My work seeks to instill and dissect the connotations and emotions people associate with the human form. I focus on innate concepts and curiosities such as duality in nature, sexuality, violence, and primordial reactions through a fragmentation of the figure. I'm interested in pushing the viewer into an awareness of the body and our ever-changing relationship with it by challenging them to process and internalize these ideas, confronting the complexities within the human condition.
After receiving the diagnosis of multiple mental health afflictions, I began seeking intensive therapy to learn how to cope and function through their symptoms. As I progressed in my treatment, I began utilizing another aspect of my life that had always served as a vital crutch for my mental survival; my art. What started as a self-portrait project where I explored these emotional complexities evolved to incorporate diverse sources and perspectives of those also diagnosed with mental illnesses by joining my local mental health community through group therapy and workshops. By having people pose for drawings and share their experiences my work and practice became much more conceptually focused on reflecting the participant and the viewers' feelings.
Pulling from psychology, I am attempting to create an experience akin to a Rorschach inkblot test. The viewer is pushed into a reflective dialogue that forces self-awareness, a take on the Jungian confrontation with their "shadow." The interaction of figures serves as a symbol of the struggle we all experience with others and within ourselves.
These pieces start as drawings on mylar done with charcoal and ink. Then, I expose the plate directly from the image using a light-sensitive printmaking process. The solar plates are then printed in various versions using different inking techniques onto thin, transparent papers. My process allows me to take fragments of these prints and collage them together, building layers that connect and form a self-starting narrative for both the viewer and myself. My goal is for the observer to project themselves on these dark and shadowy figures as their subconscious creates a unique, personal conversation in response to the pieces; to allow the viewer to interact with these abstract narratives and dissect their own distinctive meaning
Solo Exhibitions & Art Fair Booths
2025
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(upcoming September) Gallery 198, Brooklyn, NY
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The Other Art Fair, Zero Space, NY
2024
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Satellite Art Fair, South Beach, Miami Art Week
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The Other Art Fair, Zero Space, NY
2023
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The Other Art Fair, Brooklyn Navy Yards, NY
2022
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Resident Artist Exhibition, Strong Rope Brewery, Brooklyn, NY
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The Other Art Fair, Brooklyn Navy Yards, NY
2021
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The Other Art Fair, Brooklyn Expo Center, NY
2015
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Submerged, Lucky Luna Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Selected Exhibition History
2025
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Bandada, La Máquina Taller Gráfica, Oaxaca, México
2024
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Salon des Refuses, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, NY
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Summer Exhibition, Blue Mountain Gallery, Chelsea, NY
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Form and Function, Urban Studio Unbound, Yonkers, NY
2023
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Estampida: Colectiva De La Máquina, La Máquina Taller Gráfica, Oaxaca, México
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Merged III: Juried National Exhibition of Collage and Assemblage, D’Art Center, Virginia
2022
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Femmes Ensembles Brooklyn, Waterfront Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, NY
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Face, Ubique Gallery, NY
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Taller Obert, Barcelona, Spain
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Summer Solstice Exhibition, David Dupuy Studios, NY
2021
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E/AB - Editions and Artists Book Fair, New York, NY
2020
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Flat File Project, Deanna Evans Projects, NY
2019
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Inside / Outside, Plaxall Gallery, Queens, NY
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The Garden of Xibalba, Proyecto Tulum, Art Basel, Miami, FL
2018
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Dialogue(s) in Printmaking, Monmouth Museum, Monmouth, NJ
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Reinvention, Hampton Editions Gallery, New York, NY
2017
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Dialogue(s) in Printmaking, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
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Let Me Go, Father, Gallery MC, New York, NY
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CP14 Release, Sugarlift Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
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Reinvention, Dan Weldon Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY
2016
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Dialogue(s) in Printmaking, ICPNA Museum Biennial, Lima, Peru
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SGCI, University of Portland, Portland Oregon
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New Prints, Portland Museum, Louisville, KY
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One Year Anniversary Exhibition, Unbound Gallery, Yonkers, NY
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Dialogue(s) in Printmaking, Atelier, Galerie 21, Cologne, Germany
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Then and Now, Eckhaus Gallery, Kutztown, PA
2015
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New York, Atelier, Galerie 21, Cologne, Germany
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Not Gonna Hold Your Hand, Thesis Exhibition, F.I.T., New York, NY
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Inaugural Exhibition, Urban Studio Unbound Gallery, Yonkers, NY
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The Print Parade, Hamptons Editions Gallery, Sag Harbor, New York
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Contemporary X Art Fair, Art Basel, Miami, FL
2014
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Prints & Drawings, Mehu Gallery, New York, NY
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Transitions, Space Gallery, Long Island City, NY
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One Year Anniversary, Torche' Galerie, Belmar, NJ
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Winter Exhibition, Torche' Galerie, Belmar, NJ
2013
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Select Art Fair, Art Basel, Catalina Hotel, Miami, FL
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Beasts and Bodies, Schema Projects, Brooklyn, NY
Artist Residencies
2025 Artist in Residence, La Máquina Taller Grabado, Oaxaca, México
2024 ChaNorth Artist Residency, ChaShaMa, NY
2023 (Feb. & Nov.) Artist in Residence, La Máquina Taller Grabado, Oaxaca, México
2014 Solar Etching Workshop Residency, Allen Hill Press, Vermont
Bibliography & Features (hyperlinked)
2023 Springer, A.J. “Babes of The Abyss”, Denmark, Snap Collective, 2023
2022 "Talleres y Espacios de Creación Abiertos En Barcelona" Digerible Arte Urbano
2021 “Ones to Watch: The Other Art Fair” by Emma Warren, Canvas Saatchi Art
2020 “Meet the Others: A.J. Springer” by Sasha Ali, Canvas Saatchi Art
2019 “Studio Visit: A.J. Springer and Kirsten Flaherty” by Art Hag
2017 “Carrier Pigeon 17” Carrier Pigeon Illustrated Fiction and Fine Art Magazine, New York, NY, 2017. Print. Original intaglio print included; p. 90-107 (illus.)
2015 “It’s Not Pulp Fiction…But Could Be. Fine Arts students assist visiting artist at The Studio Museum in Harlem” by Rachel Ellner, FIT School of Art and Design
“Submerged” by Marisa Cadena, Lucky Luna NY
“Finishing touches. Fine Arts graduating student show opens May 6” by Rachel Ellner, FIT School of Art and Design
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