Drawn Together

“I’m Michelle Boerio, an artist and educator from Columbus, Ohio. I love to make art that combines multiple mediums to highlight what is weird and wonderful in the natural world. For example, some of my paintings use layers of paint and collage to show off the tiny animals that thrive in seasonal ponds. In 2012, I earned a BFA in Fine Arts with a focus in Painting and Drawing from Ohio State, and later, an MA in Museum Education from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. I love working with people of all ages, especially when we get to learn something new about ourselves through making art.” Learn more on Boerio’s website.

“My name is Raixa (Ry-ksa)! I majored in Painting and Drawing and minored in Latinx Studies at Ohio State. I received my BFA in 2017, mainly focusing on weaving printmaking into my paintings and painting into my prints as I feel they are one in the same. Informally, I have been creating my whole life. In my personal practice, I explore my second-generation Puerto Rican identity as it relates to growing up in the US through mark-making. I have always loved working on paper with different drawing and painting mediums because it tends to be more accessible as a practice. Drawing is fundamental and sometimes a piece of paper and pencil is all you need.”