About the Artist
Alexis Kennedy is a young freelance artist in the Metro Detroit area aiming to become a tattoo artist. She has just received her degree in Studio Arts from Oakland University in Rochester, MI as of April 2019.
Artist Statement
The religions and spiritual beliefs of the world derive from a common human need for reassurance from the fear of the unknown that lies outside the physical realm of existence. Grounded in what is real, my work strives to reach beyond and into the unknown. Common motifs include vibrant colors to instill a sense of wonder in the viewer, smoke and incense as a nod to the holy, unattainable, or the soul, and the use of the figure to relate the work back to the self. A wondrous yet terrifying fiction is what I implore myself to create, but a fiction that is not so far off from the truth.
Curriculum Vitae
2018
Fusion Art: 6th Quarterly Open Art Exhibition, Online, April 15-July 14 of 2018
Art Rapids: Second Annual Exhibition, Elk Rapids, MI, June 9-22 of 2018
Art Prize 2018, Grand Rapids, MI, September 19-October 7 of 2018
J.P. Morgan Chase Art Show, Online, September/October of 2018
Las Laguna Gallery: Bring Us Your Dead Show, Laguna Beach, CA, October 4-26 of 2018
Youmacon, Detroit, MI, November 1-4 of 2018
2019
Grand Opening Show, Collective Studios Ink, Rochester, MI, March of 2019
Oakland University Thesis Show, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, April of 2019
