ART BY AIDAN

ART BY AIDAN

Aidan Thomas-Paquin was born in Wellesley, Massachusetts in 2001.  She currently lives in Baltimore, Maryland while earning her BFA at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). Her work has been exhibited at MICA, including 102° and Practical Stampede, and at Burren College of Art in Corduroy Hills. She is an interdisciplinary artist, using colored pencils, pen, oil and acrylic paint, collage, and more.

Storytelling is an essential part of my existence. Without things like literature or film, I wouldn’t be the person I am today. I would not have the same understanding about myself, the world, and humanity (as much as one person is capable of understanding any of those things,) that I do today. I also believe in the value of art as a source of joy and fulfillment. I want to be able to give those feelings to my audience. In my work, I tell stories through implied narrative and the personification of forces bigger than myself. I aim to articulate some of the sweeping wonders and mysteries of life. The enormity of nature and loss are just two of the forces that I continue to ponder. I am also in the process of creating my own comic.