FERAL
BIO
A lifelong artist born and raised in Peoria, IL, both Feral's psychedelic artwork and surrealist poetry act as a window to the innermost parts of her mind. She is influenced by the works of Frida Kahlo, Georgia O’Keeffe and Audre Lorde. Feral can be found tucked into the corner of a local coffee shop, sipping an americano with her nose in a good book, or traipsing about the forests of Central Illinois, foraging with her pockets full of herbs and fungi.
ARTIST STATEMENT
I am a quiet artist from Peoria, who prefers to let my artwork do the talking for me. I primarily work with spraypaint, a medium I fell in love with as a teenager. I never know what the final product will look like, often diverging from the initial sketch and allowing the art to develop itself. My art is based on nature and folklore, with a touch of psychedelia.
EDUCATION
Illinois Central College - East Peoria, Illinois
Associate of Fine Arts
Wonsook Kim School of Art - Normal, Illinois
Bachelor of Art - Art History
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
Master of Library and Information Sciences
2016
2020
2023
EXHIBITS
Making Our Space: Members of the Peoria Guild of Black Artists
University Galleries - Normal, Illinois
2021
2021
2022
Black Art Matters
Peoria Public Library - Peoria, Illinois
with the Peoria Guild of Black Artists
Cut From the Culture
Bradley University - Peoria, Illinois
with the Peoria Guild of Black Artists
VERDANT
Peoria Public Library - Peoria, Illinois
2023
2024
collaborative
SANGUINE
Peoria Public Library - Peoria, Illinois
solo
ARTWORK
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Spore Prince II & III Diptych
2023. Spraypaint on canvas.
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Be My Druidess
2024. Acrylic and spraypaint on canvas.
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By the Pricking of My Thumbs, Pt. I (self-portrait as Hecate)
2022. Acrylic on canvas.
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Taxacum
2023. Spraypaint on canvas.
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Knockout
2023. Spraypaint on canvas.
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Arcticum
2023. Spraypaint on canvas.
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Fragile, Not Like a Flower.
2023. Acrylic and spraypaint on canvas.
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Stanch
2023. Acrylic and spraypaint on canvas.
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Spore Prince
2023. Spraypaint on canvas.
POETRY
Snakebite & Black is Feral's first collected work of poetry. The chapbook is self-published by the artist in Peoria, IL.
"Syrupy red desecrates the translucent amber
Like blood and venom, and it tastes like your lips
Lined with poison sugar, lethally saccharine
Every gulp fills my throat with a million stars that
Set my heart aglow and redden my ears the way
Your voice makes my entire body overheat
I am intoxicated, inebriated and under your influence
Too self-aware, my image distorts and I feel you—
Sense you, waiting for you to drive me home."
-Feral, "Snakebite & Black"
CONTACT ME
Commissions and general inquiries will be replied to within 1-3 business days.