I am a portrait and fine art photographer based in Cambridge, MA.
My work explores the themes of motherhood, womanhood, and the body from a feminist perspective. Inspired by dreams and the unseen, I construct photographs that portray internal tensions – the conflicting emotions of motherhood, the push and pull between the need for connection, and the desire for independence.
I use photography to gain a better understanding of my own experiences, and find a deeper connection with people and places I photograph, employing light and color to create vivid images that inhabit the space between the real and the imaginary.
My work has been exhibited in the US and internationally, most recent exhibitions include Kathryn Schulz Gallery in Cambridge, MA, the Photographic Resource Center, the Griffin Museum of Photography in Winchester, MA, Vermont Center of Photography, and Soho Gallery in New York.
I have a BA in Linguistics and am currently attending the Photography MFA program at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, expected to graduate in 2026.
I am available for portrait commissions, photography workshops and select commercial projects.
Selected exhibitions
2025 Movement/s, Emerson Contemporary, Boston, MA
MassArt Auction, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
Cambridge Art Association Member Prize Show, Kathryn Schulz Gallery, Cambridge, MA
First Look, A Second Glance, Panopticon Gallery, Boston, MA
2024 PRC Exposure, Vandernoot Gallery at Lesley University, Cambridge, MA
Griffin Museum of Photography 30th Juried Member Exhibition, Winchester, MA
Vermont Center for Photography 2024 Open Juried Exhibition, Brattleboro, VT
2023 Blue 2023, Kathryn Schultz Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Center Forward 2023, Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO
Soho Photo Gallery National Competition, New York, NY
2022 Griffin Museum of Photography 28th Juried Members Exhibition, Winchester, MA
Grants and awards
2025 Cambridge Art Association Artist of the Year Award
2024 PRC Exposure Juror’s Choice Award
Cambridge Arts Association, Emergency Fund for Visual Artists Grant
2023 20th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards, Winner, Series, Self Portrait category
2022. Photolucida Critical Mass Finalist, Top 200
Griffin Award, Griffin Museum of Photography 28th Juried Members Exhibition
Books
2023 Eye Mama: Poetic Truths of Home and Motherhood. Arieli, Karni. teNeues Verlag.
Press
2025 Artscope Magazine, Artistic Vision and Contemporary Dialogues
2024 Lenscratch, Anastasia Sierra and Carrie Usmar: Talking Motherhood
Selected clients
and publications
San Francisco Chronicle, NPR, Boston Common Magazine, Boston Globe, Nob Hill Gazette, Dartmouth College, Simmons College, Stanford University, Boston University, Consulate General of Mexico in San Francisco, Amtrak, HubSpot, Everwise, Sauce Labs, Linquia