I was deeply honored to be selected for a solo exhibition at the prestigious IA&A at Hillyer in DC. This selection, chosen from hundreds of competitive local and international proposals, was a significant professional affirmation of my artistic direction, particularly following the well-attended opening reception, which garnered many compliments from art lovers and fellow artists.The exhibition featured works (created between late 2023 and February 2026) from my Baroque series, inspired by the dynamism and grandeur of Western Baroque and the rich traditions of Eastern miniatures that I have studied since childhood. These paintings are intentionally theatrical. I establish the “stage” through chromatic harmony and movement, inviting you, the viewer, to step into the scene and complete the narrative.Duration: March 7–March 29

Read the review by Mark Jenkins >

Watch the interview by IA&A at Hillyer >

Artist Talk

During the artist talk (March 21), we dove deep into the concept and process, and the exchange of ideas with fellow art enthusiasts and creatives was truly inspiring.

Virtual Gallery Guide >

Huge thanks to Joshua Dunn for being an amazing moderator and to the fantastic Hillyer Gallery team for making it all happen.

  

All eight paintings I donated to the Patron’s Show 2026 were taken in the first round of the fundraiser. I had the privilege of sitting with two of my art collectors, who invited me to join them for the event, and I am very pleased that they both got their first choices from my donations. The works I donated this year were from my various series created as early as 2011 and as late as just two weeks before the event, January 2026. The Patron’s Show is an experience that’s part fundraiser, part block party, and totally fun. It’s The Art League’s biggest fundraising event of the year, providing seasoned art collectors and newcomers alike with the excellent opportunity to acquire high-quality, original fine art at a bargain price while supporting a great non-profit organization and our artist community. All proceeds benefit The Art League’s educational programs, exhibits, community outreach, and classroom relocation project.

Unbound (diptych) from my Spirits series was selected and chosen for the first-place Best-in-Show Award in the first open exhibit of the year at The Art League Gallery, juried by Xenia Gray. It was sold before the opening reception—a second pre-opening sale from this series in two months (see details on the previous event).

About the selected piece:

Unbound is the third piece from my new Spirits series, selected for The Art League Gallery’s open exhibits two months in a row (click here to read more). In Unbound, I experimented with the composition by splitting the painting into a diptych, thereby breaking its continuity to reflect the title—unbounding with the past and moving forward. The full narrative is left to the viewer’s interpretation, as I always invite the viewer to finish the story by delving into the ambiguity.

The “Spirits” series fuses figurative and landscape painting through a musical approach—a unique technique employing dense, filament-like lines (melody) and parallel striations (harmony), reminiscent of intaglio or etching. I hope to emphasize environmental awareness with this approach. The veiled figures, rendered in neutral tones, contrast with the warm landscape, symbolizing the ethereal emergence of nature’s guardians and stressing humanity’s inherent connection and responsibility to the Earth.

As a colorist artist trained by the founders and followers of the Washington Color School, my practice has evolved from abstract color field painting. I now employ a surreal approach, introducing elements of reality to explore the gap between the known (recognizable forms) and the unknown (abstract expression). This investigation centers on my “Spirits” series, in which innovative digital and mixed-media techniques fuse the human figure and landscape, emphasizing environmental connection.

Process:

I’ve used a hybrid, analog-digital-analog process in all these pieces, consisting of digitally merging and manipulating images of analog studies, printing on archival art watercolor paper mounted on a wood carded panel, and painting over with mixed media, including watercolor, pastel, ink, and acrylic, sealed with cold wax or spray varnish.