Like my ancestral spirits beating on their drums, my work is born out of that feeling of celebration and rhythm. 

I feel a complete wellness in that intertwined place with my brushes and oils. There is a fluidity in this creative space that enlivens and energizes your spirit. My work is an expression of movement, and ancestral energy that connects and provides wellness for all life. 

I bring values of survival, connection, stewardship, respect, and gratitude forward on canvas. I witness pursuits and passions that enmesh intimate connections where figures meet nature. My contemporary figurative oil work has reverence for my Northwestern coastal Tlingit formline, Ukrainian roots, and abstract expressionism style. 

I continue to find inspiration from artists such as Richard Schmid, Lee Krasner, Jeffrey T. Larson, Alice Neel, Preston Singletary and, of course, the works of my late grandfather, master Tlingit artist, Rudolph Walton from Sitka, AK. His works can be found in Alaska, Pacific Northwest, and Canadian museums. 

Reverence for my elders, stewardship for all people, land and sea finds pride of place in my work. 

My brushes help keep me well, and I continually seek out new opportunities to place a transforming piece with a private portfolio collector, celebrate regalia in oils, and connect to communities looking for wellness through art practice.

It’s more than materials and what can be seen, it’s presence and a guiding fluid energy that connects and celebrates all sentient life. 

JURIED

Jul 2024 In the Spirit Exhibition, WA State History Museum, Tacoma, WA

Jul 2024 Bellevue Art Museum Art Fair, Bellevue, WA

Nov 2023 National Finalist Interstate Exhibition, 

Central WA University – Sarah Spurgeon Gallery, Ellensburg, WA

Jun 2023 Winner 2YR Membership, Gallery 110, Seattle, WA

Mar 2023 Finalist, Heritage University, Toppenish, WA

Jun 2022 First place Plein Air, Two Rivers Gallery, Wenatchee, WA

EXHIBITIONS CURRENT

See TODAY for current exhibitions

EXHIBITIONS PREVIOUS

Mar 2024 Group, Gallery 110, Seattle, WA

Jan 2024 Solo, Art Alley Pybus, Wenatchee, WA

Nov 2023 Group, Wild Arts Audubon, Portland, OR

Sep 2023 Group, Lemolo, Wenatchee, WA

Aug 2023 Group, Village Art, Leavenworth, WA

Jul 2023 Group, Night Market, Wenatchee, WA

May 2023 Group, Bird Fest, Leavenworth, WA

Oct 2022 Group, Pacific Art League, San Francisco, CA

Dec 2021 Group, Collapse Art Gallery, Wenatchee, WA

Jun 2021 Group, Two Rivers Gallery, Wenatchee, WA

EDUCATION

Institutional art studies:

University of Alaska and University of Washington

Seattle’s Gage Academy of Art and Wenatchee College

Sedona Art Center and Pacific Art League

Sessions studied under:

David A. Boxley Sr. and David Laffel

Nancy Taylor Stonington and Andy Thomas

Kai Lun Qu and Lonnie Zarem

Artist travel studies:

Alaska, Pacific Northwest, Spain, France, Italy and Sweden

COMMUNITY

Feb 2024 Elected Member, Women Painters Washington

Jan 2024 Art Business Fellowship, First Peoples Fund

Dec 2023 Elected Board Member, Gallery 110, Seattle

Jan 2023 Certified King County Small Contractor Supplier

Nov 2022 Certified WA Office Minority & Women Business

Feb 2022 North Central Washington Arts Alliance member

Oct 2021 Certified Tlingit & Haida Tribal Artist