The Hatton Family and Hatton House in Holborn
Four generations of controversial courtiers use the architecture and design of an Elizabethan mansion to further their political ambitions and challenge power dynamics in times of instability in sixteenth and seventeenth-century London.
"Moneys Disbursed, Paid & Laid out by Mee': Richmond House in Holborn and the Architectural Ambitions of Frances Stewart, Duchess of Lennox and Richmond." In Women As Builders, Critics and Designers of the Built Environment, 1200-1800, edited by Shelley Roff. Routledge.
Published essay exploring ritual, transformation, and the sacred in everyday life. Read on Substack
Mexican-American rapper from California to perform at The National.
The conclusion of my interview with Ramona Martinez of Ramona and the Holy Smokes.
Virginia Commonwealth University & Richard Bland College
I teach undergraduate and graduate-level courses in art and architectural history, with an emphasis on critical analysis and the overlooked histories of women as patrons, designers, and builders.
VCU Grant-Funded Project
Digital Research Director & Founding Editor — Telling Their Stories: Black Artists in Virginia Historic Homes. I direct research and editorial strategy for this digital humanities project documenting overlooked artists.
Research Interests
Renaissance and early modern architecture, with special emphasis on women's roles as patrons, designers, and builders. I'm interested in recovering overlooked histories.
Conference
2014–2019
Coverage for Style Weekly in Richmond, Virginia. I examined the cultural landscape and what it reveals about our cities and communities.
2013–2017
A travel and culture blog exploring how cities reveal themselves through their details. Read the archive
2005–2008
Curatorial fellow at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art and the Muscarelle Museum of Art, developing exhibition interpretations and educational programming.
Various
Book review in Woman's Art Journal (2017). Contribution to Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception (2016).
Awards & Support
Organizations
I'm an art and architectural historian with a particular eye for how the built environment reflects and shapes culture. My research focuses on Renaissance and early modern architecture, with special interest in women's roles as patrons, designers, and builders.
I teach at Virginia Commonwealth University and Richard Bland College, and I direct digital research for Telling Their Stories: Black Artists in Virginia Historic Homes, a grant-funded digital humanities project at VCU.
Beyond the academy, I write about culture in all its forms—travel, music, the moments that reveal something true about how we live. I run check one two, a quarterly music zine. I spent years writing about arts and culture for Style Weekly in Richmond.
What connects all of this work is a commitment to telling the stories of people who have been overlooked or underrepresented—women builders and patrons, overlooked artists, indie musicians. I believe in the power of careful observation and thoughtful curation.
Have a question or proposal? I'd love to hear from you.