Day 2: Cheryl De Ciantis

Cheryl De Ciantis

she/her

Creative Medium: Drawing, High-quality prints of 2D works, Mixed Media 2D & 3D, Other, Painting, Photography, Printmaking/Graphics, Sculpture

About the Artist

I love to draw and began oil painting as a kid, and I delight in mixed media. I love to invent, and to bring unique substances into whatever I make: plant materials, glass, minerals and gems, charcoal from Mt. Lemmon. I've lived in many places but always return to my native Southwest, with its tremendous elemental presences. To make joyful effigies of the animals and birds we know so well in Tucson, inspired by the kachinas that have fascinated me from childhood, I glue together whatever comes to hand. I also love the challenge of capturing likeness, and have been creating an ongoing series of small portraits of inspiring women using gouache and pen. I make collaged paintings and large papier-mâché sculptures of mythic figures using an amazingly strong compound of laminated cardboard, paper and flour. Whether I'm doing something deeply mythic or simply goofy, it's always an expression of my love for everything I see, and I never see anyone or anything as deeply as when I draw or paint or sculpt it. I am an art historian and I have a PhD in mythological studies; it all adds up to this: art is core to the human psyche.

Phone: 520-719-9636

Email: cdeciantis@kairios.com

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Pricing Range

$1-$150, $1001+, $151 - $500, $501 - $1000