Time for the Summer 2023 roundup of everything amazing that has been happening!

The biggest accomplishment is The Untended Garden book is finally completed. US Preorders are now open! I can’t wait for everyone to see what a beautiful labor of love that this has been. I’m so appreciative of my contributors, Dr. Anita Bates and Sarah Ayers, for their beautiful essays about my work. The book will be in an edition of 250, with 15 books set aside for a special edition with a print from Act I - more info coming soon! Link to the US Presale!
Two pieces from The Untended Garden - Act I are currently being shown at the Scarab Club in Detroit, MI as a part of their 52nd Annual Contemporary Photography Exhibition. Shanna Merola juried the exhibition and it has to be one of the best and most innovative contributions to the photography landscape in the city. I’m honored to be a part of it.

I was honored to be a part of multiple amazing exhibitions during the spring.

Curator Mark Sink included my work in two Denver Month of Photography Exhibitions: Conceptual Photography Exhibition at D’Art Gallery and the Big Picture Colorado. I will have more information soon about where my Big Picture image will be located as public art in Denver!

Curator Sarah Ayers took six series of my work on the road to the Affordable Art Fair NYC as a part of Patch and Remington’s partnership with Arbor3 Arts! The Siren Collection was selected as a part of the New York Spring: Fair Directors Picks and featured during the Female Focus for Women’s History Month.
My work was also a part of a two person exhibition at Patch and Remington: From NYC to Marcellus - Mara Magyarosi-Laytner and Martyna Alexander. It was wonderful to see the response that the city of Marcellus had to our NYC exhibition!

Olivia Ezinga and I are coming back to Patch and Remington this August for our two person exhibition. I’m so excited to be paired with an artist who explores femininity in a way that will complement The Untended Garden work perfectly! Our opening will be on First Friday, August 4th.
I have been keeping this a bit quiet, but Raymar and I are in the midst of starting a photography and film festival for Detroit in July 2024. NOVA24 | Photo + Film Festival will be hosting a community meeting at The Congregation Detroit on Tuesday, August 1st from 6-8pm. Anyone who has an interest in the festival is welcome to attend. Hope to see you there! If you would like to see more information about the festival, please visit the website and join our mailing list.