Description
‘The Girl Never Actually Escaped Her Childhood’ by Gina Altadonna
Artist: Gina Altadonna
Title: ‘The Girl Never Actually Escaped Her Childhood’
Medium: Oil on custom cut birch panel
Dimensions: 18″ x 12″ x 0.75″
Framing: Unframed
Year of Creation: 2024
About the Artwork:
During her childhood, the girl felt the anxiety all around and yet from nowhere at all. She was only 10, but she felt the weight of the world. She knew deep down no one would ever like her, so much so she thought she would choke on her own throat. Her only relief was when the television turned on and she could escape into happier worlds. Places where girls had great power and were once princesses from different planets. They could transform into someone no one in their world could recognize. She allowed herself to live in that world. Wouldn’t it be amazing to have the power to not be seen? – Gina Altadonna
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.