I am a London based painter working in oil and watercolour. A vivid imagination and eclectic life experience from living in Indonesia and America, fuels my paintings. I recently completed a master’s in fine art at City and Guilds of London Art School.

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My paintings present female lived experience through an autobiographical lens. Growing up in an age of blurred consent, misogyny, supermodels, and a diet industry on steroids, I investigate the impact of these influences.

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My current and evolving body of work investigates society's historical and contemporary infatuation with naked female bodies in art and culture, as well as our ongoing fixation on youth, thinness and beauty, fuelled by rampant advertising and social media trends. Importantly, my work also explores how the community, love and support of women, helps us traverse our shared female experiences.

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I create fragmented narratives and metaphorical language by staging objects, animals, and bodies inside surreal imagined worlds. Humorous and absurd misbehaving motifs, shapeshifters and anthropomorphic hybrids appear in my paintings, to disrupt the archetypes and myths that uphold unrealistic beauty expectations and gender-conformity.

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Having studied Theatre for my first degree, storytelling is important in my work. I like creating mystery, tension and narrative in my paintings. Through surrealist world building and stage setting, I hope to create a sense of intrigue and questioning for the viewer.

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A layered, detailed, and highly pigmented painting technique brings a sense of depth and drama to my work, while conflicts between reality and the imaginary evoke a sense of unease. I make art to express my emotions and worldview, but I also wish to challenge viewpoints and open discourse.