Nurse, 2025. Mixed media on panel with junk shop frame, 12.5" x 14.5 inches (framed)
I’m grateful to have received a 2026 Anonymous Was A Woman Award, alongside a remarkable group of artists:
Laylah Ali, Trisha Baga, nora chipaumire, Beatriz Cortez, Ellie Ga, Andrea Geyer, Candace Hill-Montgomery, Elisabeth Kley, Laura Parnes, Marsha Pels, Elaine Reichek, Sara Siestreem, Rea Tajiri, and Kay WalkingStick.
Founded in 1996 by artist Susan Unterberg, Anonymous Was A Woman supports women, trans, and nonbinary artists over 40 through unrestricted awards recognizing their contributions and ongoing creative work. Its name comes from Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own, and its founding was partly a response to the National Endowment for the Arts’ decision to end support for individual artists.
The visual history of disability is still contested, still being written, and my current paintings emerge from that unfinished history. In my work, I’ve tried to challenge the ways disabled bodies are portrayed in art, particularly the tendency to represent disability as a limitation or a story of overcoming rather than as part of human experience. I’m especially pleased that this recognition brings greater visibility to disabled artists and our contributions to contemporary art.