While a student at the University of Arizona, my paintings were steadily influenced by a number of artistic styles. The strongest of these include the expressionists, early and contemporary surrealists,textiles and tapestry, and popular culture illustration. Growing up in the southwest has also affected my work, with readily available cultural stimulus from both Native Americans and near-by Mexico. My subject matter has ranged from nature and decay to sociological iconography. I continue to explore religious symbolism and female mythology, with a new found interest in medieval stained glass. A straight-forward description might be 'painted collage'- combining seemingly unrelated images into organic visual metaphors. Each piece is an implied narrative, and although every work holds explicit personal meaning, my intention is to invite a unique translation by each subsequent viewer.
 
I was born March 25th, 1981, in Phoenix, Arizona.  I graduated Magna Cum Laude fromthe University of Arizona in 2004, receiving my B.A. in Studio Art,with minors in Art Education and Creative Writing. I specialized in 2-DStudio, with a dual emphasis in Oils and Fiber Arts.
SHOWS

2006
*Ilene Meyer: First U.S. Showing in Ten Years.  With works by Hunter King and Emily Ralph.  Arts Partnership Gallery. Tucson, AZ.
*The Urban Picnic.  9th Annual Art Auction. Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ. 
2005
*Emergence: III Great Painters. Arts Partnership Gallery. Tucson, AZ.
2004
*It's About Time: A Three Woman Show with Eleanor Leon, Emily Ralph and Sylvia Griffin. The Kachina Lounge. University of Arizona. Tucson, AZ.
*Art For Every Taste. Arts Partnership Gallery. Tucson, AZ.
*Monsoon. Flash Gallery. Tucson, AZ.
*BFA/BA Senior Exhibition. Student Union Memorial Gallery. University of Arizona. Tucson, AZ.
*Painting Matters. Third Floor Galleries. University of Arizona. Tucson, AZ.
2003
*BFA/BA Senior Exhibition. Joseph Gross Gallery. University of Arizona. Tucson, AZ.
*Warp & Weft. The Shadowbox Gallery. University of Arizona. Tucson, AZ.
2001
*Fibrosity. University of Arizona. Tucson, AZ.