Stacy Slaten is an artist and Professor of Drawing and Painting at Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria, Virginia.
I explore the human figure's implied content through body and self. The body holds all we are, tangible and intangible. I value its anatomy for expression and now study bird anatomy, linking parrots and people.
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Artist Biography: Stacy Slaten - Contemporary Mixed Media Artist and Educator
Stacy Slaten, a Texas native and accomplished mixed media artist, currently serves as a Professor of Drawing and Painting at Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria, Virginia. Her artistic journey began in Lubbock, Texas, where she earned three Bachelor's degrees from Texas Tech University - in Drawing and Painting, Jewelry Design and Metalsmithing, and Human Sciences. She furthered her education with a Master of Fine Arts in Painting from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and enriched her artistic perspective through studies at prestigious London institutions including Chelsea School of Art and Design and Central St. Martin's. While drawing remains her primary passion, her work has garnered national recognition, being featured in numerous galleries and museums across the United States, from the Five Points Gallery in Connecticut to the Ellen Noel Art Museum in Texas. Her artistic footprint extends from the Las Laguna Gallery in California to local venues in Virginia, where she currently resides with her parrot, continuing to explore markmaking in drawing and painting.