Forensic Art

ABOUT

Forensic Artist: located in California, serving worldwide.

My career as a forensic sketch artist began at the Santa Monica Police Department and expanded from there. To enhance my skills and remain current in my knowledge and abilities, I've attended Law Enforcement POST training courses and am fortunate to have been trained and mentored by some of the best in my field. This includes Advanced Methods in Forensic Art - a workshop taught by the renowned Forensic Artist, Karen Taylor (author of Forensic Art and Illustration), and one-on-one intensive training from Gil Zamora, creator of Compositure Methodology (also famed for his work on the Dove commercial).

Expanding on my undergraduate degree in art history, I earned my masters degree in Library and Information Science in 2015. With a strong appreciation for interdisciplinary approaches, I borrow techniques from a variety of schools of thought in most everything I do.

In addition to police artistry, I worked at the Page Museum - La Brea Tar Pits where I rendered the first 2-D facial reconstruction on the only human excavated from that site, the La Brea Woman. She was dated at approximately 10,000 years old. I have worked in the field of paleontology by excavating, cleaning, and preparing fossils for research and display. As a Museum Preparator, I assisted with dinosaur reconstructions and taxidermy for upcoming exhibits at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. Every project and case I have had the honor to be a part of has contributed to my expertise and endless curiosity in the many aspects of scientific art, human cognition, and everything in between.
When it comes to forensic art, any morsel of an impact I make motivates me to hone my skills further to ensure I’m able to help at least one more victim feel safe, or prevent at least one more person from being victimized.

ORGANIZATIONS

Order of the Good Death - Founding Member - 2013 to Present

Can You Identify Me? - Forensic Art Advisory Board Memeber - 2014 to 2018