November 26, 2022 | 3 p.m.- 6 p.m. | The Lakeside Tower

The five faces that make up this collection - Raja, Florence, Bonnie, Maya, and Mama - each began as strangers to me. A face in a crowd, a blurry photograph, yet each person captivated me so deeply that it sparked an innate desire to bring them to life in my own way.

As I sat with each of them for months at a time, perfecting every grey hair in their mustache and every tired wrinkle on their forehead, they became someone I knew. I found a familiarity in their eyes as I created my own storylines for each portrait.

This collection is my life’s work to date, something I’ve been carefully curating over the last three years. I am so proud and honored to share this work with you publicly. My one request for this afternoon is that you spend a few minutes with each stranger, look into their eyes, and tell me who do you see.

What is their story?

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A huge thank you to everyone who came to the show. It was a huge success with over 60 people in attendance, 80% of the artwork purchased, and hundreds of dollars raised for the RG Foundation. This show was better than I could have ever imagined, thank you for making this dream of mine come to life.