About Me.

Artist Statement 

 

My work exists as an extension of my feminine identity, my personal relationships with friends and family, and my interest in expressive fashion and queer and internet culture. With the use of 2D mixed media, I am able to illustrate these qualities in compositions that express the daily lives of many young women and queer individuals. The subjects and scenes I draw appreciate the everyday and small moments of memory, with an added emphasis on character, fashion, and interior illustration. Gender studies, queer theory, and intersectional feminism, inspires the creative process of my work and the bigger meaning of why I create art. These theories are important to be discussed as they are so often restricted or banned.

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Using a mix of alcohol marker, ink pen, colored pencil, and gouache, helps me achieve the colorful, clean, and flat style I have developed throughout my art practice. The style I use is fun, feminine, and unique. The use of pastel colors in my work plays on the fact these colors are seen as traditionally feminine, but I believe that they are for everyone. Femininity is so often criticized and compared as inferior to masculine design, which I disagree with. I use my work as a way to inspire, impact, and uplift others. I hope my audience finds themselves in my art and can celebrate their own uniqueness.

 

Bio

 

Reese Faber is currently studying for their BFA for Fine Arts at the University of Cincinnati's college of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP), expecting to graduate in 2025. Reese is also pursuing a minor in Fashion Studies and Art History. Recently, Reese has just finished a co-op experience as a gallery assistant at Kennedy Heights Arts Center during the Fall of 2023, helping install art exhibitions and hosting gallery events. She has also completed a position at Sweet Dahlia Vintage as a Fashion Photographer in the spring of 2023. In school, Reese has primarily studied drawing and painting, expanding into working in 2D mixed media. She has also been introduced to digital art forms like animation and photography.

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CV

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Group Exhibitions

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2023 School of Art Accreditation Review, Reed Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio

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2019 Spring Arts Festival, Olentangy Orange High School, Lewis Center, Ohio

 

2019 Delaware County Juried High School Art Exhibit, Delaware County Library, Delaware, Ohio

 

Preparatory Experience

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2023 Shine: Kennedy Collective Exhibition, Kennedy Heights Arts Center, Cincinnati, Ohio

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2023 Local Talents, Kennedy Heights Arts Center, Cincinnati, Ohio

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2023 Wish You Were Here, Kennedy Heights Arts Center, Cincinnati, Ohio

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Awards

 

2019 Honorable Mention for Drawing, Spring Arts Festival, Olentangy Orange High School, Lewis Center, Ohio

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2019 Honorable Mention for Painting, Spring Arts Festival, Olentangy Orange High School, Lewis Center, Ohio

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Education

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2024 BFA University of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP), Cincinnati, Ohio