"wild and rebellious"

 As an artist, I believe that Art is at its truest form while being created. It's something that comes from within, subconsciously & intuitively. I'm an artist who has no ​prejudice towards any medium, style, or subject matter. I enjoy getting my hands into every medium, exploring endless possibilities of my creative vision. You can see this in most of my work, working with abstract forms, experimenting with color, textures, 2 & 3 dimensional, and making art in response to popular culture. My current series "wild and rebellious" is a series of the desert wild child, tumbleweeds. I used to live in Albuquerque, New Mexico and tumbleweeds would grow endlessly in my yard. I would have to pull and burn them on a regular basis as a chore when I was a kid. So they've stuck with me, and were an easy subject to relate to in art. I enjoy making tumbleweed art because they constantly grow, whether in the desert, on the side of the freeway, dry up,  plant seeds, travel and prevail. Its a constant reminder to do the same, move forward and be wanderlust in life.

ANABELLA PIÑON was born in San Jose, where she currently resides. She's a self taught artist and has been painting since she was 10 years old. Anabella has taught youth fine arts for the past 10 years. She has taught at many local organizations: the WORKS Gallery San Jose, Camden Community Center, Santa Clara County Juvenile Detention Center, and Childrens' Discovery Museum. Her classes focus on creativity, experimenting with new mediums and exploring sub-cultures with a focus on basic Drawing/Painting, Graffiti, Zines, Photography & Cultural Crafts.

She’s an active member of the San Jose art community and has participated and curated many group shows around the bay area since 2001.

In her free time, Anabella enjoys, dj'ing at art shows, collecting local art, enjoying live music, cooking, hiking, bike riding, shooting photography and traveling. Email her at apinon@gmail.com or find her on instagram @rebella22.