Painting

My name is Thao and I've been a Somerville resident since 2019. I'm a full-time UX Designer during the weekday, and a watercolor and  illustrator enthusiast on the weekend. Shoot me a message for some collaboration!

Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @thaothaostudio
Etsy: thaothaostudioboston.etsy.com

Ankita is a multidisciplinary artist exploring the convergence of digital design, illustration, and traditional art. At the age of 18, she pursued her education at Parsons School of Design, delving into the depths and possibilities of print and digital design. Upon graduation, she began breaking barriers in Tech and Art as a full time UX designer and digital artist.

“Overtime as the drawings developed, it became clear that although i was bringing them to fruition, they were creating themselves. They were curating their own stories through their expression and color palette.” 

“My art comes from my heart and therefore my paintings represent a part of my soul. I began to look internally instead of externally to discover what emotions. actions, and intentions were trying to tell me, and how they’ve helped me grow and flourish as an artist and resident of this Earth.” 

Born and raised in New York City, Jeannie Motherwell studied painting at Bard College and the Art Students League in New York. Continuing with her art after college, she became active in arts education at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, CT, until relocating to Cambridge, MA, where she worked at Boston University for the graduate program in Arts Administration until 2015.

Hello! My name is Enryka Christopher, and I am an artist in Somerville! I am also a Global Mental Health researcher who focuses on trauma, extremism & violence. My upbringing in a notorious cult, the Moonies, has influenced my research interests, and art has been a way throughout my life to help me cope with my own trauma from growing up in an extremist environment. I have recently started to incorporate my insights from my research into my art. I hope to share my art with others to help promote mental health. Learn more about me at enrykachristopher.com!

Raised in Somerville, residing in Somerville, creating in Somerville. B.A. from Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). 

Hi there! My name is Dina Martinelli and I am a painter and art teacher in the greater Boston area. I graduated with a BFA in Painting from Boston University in 2015, and hold 2 masters degrees in teaching. In the studio, I love creating large scale acrylic paintings which have recently been about places and cities, and draw inspiration from maps and topography. I also create custom watercolor pet and house/landscape portraits on my etsy page. Thanks for stopping by!

Growing up in Jamaica, Michael had always had a strong desire to inspire and speak to others through art. In 2012 he left his home country to live in the United States and began pursuing his artistic dreams doing Illustration, Graphic Design, and Animation, and has since been working as a Boston-based Freelance Artist on a wide range of projects, exhibitions, and showcases.

Lauren is a stay-at-home mom of two young children, who paints in her spare time. She resides in Somerville, Massachusetts, and enjoys painting scenes from her surroundings: the sky, local haunts, and her children. In high school, she enjoyed painting large murals, and studied painting and sculpture at Gordon College. She then spent over five years working with and teaching ceramics, including designing and overseeing several community ceramic installation projects at the Boys and Girls Clubs of South Boston and Roxbury.

Adelaide Bruce is a fine artist and muralist. Her work intertwines swathes of vibrant color, pattern, and figurative language. Working with acrylic and brush, she builds compositions with a sense of movement and light. The elaborate patterns and designs within her paintings harmonize with organic forms rendered in vivid detail. 

A resident of Somerville since 2014, she received a BFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in 2016.