STATEMENT I was born in Albuquerque, NM in 1971, to artist parents who founded the first contemporary art gallery in Santa Fe. My early memories were of being with my parents in their studios and of being in their gallery in Santa Fe. As a child the mysterious objects and paintings that pervaded the gallery intrigued me. Contemporary art works were prevalent both in the gallery and at home. Looking at those artworks felt like observing some secret alchemical language that I wanted to speak. Grow