Gracie Thomas (She/Her)

 I am an artist that works with different mixed mediums, collage work, drawings, photography, acrylic painting, and sculpture, but I primarily oil paintings. I do works of all different shapes and sizes. My works usually focus on mental health, nature/environment, the female figure and spirituality/healing. I was born in North Carolina, but grew up in Stillwater, Minnesota which is where I am currently based out of. Art has attracted me my whole life. In middle school I was part of an art club and that was my first interaction with the art community. I was surrounded by like minded, creative people. I then took more painting classes throughout high school. I created many abstract, acrylic paintings, but had a hard time conceptualizing my pieces. I graduated from Stillwater Area High School in 2018. When I got to college at the University of Arizona in the fall of 2018, I bounced around majors until I found one that fit me best, studio art with an emphasis in painting. This is where I got to fine-tune my artistic style as well as find meaning in my pieces. I graduated in the spring of 2023 from the University of Arizona with a B.A. in Studio Art and a minor in Psychology.  I hope to continue my work practice outside of school and expand my knowledge of art.