BIOGRAPHY
Currently based in New York, Kaci is an artist creating large-scale, mixed-media drawings and paintings.
Originally from Long Island, Kaci began oil painting at a young age. Initially, she focused on traditional portraiture, but she has since expanded into non-objective painting and a multitude of other mediums. Her current studio practice is rooted in automatic drawings and free association.
In 2018, she earned her BFA in interdisciplinary arts. Throughout her education, she experimented with sculpture, printmaking, and photography, incorporating elements from each into her painting process. Her interests in art history, the occult, and philosophy, along with her current work in human services, allows her interest in people to prevail in many different forms.
CV
STATEMENT
I use art as a vehicle to experience the ambiguities of my identity and release them to the contemporary.
Engaging with the raw and tactile materials of paint, pastels, and charcoal, I build compositions that are both confrontational and contemplative, which mirrors my process. Working on large surfaces, I evoke a stream of consciousness to compose the foundation. This leads to the initial confrontation that I navigate in spaces which retain a density symptomatic of memory. I invite contemplation and achieve balance with the addition of vibrant color and the openness of negative space.
I come to my practice seeking release and a source of solitude. This process is for me, and the work is a means of connection.
