Portfolio
I write about the intersections of art, health, history, and place.
Art & Health
A history of art in hospitals, Wellcome Collection
Visions of nursing, Issues in Science and Technology
Art classes are helping transform medical education, Hyperallergic
How artists have understood the human body through time, Hyperallergic
Nursing: a visual history, ArtUK
Arts, Culture & Place
Troubled waters: what is the future of the swimming pool?, The Financial Times
This is still the place: Salt Lake City moves with the times, The Financial Times
The Catholic nun (turned pop art maverick) who taught Angelenos how to love, The Financial Times
Inside the underground garden of Baldassare Forestiere, The Financial Times
Can we still judge a romance novel by its cover?, Slate
The 'California dream' in the prints of Frances Gearhart, Hyperallergic
Santa Monica Canyon's architectural gems, Waves
Lover’s Eyes book review, Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide
Museums & Exhibitions
Frieze art fair arrives as LA galleries anticipate market shake-up, The Financial Times
Frieze LA heads west, The Financial Times
At 200, the London National Gallery is redefining what it means to be a national museum, Smithsonian Magazine
LA’s Hammer Museum wants to be seen, Hyperallergic
The spiritual and erotic role of touch in early modern art, Hyperallergic
A history of protest photography that plays it too safe, Hyperallergic
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House Museums
Ray & Charles Eames House, The Financial Times
Jackson Pollock & Lee Krasner House, The Financial Times
Hearst Castle, The Financial Times
Casa Guidi, The Financial Times
Pearl S. Buck House, The Financial Times
John Keats House, The Financial Times
Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site, The Financial Times
Robinson Jeffers' Tor House, The Financial Times
Cultural History
There’s a better way to teach the California Gold Rush, Smithsonian Magazine
How artists, writers and scientists of the past documented climate change, Smithsonian Magazine
How cabinets of curiosities laid the foundation for modern museums, Smithsonian Magazine
During World War I, a global media industry brought the conflict’s horrors to the public, Smithsonian Magazine
A history of the U.S. women’s suffrage movement in five objects, Apollo Magazine
Token gestures: the jewelry of long-distance love, Apollo Magazine
Reflections on the mirror in art, ArtUK
Beyond cute: a brief history of cupids, cherubs and putti in art, ArtUK
Visible and invisible: visions of domestic service, ArtUK
The evolution of romance novel covers, Electric Literature
What our fantasies about the European Middle Ages say about us, Hyperallergic
Food & Drink
Food Is an old theme of art. Now the reverse is true too, The Economist
Reading MFK Fisher’s ‘How to Cook a Wolf’ during coronavirus, Eater
Storm in a teacup: a visual history of tea, ArtUK
Divinity, drunkenness, and desire: the story of wine in art, ArtUK
From House to Home — Forest & Main Brewing Company, Pellicle
The Fruit Frontier — Mountain West Cider, Pellicle
Image courtesy of Maite Gomez-Rejon
Artist & Maker Profiles
‘The world I wish people knew’: photographer Cara Romero on redefining contemporary Native American art, Hyperallergic
'Emotion and light put together': an LA photographer captures protests and peace, Hyperallergic
Eating your way through art history: Maite Gomez-Rejon, Hyperallergic
Catherine Opie on her first monograph, 'a map of my mind', Hyperallergic
​The crafted home: stained glass scions creating California dreamscapes, The Financial Times
The crafted home: faithful and fantastical takes on heritage oak joinery, The Financial Times
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I create accessible, interactive exhibitions that connect history to contemporary social issues, with a focus on underrecognized stories.
Curator, Santa Monica History Museum, 2025 Sesquicentennial exhibition exploring how trees have shaped the city's history from the Tongva-led ecosystem to the present urban forest. Included a lift-the-flap interactive to learn about local tree species and a video from the imagined perspective of a historic tree that has witnessed human history unfold on its surrounding landscape.
Curator, Santa Monica History Museum, 2024 Exhibition that explored issues around housing inequity, affordability, architecture, and preservation. Included several popular interactives: a building block model of Santa Monica and a playable Chutes-and-Ladders style game to explain issues of housing inequity to school-age visitors.
Curator, Quinn Research Center x Santa Monica History Museum, 2024 Inaugural Quinn Gallery exhibition showcasing the architectural plans of underrecognized building designer Vernon Brunson, who contributed to numerous local homes, businesses, and Black churches.
Curator, OUTWORDS x Santa Monica History Museum, 2023 A highly impactful, collaborative exhibition with OUTWORDS sharing the oral histories of eight LGBTQ+ elders through video, text, and artifacts, and contextualized with a timeline of LGBTQ+ history.
Co-curator, Santa Monica History Museum, 2022 Exhibition on the history of the 10 freeway and how its construction disproportionately affected and destroyed communities of color, including the Broadway neighborhood of Santa Monica. This exhibition has had an ongoing impact in the city, leading to further research, programming, and discussions on issues around underrecognized history and restitution.
Co-curator, Santa Monica History Museum, 2020 Exhibition exploring the history of women's suffrage in California - highlighting the advocacy of women of color and the role of local women's clubs - on the centennial of the 19th Amendment.