Description
‘They Tried to Hold Her Down, but She had Already Floated Away; Lost to the Wind’ by Gina Altadonna
Artist: Gina Altadonna
Title: ‘They Tried to Hold Her Down, but She had Already Floated Away; Lost to the Wind’
Medium: Oil on custom cut wood panel
Dimensions: 28″ x 12″
Framing: Unframed
Year of Creation: 2025
About the Artwork:
The girl looked up as she floated far above the ground, hopeful, and yet society kept reaching out, trying to pull her back down in search of her body. But the girl knew that her body was gone; lost to the years of pain, of trauma, of anxiety, and judgment. Her being was taken away from her. All she could do was float aimlessly upon the wind. She had long ago given up.
About the Artist:
(Artist Bio)
Gina Altadonna was raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, a rural farming community. In 2010 she received a BFA in drawing and painting from the Pennsylvania State University and in 2014 She received her MFA in studio art from Stony Brook University. Since graduating she has participated in solo and group shows both nationally and internationally. She has received several awards and fellowships and has been interviewed and published in several different art publications. She is currently an Adjunct Professor in Illustration at The Moore College of Art and Design as well as a full time practicing artist and mother.