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
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ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR
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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
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PHOTOGRAPHY
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PROCREATE
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GOUACHE PAINTING
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ACRYLIC PAINTING
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WATERCOLOR PAINTING
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ALCOHOL MARKER
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LINOCUT PRINTING
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STAINED GLASS
PUBLICATIONS
The Lodge : Blackburn College Literary and Visual Arts Journal
2023