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 Sydney Bray grew up in Carlinville, IL. She attends college at Blackburn College and is set to graduate with a Bachelors in Graphic Design and a double minor in Studio Art and Gender & Sexuality Studies. 

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My work takes a very feminine and whimsical approach to escapism. I am influenced by Frida Kahlo, Aya Takano, Louis Wain, and Rene Magritte. A common theme between these artists is their focus on escapism and fabricating a world to get lost in. Through my art I want to create a world with feminine values that doesn't shame imaginative frivolity. I explore themes of girl/womanhood, historical perception, abstraction, positionality, and surrealism. I am inspired by art history, abstraction, the superflat movement, historical iconography and the surrealism movement. I combine mediums to create each piece, using all of my skills and techniques to make the most fulfilling works. I use painting, drawing, collage, 3D elements, digital programs, photography, and printmaking to create my pieces.

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Freelance Mixed Media Artist

AWARDS

Blackburn College Student Art Show

Best in Show

2023

Blackburn College

Beginning Scholar In The Study Of Art

2023

EXHIBITIONS

Blackburn College Student Art Show, Carlinville IL

April 2022

Blackburn College Student Art Show, Carlinville IL

April 2023

Blackburn College The Lodge Launch Exhibition, Carlinville IL

May 2023

Blackburn College IDEAS Challenge Exhibition, Carlinville IL

January 2023

Blackburn College Sharon k. Sandfort Gallery Exhibition, Carlinville IL

June 2023

SKILLS
  • ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR

  • ADOBE PHOTOSHOP

  • PHOTOGRAPHY

  • PROCREATE

  • GOUACHE PAINTING

  • ACRYLIC PAINTING

  • WATERCOLOR PAINTING

  • ALCOHOL MARKER

  • LINOCUT PRINTING

  • STAINED GLASS

PUBLICATIONS

The Lodge : Blackburn College Literary and Visual Arts Journal

2023

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