Our featured artist For the month of August is Kia Zora
“Hi, I’m Zora, a third-generation painter born and raised in the PNW. I’m self-taught, with my early years spent painting in watercolor, wandering forests, and watching my mother create. She taught me to see art and beauty in the world around me-imparting a sense of wonder that has stayed with me ever since. Later, I studied anatomy and physiology, which deeply influenced my work as I began to explore the connections between the human form and the natural world.
My art invites viewers to step beyond the illusion of separation-that we are “outside” of nature, removed from the very essence that sustains us. In a world shaped by systems that often equate value with productivity and consumption, it’s easy to believe we are separate from ourselves, each other, and the living world. My work challenges this narrative, urging people to reconnect with the profound truth that they are, in fact, nature herself-woven in to the same intricate web of life that they may have been taught to see as distant or external.
Through symbolism, color, and biological motifs, I aim to spark a moment of remembrance-an awakening to the larger truths that lie just beneath the surface. My work is more than just art-it’s an invitation to reclaim our sense of purpose, dignity, and power by recognizing the vital connection we share with the earth and all living things. In reawakening to this truth, we are reminded of our own strength amd intrinsic value, breaking free from there forces that diminish us, and moving toward a more authentic way of seeing and being.”
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