I was recently interviewed by C. over at AG TRAPHAUS.
AG TRAPHAUS INTERVIEW
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Terrible Toy Fair VI
The Dollhaus II is bringing The Terrible Toy Fair VI back to the lower east side at the Satellite Gallery at 279 Broome St. TTTF is back for its sixth edition — a group exhibition celebrating the wonderfully dreadful, the beautifully broken, and the utterly terrible world of toys.
Curated by Dollhaus II, this exhibition will coincide with the official Toy Convention at the Javits Center (Feb 14–17, 2026). Expect a month-long explosion of warped nostalgia, twisted craftsmanship, and playthings gone wrong.
Opening night is February 6th from 6-9pm and will be on display in the Lower East Side for the month of February.
Gallery Space: 279 Broome Street, New York, NY
Opening Reception: Friday, February 6, 2026 6-9pm
Live Performers, DJ, ART!
https://www.dollhaus.org/doll-show
My latest piece Come Play With Me is part of The Terrible Toy Fair VI!
This piece lives in both my young and adult body. Childhood curiosities playing with toys, making music, crocheting long rope-like strings, wearing my hair in long braids tied with a red bow, paired with the physical realities of my adulthood: illness in the body, hair loss, and painful, sickly limbs.
Come Play With Me is my latest assemblage sculpture, titled from a phrase I repeated endlessly as a child, always asking my older sister, “Neen, come play with me.”
Latex runs through the work like skin and veins, collapsing the distance between sculpture and self. The work becomes an extension of my body, part memory, part presence, grounding the work in the body and making it feel physically connected to me.
🎃 Spooky Season Show Alert! 👻
I have 3 never exhibited works featured in Skeleton Crawl, a haunted art exhibition voted Best Halloween Event in Time Out NY (2023)!
Opening Reception: Thursday, Oct 16 | 6–9PM
(Lights go off at 7PM — grab a flashlight and explore the dark!)
Creepy Karaoke: 9:30PM ‘til late + cash bar
Exhibition Dates: Oct 16 – Nov 2 at @gallery198_brooklyn
Gallery Hours: Mon–Fri: 6PM–Midnight, Sat & Sun: 2PM–Midnight
198 24th St, Brooklyn
100 works. 1 show. The creepiest fine art around.
Come wander the shadows — if you dare.
Assemblage
Colors of Chaos
Art on Paper Fair 2024 NYC
A selection of my artwork will be exhibited at the Art on Paper Fair at Pier 36 in New York City (booth G21) this September 5th – 8th. More info here
Embracing Fragments of Self
New painting titled “Embracing Fragments of Self” from the “Sin + Seek Truth” series.
Fragments, unraveling, dreams, whispers and splintered echoes are some concepts I’m thinking about. This piece is about self reflection. Feeling and experiencing the losses breaking and unraveling, but remaining passionate. Using these forces and fragments of colors in new ways and becoming the queen you know you are. Her crown, her golden arm symbolizing her strength. Her bleeding costume hat and broken pieces are reminders of her past challenges. Her top, a deep black quietly mourns her loss, her collar takes on new colors, those fragments have already begun to rebuild.
Hand-painted with a fusion of acrylic & watercolor atop a discovered image on paper. Priced at $300, this captivating piece awaits your personal collection. Reach out to make it yours today!
“Embracing Fragments of Self” – 2023, 12″ x 16″
Sin + Seek Truth series
Sin + Seek Truth explores the intersection of religion and the circus show, creating a thought-provoking narrative that challenges perceptions and invites contemplation. Continue reading
