As the daughter of a graphic designer and an art teacher, Hollynn Wilcox was raised to believe that art is an essential part of being human. Practicing since she was young, Hollyn is primarily self-taught and has embraced the creative freedom and vulnerability of abstract art. Her vibrant work is rich with contrast - her process guided by artistic intuition and the drive to convey a sense of depth and life.

Empathy and freedom are central elements to her artistic practice. Informed by her experience as a psychotherapist, Wilcox’s work centers around the rejection of rigid expectations, whether personal or societal. Her goal is to convey authentic emotion through mess and raw forms of expression. To let her authetic self spill out and to celebrate imperfect beauty. As she explains it:

In her paintings, Wilcox uses acrylics and pastels to create depth and vibrancy, with each piece taking on an untethered life of its own. Experimentation and imperfection are embraced. The canvas is approached as an evolving stage whereupon most paintings go through various iterations, resulting in many past lives hidden beneath the surface. By alternating between opaque, translucent, bold, and soft