Through teaching, I hope to supplement my own art practice with a stronger sense of community. I find that students continually inspire me, and sharing my knowledge has been one of the best ways to stay creatively refreshed and engaged. I’m grateful for the opportunity to be part of the SVA community and look forward to learning alongside everyone here.

I have had the privilege of teaching across numerous graduate and undergraduate programs in New York, and having previously been an artist-in-residence at the SVA RisoLAB in 2023, I am very excited to rejoin the SVA community.

I look forward to immersing myself in the vibrant creative community through collaborative classroom experiences, studio practice, exhibitions, field trips, and panel discussions. My goal is to nurture interdisciplinary exploration, critical inquiry, and creative growth, and I anticipate that these interactions will enrich my own professional development, inspiring the continued evolution of my artistic practice.

I had one very influential marketing professor who taught me certain relevant hard skills that ended up getting me a job about six / seven years later, and if it weren't for this person, I wouldn't have the career I do today. Because of this, I want to also inspire and empower the next generation of creatives, especially minorities, with the real, relevant tangible skills and knowledge needed to break into an increasingly difficult industry in this era.

I recall seeking out faculty members as a student, almost as "bearers of a secret knowledge" - the ability to create what I see in my mind, and earn a living from it. It's a knowledge I've worked to master for 2 decades and one I look forward to passing along as it was passed to me.

I'm excited to return to the hallways where I once studied, and get to see the spark in the eyes of the young artist who are now seated where I once was. I want to take this opportunity to help them expand their knowledge on all parts of the pipeline, and really open their minds to exploring it! I hope that this can better ready them for the industry, and can possible lead them down a path they didn't know existed. The fun part about art school is learning and devolping skills, and I want to focus on that as much as I can.

I graduated SVA in 2016, and since then I have had the honor to not only work on massive projects across a wide variety of mediums, I have gotten to work with, and learn from, some of the best in the VFX industry. When I think on my career, and what triggered my points of success, I think back on all the mentors I had along the way that inspired me, and pushed me to be my best self, both as a person and as an artist. I would not be where I am without them.

Now I'm here to be that encouraging force for the next generations of talent, and help up and coming artists reach their own fullest potential.

During my time here, I hope to challenge students to think critically, experiment boldly, and develop strong points of view about what works (and doesn’t) in the world of AI. I’m equally looking forward to learning from the SVA creative community and staying closely connected to how emerging designers are shaping the future. I see teaching as a two-way exchange that sharpens both student work and my own practice.

I'm looking forward to introducing new non-linear and non-Western forms of storytelling to my students. My film seminar asks the question: What does it mean when it is not a character or a situation that drives the story, but rather a big group of people, like a city, country, memory, or history? And what happens when that memory or history is complicated or rapidly changing?