Join us at the gallery reception for Highly Saturated Naivety, featuring artists Tiiwan Siaway and Winfred Hawkins. View Facebook Event
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Tiiwon Siaway (ATRICOLOR) (she/her, they/them) has a mission to find the balance within the intersections of their identity through art. Tiiwon currently resides in her hometown, Montgomery, Alabama, which is known as the home of the Civil Rights Movement; however, racism, homophobia, and misogyny are far less than civil, particularly when you're existing in the South as a creative, queer, Liberian-American woman. Amidst adversity and oppression, Tiiwon finds solace through their art, which allows them to represent the communities, issues, and stories closest to them. Working under the name ATRICOLOR (Art That Really Illuminates Color), Tiiwon provides her communities and clients with a variety of vibrant services including art instruction, 2D animation, painting, drawing, visual recording, apparel customizing, and sculpting.
Since 2020 (pre-covid), Tiiwon has been teaching art to diverse demographics across the River Region. Her passion for serving youth culminates in her current roles as an art instructor at Dalraida Elementary and a 4-H/ Youth Development Correspondent at Tuskegee University Cooperative Extension. Tiiwon's greatest joy is the ability to synthesize creations and learning spaces that provide representation for marginalized groups, as well as relief from conventional depictions of beauty, queerness, and blackness.
Winfred Hawkins (AKACHI) started drawing at an early age. He developed his drafting skills by watching his father and copying animals from nature books. “I was basically a copying machine. I would draw just about anything you put in front of me. After suffering from a nerve injury in 2012, affecting both arms, he considerably changed his style to incorporate the use of both hands. Naturally left-handed, Winfred has developed a graffiti and anime inspired style. He uses allegories to comment on personal, social and political issues. However, Winfred's right-handed works focus on the intricacies of communication through the expression of ideas. His right-handed style also depicts his experience of navigating the world with dyslexia.
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