stop them from advancing, through art, still further. By way of metaphysical growth, political transformation, artistic innovation, or self-creation, artists in Northern California push toward the unknown and unrealized. For more information, click above.

A Special Kind Of Existence

A Solo Exhibition of paintings, drawings, and collages at the Sanchez Art Center. My first solo exhibition in quite some time. I’m super excited! Opening reception is February 20, 2026 from 7-9pm with and artist talk March 22nd and 3:30pm.

Pacifica Center for the Arts. 1220 Linda Mar Boulevard Pacifica, CA 9404 p: 650.355.1894

Group Exhibition

“You Can’t Deny That I Am A Part Of You” is included in a group exhibition at E Street Gallery. Opening reception February 7th, 2026 from 7-9pm. The show runs from February 7th- 28th. 1115 E Street, Sacramento, California 95814.

More information about the space at https://estreetgallery.com

Group Exhibition

I am included in “Uncensored: The Art of Politics”, an exhibit exploring expressions of political discourse at The Valley City State University Robinson Center. Uncensored, co-curated by Gratia Brown and Reagan Koppelman, features selected works from a national call for politically themed art. Opening reception November 4th, 2025 from 5-9pm. Open through November 28, the exhibit is available for public viewing during regular gallery hours, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and by appointment. A virtual exhibit will be available on the VCSU Art Department’s YouTube Channel. Co-curator Reagan Koppelman will discuss his curatorial process and interest in political art in a curator talk at 4 p.m., Thursday, November 20, in the RCFA Choir Room at VCSU.

Valley City State University 101 College St SW, Valley City, North Dakota 58072

HEAVY

If you have been wondering what I have been up to lately, it’s been this. The last time I curated a show was sometime in the early 2000s in a basement apartment around Chicago's Wicker Park Neighborhood. The idea & desire to put on a group show of artists that I know and love has been floating around my head for YEARS. About six months ago, I finally pulled the trigger and now it’s time!

Details:
April 12th -27th, 2025

Opening Reception: Saturday, April 12, 2025 5 - 9 pm

1019 Del Paso Blvd.
Sacramento, CA, 95815