Creating art is the only thing that’s keeping me alive. Nothing else brings me joy.
You decide who will appear in Artforum Magazine, take home $25,000, and display their work at The Art of Elysium's Salon!
I love to draw with charcoal on stretched canvas. I also enjoy digital drawing.
Where do you find inspiration?I find inspiration in the human figure, especially from a gender theory standpoint. I like to speak about my own experiences with gender and what it means to be a human in modern society.
What would you do with $25,000?I would pay off my debts from going to art school (Columbia College Chicago) and begin to invest in a better studio space.
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