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AMERICAN DREAM | AMERICAN HUSTLE

AMERICAN DREAM | AMERICAN HUSTLE is part of the MACHINE series. These works explore the duality of both the promise and the pressure of the American Dream—the pride of striving (the hustle) and the exhaustion of the possibility of never arriving.

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MACHINE SERIES

The Machine Series was created using rubbings from industrial machines at my family’s metal fabrication shop to create visual narratives that speak to the inherent beauty found in utility.

On-site found materials including grease, oil, and soot are incorporated in the compositions, along with traditional art materials..

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THE DRAFT

THE DRAFT is a series of collages interweaves vintage 33mm slides dated from 1963-64, from a swimming competition juxtaposed with scenes from the escalating war in Vietnam. Pulled from the same moment in history yet recorded in radically different emotional registers, these fragments form an uneasy dialogue. They generate a tension that feels both historical and deeply contemporary.

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East Wing Debris Field Mobile Sampler

East Wing Debris Field confronts the demolition of the White House East Wing as an act for the erasure of history in the face of unchecked greed, resurgent fascism and authoritarianism. 

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This is a collaborative piece by artists Jillian Van Volkenburgh and Nick De Pirro created for the Fall of Freedom national protest. This mobile sculpture was on view in public locations in and around Washington Square Park, New York, NY on November 22, 2025.

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