Anya Keyes - 01 original artwork perhaps imagined botanicals

perhaps imagined botanicals

Kirsten spent much of her childhood reading and spending days building both imaginary and physical worlds

Primarily based in narrative

she previously worked for several arts organizations in both educational and curatorial departments

her work focuses on the rippling effects of our technological society

Anya Keyes - 01 original artwork perhaps imagined botanicalsAnya Keyes is a Portland based artist whose journey from Soviet era Ukraine to the United States at age sixteen has guided her artistic vision. After earning a Doctor of Pharmacy degree, Keyes had a career in medicine before her passion for painting ultimately prevailed. In 2017, a move to the West Coast rekindled her creative aspirations, and she began her new life as an artist. Over the years her work blending Ukrainian folklore with modern American