I love artist networks and contributing to infrastructure that supports artists to thrive. This is why I am CAR’s co-founder and artist-techie. As an unexpected outcome, though, I have had the amazing opportunity to grow my own art network like never before. more...

It’s my five-year anniversary of self-employment as a documentary filmmaker and digital media artist—a time period during which I’ve worked the hardest I ever have in my professional life—and yet I don’t feel that I’ve worked a day. more...

ABOUT
To validate the importance of the first-hand experience of artists and the people they work with and for, CAR is developing a collection of Artist Stories and Arts Professional Stories. These essays address practical, strategic and philosophical issues, answering pertinent questions and sharing experiences with others in the field. Over time, these "stories" become a living archive of creative activity in Chicago, a resource to both the art world and general public alike. more...

My path with African-based dance began in Los Angeles at Occidental College when I studied Haitian and modern dance with Elizabeth Chin. I felt like the dances were speaking to me, saying things about respect, history, love, travel, study, and ultimately, fusion. My learning of African-based or diasporic dance from dance artists in Haiti, France, the U.S., and Africa has come from a deep respect both for, and of, the people I learned from and worked with.
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