Ongoing Projects
The Institute for Art and Olfaction
The Institute for Art and Olfaction
The Institute for Art and Olfaction
Founder / Exec. Dir. of non-profit providing access and experimentation in the field of perfumery and olfactory art. Initiated in 2012.
The Art and Olfaction Awards
The Institute for Art and Olfaction
The Institute for Art and Olfaction
Founder of roving, annual awards event celebrating independent, artisan, and experimental work with scent. Initiated in 2013.
Scent Week
The Institute for Art and Olfaction
Experimental Scent Summit
Founder of biennial, collaborative public festival devoted to all things aromatic for Los Angeles. Initiated in 2023.
Experimental Scent Summit
Experimental Scent Summit
Experimental Scent Summit
Founder of speaking series exploring research and ideas in the field of olfactory art, with Klara Ravat. Founded in 2017.
Perfume on the Radio
Experimental Scent Summit
Perfume on the Radio
Host and producer of radio show and podcast exploring the world through the lens of scent. With Lookout FM, LA. Initiated in 2021.
IAO Library
Experimental Scent Summit
Perfume on the Radio
A growing reference library of objects and ephemera dedicated to perfume, with the IAO team. Initiated in 2021.
IAO Gallery
IAO Gallery
IAO Gallery
Founder, curator of gallery devoted to experimental work with scent and olfactory art, with IAO team. Initiated in 2016.
Meet A Nose
IAO Gallery
IAO Gallery
Host of online series, taking the form of one-hour moderated discussions exploring perspectives on scent. Initiated in 2021.
Sensing:
IAO Gallery
Sensing:
Multi-sensorial sessions exploring art through the senses, with Maite Gomez-Rejon, ArtBites. Initiated in 2020.
Recent Projects
Ether: Aromatic Mythologies (2025)
Ether: Aromatic Mythologies (2025)
Ether: Aromatic Mythologies (2025)
Thirteen artists examine culture, storytelling, and myth through sculpture, installation—and scent. At Craft Contemporary.
IAO Olfactory Storylab (2025)
Ether: Aromatic Mythologies (2025)
Ether: Aromatic Mythologies (2025)
IAO Olfactory Storylab presents twelve perfumers exploring the medium's capacity to convey story. At Craft Contemporary.
AoA x IAO: I Smell LA (2025)
Ether: Aromatic Mythologies (2025)
AoA x IAO: I Smell LA (2025)
Teen fellows captured the scents of 11 Los Angeles cultural organizations, and made a collective perfume of the city’s arts sector. At ICA LA.
Unveiling the Essence (2025)
Unveiling the Essence (2025)
AoA x IAO: I Smell LA (2025)
Showcasing perfume formulas as cultural and aesthetic artifacts at IAO Gallery and online. Co-curated with Prof. Urs Stäheli.
Sensory Mementos (2024-2025)
Unveiling the Essence (2025)
Sensory Mementos (2024-2025)
An installation exploring a future where humans journey into space in search of a new home. With Shane Myrbeck, for Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) | Getty PST ART.
Nose Music (2024)
Unveiling the Essence (2025)
Sensory Mementos (2024-2025)
A box set with ten fragrances inspired by groundbreaking albums, with dublab and Bighouse.
Saturnalia (2024)
Saturnalia (2024)
Saturnalia (2024)
Invoking Saturn and celebrating 40 cultural leaders in Los Angeles. With The Aromatic Gourmet, Tomorrow, Kacper Beski and HILL.
Alabastron (2024)
Saturnalia (2024)
Saturnalia (2024)
A journal that bridges academia and the public sphere to explore aromatic history and culture. With Nuri McBride.
2023 and before (aphabetical order)
24 Hours | 15 Scents (2016)
A Trip to Japan in Sixteen Minutes (2014)
A Trip to Japan in Sixteen Minutes (2014)
A collection of personal narratives from people living in St. Louis, printed and scented. At Pulitzer Foundation, St. Louis.
A Trip to Japan in Sixteen Minutes (2014)
A Trip to Japan in Sixteen Minutes (2014)
A Trip to Japan in Sixteen Minutes (2014)
A series of performances revisiting Sadakichi Hartmann's 'A Trip to Japan', at Hammer Museum, Los Angeles.
Alameda Heart Notes (2019)
A Trip to Japan in Sixteen Minutes (2014)
Alameda Heart Notes (2019)
A series of historic scents created in collaboration with the former tenants of the ROW, in downtown Los Angeles.
Ancient Scents (2017)
Art Olfaction Amsterdam (2018)
Alameda Heart Notes (2019)
A permanent smelling experience and a series of workshops exploring the scents of Ancient Rome at Getty Villa.
Art Olfaction Amsterdam (2018)
Art Olfaction Amsterdam (2018)
Art Olfaction Amsterdam (2018)
A six-week residency at Mediamatic, Amsterdam, that explored the creative potential for scent through a rich roster of programs.
Cinema Speakeasy (2009 - 2011)
Art Olfaction Amsterdam (2018)
Art Olfaction Amsterdam (2018)
An independent screening series in Los Angeles and San Francisco, with Georgi Goldman, Fhay Arceo, Allison Davis, Kate Sullivan.
Earth Day Candle (2023)
Olfactory Art Symposium (2021)
Olfactory Art Symposium (2021)
An aromatic candle and seed planter in collaboration with Nautilus Magazine and designer Caos Moté.
Olfactory Art Symposium (2021)
Olfactory Art Symposium (2021)
Olfactory Art Symposium (2021)
Curated and hosted a series of talks that showcased the work of artists exhibiting at 'Smell it!' in Bremen, Germany.
Perfume Bingo (2021)
Olfactory Art Symposium (2021)
Perfume Bingo (2021)
A bingo game for people who love perfume, in collaboration with the IAO team.
Scent Communication Hackathon (2018)
Scent Communication Hackathon (2018)
Scent Communication Hackathon (2018)
A weekend devoted to dismantling, analyzing and restructuring how we classify odors, and how we communicate about – and with – scent. At Mediamatic, Amsterdam.
Scent Robots: Workshop (2016)
Scent Communication Hackathon (2018)
Scent Communication Hackathon (2018)
An exploration of scent and robotics, through the creation of custom motion-sensor scent mechanisms. At Machine Project.
Silverlake Film Festival (2000-2007)
Scent Communication Hackathon (2018)
Silverlake Film Festival (2000-2007)
Board member, program curator and - eventually - co-director of non-profit film festival in Los Angeles.
Slow Apocalypse (2020)
Silverlake Film Festival (2000-2007)
A photo series documenting friends and strangers during the initial lock-down period during the Covid pandemic.
Stories Project (2011-2012)
A documentary video series that recorded short stories lived, and narrated by, friends and loved ones.
Ten Encounters (2021)
Exhibition exploring consequential historical or mythological meetings, through scent. At Olfactory Art Keller, NYC.
The Perfume Garden (2019-2021)
The Perfume Garden (2019-2021)
The Perfume Garden (2019-2021)
A garden devoted to botanical aromatics, serving the community of homeless men, women and veterans housed at Salvation Army Bell Homeless Shelter.
Van Eyck Reloaded (2020)
The Perfume Garden (2019-2021)
The Perfume Garden (2019-2021)
Bringing Van Eyck's Adoration of the Mystic Lamb panel on the Ghent Altarpiece alive, with scent. With GLIMPS Bioworks, Belgium.