Hi, I'm Ari

My art practice is an immediate response to the messiness in my mind and my surroundings. I use color and line to work through the chaos visually, always trying to allow more mistakes, weirdness and unknowing to come through. In concrete terms, this means drawing with ink, graphite, pastels, acrylics, spray paint, and watercolor to layer images representing interior spaces and bodies. I'm interested in how my embodied experience complicates my understanding of the internet, motherhood, social justice, capitalism and literature.

I carve out time to make art in between raising three kids, working as an ACD at The Program, and loading the dishwasher.

avanceborland@gmail.com

I’d love to build a community of IRL artists. Always happy to talk process and do studio visits. Drop me a line.