ARTIST'S STATEMENT: I am profoundly inspired by nature and the pure imagination of the child mind. I attempt to capture this in my work. By observing nature, I see longing for balance in all things and my work follows this narrative. I view each piece as a conversation, where we often speak on healing & the sacred connections between everything. There is an emphasis on relationship & organic forms in my work. Every creation surprises and delights me. I hope it will do the same for you."
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BIO: Victoria Williams Steen is a painter and illustrator who has studied the arts both academically and in her travels around the United States. Williams Steen returned to her Indiana roots to pursue Fine Arts as a career and enjoy a more sustainable way of living. She has a broad skill set working many years in Graphic Design, Small Business Management, Display Building and is pursuing her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Indiana University Indianapolis, Herron School of Art and Design. Williams Steen has a dedication to community involvement, believing in the sacred moments of life and being in good relationship with all things, both human and otherwise. This theme is present in her work. Williams Steen is often inspired by nature, connecting our cultural past to our present and the pure imagination of the child mind. Williams Steen believes in the healing power of expressing ourselves through art and hopes to follow her Bachelors degree with a Masters degree in Art Therapy. Williams Steen has received several grants to fund community engagement in her neighborhood, art with children experiencing autism and to develop her career goals including: Public Art for Neighborhoods Grant - Art Council of Indianapolis, Dream Outloud Grant - Advocates of Change, Cultural Connection Program - Big Car Collaborative, On-Ramp Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator program.
