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Six Mixed Media Pieces by Donna Kuhn

Donna Kuhn

I make art because that is the only way life makes sense to me. A recurrent theme in my work is the face: semi-abstract, colorful and emotional. I don’t choose to draw these faces. Their forms just come to me. They jump off the page and stare at you. Dare to stare back. I have tried to choose between media. I cannot. I feel fully engaged and alive when I’m creating. I’m a maker of images more than a storyteller. My work is about being a woman and an outsider. It has been described as playful, haunting, bold, whimsical, colorist, joyful, wild, free, sad, poetic, mysterious and tense.

Some of my work can be found at Tumblr, Imagekind, Saatchi Art, and on YouTube.

Awakening by Donna Kuhn
Awakening

Nothing Knocks U Down by Donna Kuhn
Nothing Knocks U Down

He Was a Candy Store for Her Dirty Looks by Donna Kuhn
He Was a Candy Store for Her Dirty Looks

Memorizing Pelicans by Donna Kuhn
Memorizing Pelicans

He Called Me Baby by Donna Kuhn
He Called Me Baby

My Face Went That Way by Donna Kuhn
My Face Went That Way

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Donna Kuhn

Donna is a multi-media artist, author and educator working in visual & video art, dance, poetry, and sound. Her wok has been widely published, and exhibited in such venues as The Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, Wilder Nightingale Gallery, & The Santa Cruz Art Leagues. See her work at Saatchi Online, her website and Facebook. Donna is currently in great need and has a Go Fund Me campaign. Please check it out.

Author: Donna Kuhn Tags: art, mixed-media Category: Visual Art and Visual Poetry September 24, 2012

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