My academic background is in the biologic sciences, however the use of tools to describe and understand its visual nature led me to a love of art. What distinguishes art from science and randomness, and what does that tell us about our attraction to it? 

Historically scientists have relied on drawing and painting to report their observations. A century ago the eminent neuroanatomist and pathologist and avid painter Santiago Ramon y Cajal drew masterful images that today provide a structural basis of the nervous system.

Neuropathology naturally deepened my interest in morphology and how we recognize disease. As a medical detective or diagnostician, I was attracted to the visual patterns that allow for interpretation of “normal” and devastating disease states, such as brain tumors, Alzheimer’s Disease and multiple sclerosis. These experiences catalyzed further exploration into my art. 

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Although frequently considered “abstract”, my art mostly focuses on and represents the unseen microscopic world. I hope to inspire curiosity and appreciation about our biologic structural foundations and their alterations in disease states.