Briana Mari Avery

Visual Art – Atlanta

Briana Mari Avery is a Teaneck, NJ raised artist currently residing in Atlanta. At an early age Avery exhibited a uniquely exceptional talent for the arts. She was often found opting for art supplies and drawing as opposed to playing with classmates. Inspired by her grandmother's phenomenal water color skills, Briana began her love affair with acrylic painting at high school level with the help of her art teacher. Studying the techniques of artist's symbolism like that of Frida Khalo, pop art like that of Roy Lichtenstein, and Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio's light manipulation and portraiture, she was able to find her own style. Avery attended classes at Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts concentrating on painting and printmaking and graduated from the Art Institute of New York City. Her passion in the fine arts, specifically 2D acrylic canvas work, is currently where she spends most of her free time creating personal expressions and/or commissioned pieces. Avery's style is inspired by Afrocentric boarder-line tribal art mixed with pop art that she emulates to subconsciously express her respect for the depths of women's inner strength. Being an African American Woman in America, Briana strives to express in her pieces her self love and powers she feels she possesses culturally being a future matriarch. A few of her art shows include one for the Richmond Pine Camp Spot Light in 2010, one for the NAACP at VCU (2011), where she debued her signature piece "Queen" (2008), one in 2015 for the Nation of Creators Inc, and she is a staple artist apart of the monthly art show Cinco Day In Atlanta (2017). Avery is also a published poet for her poem "Imagine" (2007) in 2008. She often merges poetry in with her 2D pieces which can be seen in her print "Bumblebee" (2010). Briana's passion for the arts is what drives her goal to help broaden the horizons of others through her talents. Some of her pieces include: Food wine music (2008) Queen (2008) Ave Maria (2009) Daddy's Girl (2010) Bumblebee (2010) Muse (2011) super.ficial (2017)