Adrienne Kinsella
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Brief Biography

Adrienne Kinsella is a fine artist, working in a variety of media, focusing on drawing and painting. As a descendant of the Tongva of Los Angeles, issues of access and belonging, or lack thereof, is a theme that spans her work. Her representational paintings examine interiors and exteriors, engaging in an ongoing search for “home.” In her drawings, native plants function as both symbols and direct references to longevity within the landscape, quietly declaring, “we are still here.”The life cycle of plants holds deep meaning for the artist, suggesting that hope springs from seemingly dead things, a promise of regeneration from even the tiniest seeds.

Earning her MFA from California State University Northridge with distinction spring of 2021, Kinsella has shown recently at La Mama Galleria in NYC, OXY ARTS and Monte Vista Projects in Los Angeles and Dorado 806 Projects in Santa Monica. In summer 2024, she was awarded a full fellowship at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, Vermont, and had a solo show with Open Mind Art Space at Tryst Art Fair in Torrance, CA. Her piece, It Will Heal, was recently featured on the cover of the Los Angeles Native Heritage Arts Calendar. She has been featured in American Illustration’s Illustration Annual, and has illustrated promotions for LAist Radio Station in Los Angeles, and a children’s book in 2024.

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