“Social realism is the term used for work produced by painters, printmakers, photographers, writers, and filmmakers that aims to draw attention to the real socio-political conditions of the working class as a means to critique the power structures behind these conditions.” — Wikipedia.org

Working primarily in oils, my paintings are inspired and defined by my early years growing up in Burma, now known as Myanmar, and my travels throughout S.E. Asia. Currently I am developing a series of paintings based on socio- economic transitions for migrant and unskilled workers in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. 

As a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia, PA, I spent several years working in advertising and corporate communications as founder and creative director at a NY- based design agency. I’ve participated in group exhibitions and private shows in the U.S. where a few of my works have been collected by private art enthusiasts. 

I travel frequently abroad from my home in the U.S. to Southeast Asia for field research and painting at my studio in Thailand from where I follow labor communities -- workers in agriculture, construction, factories -- through the lens of an artist. View some of my work here or check out my blog posts here.