Artist: Sienna Browne
Exhibition: Project of the Palette
Media: Mixed Media
Gallery: Black Umbrella Tattoo and Art Gallery
Website: https://www.siennabrowneart.com/
Instagram: siennabrowneart

Sienna Browne is an undergraduate student at California State University, Long Beach. Browne is in working towards obtaining their BFA here at CSULB’s School of Art. Her focus is on paintings and drawings. Bowne’s work explores the ideas of body dysmorphia, her relationship with food, body empowerment, self-love, connection, and explores other personal experiences in their work. Browne is preparing to a solo exhibition later this month.

Browne’s artwork is very personal to her so that’s where I was immediately intrigued. It seemed like the more her artwork developed over time the more the audience got to know her. She did present many art pieces for class this past week. All of them were different from each other. In some art pieces, the viewer can see growth and development. The one that caught my attention the most was Browne’s Nuudles artwork. All of the art was so detailed. I liked how she showed two different types of Nuudles, one with color and one without. Both have such power and meaning behind it. Browne explains that her Nuudles work explores, “the female psyche, body empowerment, and self-love.” I can see that in her work as there colors red and pink stand out in the colored artwork.

As I said earlier, Browne’s artwork touched on her personal experiences with her body and her relationship with food. Her solo show showcases all over her art throughout the years so the audience gets to see her growth as a person and as an artist via her work. She explains how these personal experiences and thoughts affected her and the way she expressed her emotions was through art. All of her artwork is made from different materials. Her colored Nuudles art is made out of graphic ink onto paper. I have never heard of this type of medium before so it’s cool that she did that. Other works include mixed media paintings, sculpting, drawing, and writing.

Overall, I enjoyed this artist conversation! I felt like I got to know Browne more as an artist and as a human. Browne talking to us students in the class was great because she had a chance to explain all of her work! I liked how diverse her artwork was because it shows how passionate and dedicated she is towards her craft. She was a great person to converse with because she answered the classes’ questions with such poise and grace. Artists like her are cool! They’re telling their own stories and sharing their uniqueness with the world. It inspires me to tap into my creative side.