Carly Swenson is an acrylic intuitive painter originally from Montana, USA. She spent more than a decade as a mixed media artist before shifting to acrylics. Swenson received her Visual Arts BFA/Art History Minor from Bemidji State University (Bemidji, MN). She’s traveled and lived abroad, studying in China, traveling throughout Europe, and living in the United Kingdom and the Azores, Portugal. The influence of this exposure to other cultures and her love of art history is especially evident in her earlier work, playing off themes of feminine ideals, gender roles, and beauty expectations. Her intuitive acrylic work embraces uncertainty and trusting the intrinsic creative process, giving her art vibrancy with dreamlike qualities. Swenson’s work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions throughout the US and internationally. Her freelance writing and mixed media journals have been published in nationally distributed art magazines. Her work is also included in the permanent art collections of the Angra do Heroismo Museum (Terceira, Azores) and Bemidji State University.
Two hundred individuals (2020)
mixed media (graphite, menstrual blood, India ink), 22x30 in
Someone's Daughter
When there are nine. (2020)
mixed media (graphite, menstrual blood, India ink), 22x30 in
A very scary time for young men. (2019)
mixed media (graphite, menstrual blood, India ink), 22x30 in