Meet the Artist

Marisa Avila is an interdisciplinary artist from Sacramento, CA who currently resides in the South Bay Area. She graduates from San Jose State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, focusing on Pictorial Art practices, as well as a Minor in Ceramics. 

Marisa Avila’s work explores a deep, spiritual connection to nature, Earth, and sense of self. Their art reflects our physical, spiritual, and emotional experiences as active influences in society, and highlights elements of nature that she feels are “less appreciated”. She loves to explore the world and find peace in their relationship with the landscape, allowing flow to show in each artwork.

Marisa Avila investigates these ideas through use of 2D abstract and realism work such as paintings and drawings, mostly using the following mediums: oil paint, charcoal, graphite, color pencil, micron pen, and india ink. As a ceramicist, she feels clay allows themself to feel grounded and free, as well as a sense of respect for pottery’s  process and history. She’s also a writer and a poet, utilizing words as an avenue of release and making sense of life's experiences.