More Than My Body
2024
Mixed Media
11" 7" 1.5"
$175

ARTIST BIO:

Tina Wright is a passionate mixed-media artist with a focus on creating with reclaimed materials. A Broward County resident for over 40 years, she currently lives in Coral Springs, Florida, with her rescue pets and domestic partner. Her artistic focus is whimsical, three-dimensional, mixed-media and assemblage artworks inspired by body image, transformation, and healing.

As a member of the Hollywood Craft Mafia (2008-2012) Tina fostered community through creativity. She co-organized craft supply swaps, creative "playshops," and other art related events. Tina also volunteered at Trash2Treasure and Swap-O-Rama-Rama, building connections throughout the creative community.

As co-organizer of the Odd Duck Bazaar art and craft show (2010-2012), Tina spearheaded corporate sponsor acquisition. Her proudest achievement as sponsorship coordinator was negotiating with Whole Foods Plantation as the Naming Rights sponsor.

In 2020, after decades of battling food, weight, and mental health challenges, Tina sought treatment for compulsive eating and binge eating disorder. At 300 pounds, she began eating disorder therapy and joined a 12-step recovery program for compulsive eating. Four years later, she is maintaining 12-step recovery and continually explores her emotions, perceptions, and coping mechanisms through her art.

As a 2024 Broward County Artist Support Grant Awardee, Tina is producing "Wild Inside," her first solo art show, opening in spring of 2025 at ArtServe Ft. Lauderdale. Wild Inside is a free, accessible series of audio, visual, and participatory artistic events, celebrating how perceived differences make us all beautifully individual and imperfectly the same. Wild Inside shines a light on our differences, often our similarities in disguise, encouraging community and individual engagement, guiding the audience toward empathy, compassion, connection, and kindness.

Dedicated to fostering art exploration and spreading creative enthusiasm, Tina has returned to leading artistic playshops. Watching students make connections and create works they are proud of are among her greatest joys. She loves to add an eco-friendly twist to her playshops, screen printing with thrifted fabric and frames and using upcycled tiles for introduction to alcohol ink, for example.

Tina hopes her art and honesty about her mental and physical health challenges inspire open discussion around disordered eating, body image, 12-step, and mental health recovery.

ARTIST STATEMENT:

I build mixed media assemblage pieces, exploring repurposed materials to encourage conversation on the complex topics of body image, disordered eating, mental health, grief, and twelve-step recovery. The purpose of my art personally is to express my pain and joy and connect to internal and external kindness. The purpose of my art for others is to provide an opportunity for connection, community, and compassionate conversation. My passion is sharing my healing journey through art encouraging everyone to seek and express their deepest feelings through creation.

CONTACT THE ARTIST:
[email protected]
954.661.1008
IG: TMWright.Art
Web: TinaWrightArt.com