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 their mind. They are 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 their nose in a good book, or traipsing about the forests of Central Illinois, foraging with their 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

Associates of Fine Arts

Wonsook Kim School of Art - Normal, Illinois

Bachelors of Art - Art History

University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, Illinois

Masters 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

2022

Cut From the Culture

Bradley University - Peoria, Illinois

with the Peoria Guild of Black Artists

Black Art Matters

Peoria Public Library - 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

Intersecting Identities

ArtsPartners Follow Your Arts Gallery - Peoria, Illinois

2024

collaborative

ARTWORK

Bramble

2025. Acrylic and spraypaint on canvas.
Variations on an Anxious Nerve

2025. Acrylic and spraypaint on canvas.
Tasting Static I

2025. Acrylic and spraypaint on canvas.
Tasting Static II

2025. Acrylic and spraypaint on canvas.
Equinox

2024. Acrylic and spraypaint on canvas.
All Through Every Forest.

2024. Acrylic and spraypaint on canvas.
Above the Trees

2024. Acrylic and spraypaint on canvas.
The Becoming

2024. Acrylic and spraypaint on canvas.
Inflammation

2024. Mixed media.
Be My Druidess

2024. Acrylic and spraypaint on canvas.
By the Pricking of My Thumbs, Pt. I (self-portrait as Hecate)

2022. Acrylic on canvas.
Taxacum

2023. Spraypaint on canvas.
Knockout

2023. Spraypaint on canvas.
Arcticum

2023. Spraypaint on canvas.
Fragile, Not Like a Flower.

2023. Acrylic and spraypaint on canvas.
Stanch

2023. Acrylic and spraypaint on canvas.
Spore Prince

2023. Spraypaint on canvas.
Sanguine

2024. Acrylic and spraypaint on canvas.
Out of Touch

2025. Acrylic and spraypaint on canvas.