News & Interviews with Alexis
Art, Illness & Beauty
A personal account of recovery through painting
Please Join Us for an Evening of Beauty and Courage to Celebrate the Art of Alexis Kyriak.
Opening Reception April 10th 2019 from 4:30-7:00.
The Show will run April 10th-30th 2019 at the Barre Opera House.
at 6pm- A Conversation About Recovery with the Artist Alexis Kyriak and Mary Moulton, CEO at WCMHS
"What I am looking for is cached in the word "create". For me, the deep need to paint is revealing something that would greatly fulfill my journey. I question why, what and how. Psychology, aesthetics and the phenomena of painting itself...the study of waht maes the world go round...are all included in that point of light I am going towards." - Alexis Kyriak
A personal account of recovery through painting
Please Join Us for an Evening of Beauty and Courage to Celebrate the Art of Alexis Kyriak.
Opening Reception April 10th 2019 from 4:30-7:00.
The Show will run April 10th-30th 2019 at the Barre Opera House.
at 6pm- A Conversation About Recovery with the Artist Alexis Kyriak and Mary Moulton, CEO at WCMHS
"What I am looking for is cached in the word "create". For me, the deep need to paint is revealing something that would greatly fulfill my journey. I question why, what and how. Psychology, aesthetics and the phenomena of painting itself...the study of waht maes the world go round...are all included in that point of light I am going towards." - Alexis Kyriak
Listen to the full episode of Alexis on VPR discussing how her artwork plays a role in her recovery through mental illness and moving through the world, life, and being an artist. They Are Us is a seven-part special series from Rumble Strip's Erica Heilman about mental health in Vermont, aired on VPR the week of November 12, 2018. Each episode highlights personal stories from inside the state's mental health care system.
'They Are Us,' Part 7: Work
'They Are Us,' Part 7: Work
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Art, Illness and Beauty
An exhibit running through August 2017 at the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum. Through the summer months the exhibition transitioned from her paintings to her drawings and Embroideries along with a panel discussion in the video below that speaks about mental illness, beauty and the process of art making. The opening reception was Friday, April 21st at 7pm at the Athenaeum on the second floor. Closing reception was July 28th at 7pm. For more information on the Athenaeum please visit https://www.stjathenaeum.org/events-1/ |
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