Public Art
Murals, installations, and creative placemaking projects are at the heart of how I connect art to everyday life. Each public piece I create is more than a visual statement—it’s a dialogue with the surrounding community. From large-scale murals to collaborative street installations, my work reflects the people, places, and layered histories that define our neighborhoods. Based in Pittsburgh, I’ve brought color, context, and creativity to blank walls and shared spaces across the region. These projects aim to spark curiosity, invite participation, and turn overlooked spaces into sites of meaning and momentum.
Painting Sound: My Abstract Piano at Pittsburgh International Airport
As part of the Concourse Concerto and Free The Music program at Pittsburgh International Airport, I was invited to transform one of their public pianos into a visual experience. It’s not every day you get to paint a piano that thousands of people will pass by, sit at, or maybe even play. For me, this wasn’t just about decoration—it was about merging visual rhythm with actual sound, and turning something functional into a piece of abstract public art.
I approached the project like I do much of my work: with emotion, movement, and a sense of spontaneity. I wanted the piano to feel alive—to pulse with energy the same way an improvised melody does. Bright color, wild abstract shapes, layered lines—it all came together as a kind of visual jazz, responding to the chaos and flow of airport life. It’s not meant to be overthought. It’s meant to be felt.
Public art has always been important to me, and this piece was no different. It sits in a liminal space—people rushing in, slowing down, passing through. But for a moment, they stop. Some take a photo. Some sit and play a few notes. Some just stare and smile. That’s the goal. That’s the exchange. I’m not interested in perfection—I’m interested in connection.
I’m proud to be part of this program alongside other abstract artists like Jessica Alpern Brown and Cue Perry. Each of us brought our own voice to the visual landscape of the airport. What I brought was a piece rooted in movement—both the literal motion of travel and the internal momentum of feeling.
This piano was never meant to be precious. It’s meant to be part of the space, part of people’s everyday experience, even if just for a few seconds. In a place built for transition, I wanted to create something that asked people to pause—even just a beat—and take in a little color, a little chaos, a little art.
Because sometimes, a painted piano can do more than make music—it can hold space for something unexpected.
Moto Pittsburgh
MotoPGH Mural: A Tribute to the City That Moves Us
As part of MotoPGH’s continued dedication to craftsmanship, culture, and community, I was invited to create a large-scale black and white mural on the interior wall of their shop. The piece captures a bold cityscape of Pittsburgh—its bridges, skyline, and iconic topography—rendered in a stripped-down, high-contrast aesthetic that mirrors the raw, mechanical spirit of the motorcycles they build and restore.
Spanning the length of the wall, the mural integrates MotoPGH’s logo in oversized lettering, grounding the artwork as a statement of identity and pride. The logo doesn’t just sit on the wall—it rides through the scene, embedded as part of the landscape, asserting that MotoPGH is not just a brand, but a fixture in the fabric of Pittsburgh.
This mural functions as more than a visual focal point; it’s a branding tool, a conversation starter, and a celebration of place. It creates an immersive backdrop for the shop, linking the gritty beauty of motorcycles with the industrial charm of the city itself. Whether customers are dropping off their bikes or stopping by to admire the machines, the mural reminds them where they are—and why that matters.
In a city known for its resilience and reinvention, this mural is a nod to the road behind and the ride ahead.
