Hello, my name is Lia. My journey as an artist truly began when I discovered how to make natural plant dyes, which then I used to create paintings and drawings. I was fascinated by how natural dyes moved on surfaces, as they seemed to speak a language that was very familiar to me. This fascination lead me into regularly making things with natural materials of all kinds, while observing their thoughtful designs and the eternal life force of light particles that was at the foundation of their creation. In doing so, I began re-learning the language of nature that was already so deeply ingrained in my being. I started showing my works to the world in exhibitions, and my projects began to grow in scale.

In the recent years, my practice has been in a shift. Instead of being drawn to create works of art as we commonly think of them, and play the role of the artist as we commonly think of her, I understood what truly draws me to being an artist is that an artist can be anything, and making art is a way of living, a way of being. To me, art is the highest form of creation, because art is everything, it is all of creation. If we give enough of our attention and true presence to whatever it is we do, and most importantly do it from our heart, not only will it be the most peaceful and joyful way of being, but what we do will effortlessly, naturally be art.

So, my practice and creation of art has transformed to hold within it everything, and that is something that takes time to blossom. As part of this journey, I have found profound healing in the use of sacred geometry, spaces, and our ways of being in them, and feel that is where the next big project calls me to go.

SELECT SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2023 Fragments of Eternity, Klapper Gallery, Queens, New York

2020 On Silence, Broker Gallery, Tāhuna, Aotearoa

2019 The Power of Slow Moving Things, NYC Collective, New York

2017 Fragility of Isolated Worlds, Grossman Gallery, Pennsylvania

SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024 Sotto Scacco, Rome

2023 Daydreams, MFA Exhibition Online, University of Montana

2023 Becoming Unbound, Culture Lab at Plaxall Gallery, New York

2022 Non-Linear, Culture Lab at Plaxall Gallery, New York

2020 Güncelleme #13, Izole Project, Istanbul

2021 The Artists, Broker Gallery, Tāhuna, Aotearoa