Meet the Graduating BA Artists of the Exhibition:
Portraits From Within
Sadie Baker
Photographer
Sadie Baker is an artist living in Southern Colorado where she works with digital, analog photography and creative writing to create diverse work dealing with women in society. Sadie's biggest goal when creating art is to empower women all over the US. She creates awareness by covering topics like oppression, identity discovery and abusive relationships. Through this process Sadie researches other artists dealing with similar societal issues to help influence her work. Through the use of photography, writing and research, her work provides a personal dialogue between visual and verbal senses. She creates an overwhelming and uncomfortable sensation from this dialogue to ensure the viewer takes something away from the piece. In her spare time she runs competitively for the track and field program at Adams State University and drinks as much coffee as she can.
Carmella Correa
Drawing & Design
Carmella Correa is an artist who is born and raised in Isleta, New Mexico. Carmella have been passionate with drawing since the 3rd grade. She receives her BA degree at Adams State University, emphasis in Drawing and Design. Carmella’s art style is surrealism. Carmella’s concept in her artwork is against plastic surgery because she believes flaws tells a story of a person’s experiences and individually. Carmella believes that plastic surgery erases a person individually, and experience and once those are erased, the person becomes another copy of someone else.
Gabriel Cruz
Graphic Design
Gabriel Cruz is a Graphic Designer and Animator Born in North Dakota. He currently lives in Alamosa, CO attending college at Adams State University and is working towards a Bachelor of Arts degree. He has been a graphic artist for 5 years and an animator for 3 years. He was inspired by internet animator, Monty Oum to pursue animating along with Graphic Design. He enjoys thinking about the possibilities of using animation as an education tool for kids. He also has been working on a Personal animation project involving religious history and social issues of personal value.
Katie Hensley
Art Education
Katie Hensley is a wife, mom and artist. Currently pursuing a BA in Art and Art Education at Adams State University. Katie is from Alamosa, Colorado and has plans to work and make art locally. Currently she is working on a body of ceramic work. Composed of functional clay pieces. Using an electric wheel, she makes cups, bowls, plates, platters, pitchers and jars. She makes art that is functional and personable by using different techniques. Such as forming, glazing and handle making.
Availya Martinez
Painter
Availya Martinez is a native from Colorado Springs,
CO. She loves drawing and painting people. Immediately when she arrived at Adams State University, she intended to major in drawing but soon as she started to paint, she realized her true passion lied there. She creates and enjoy painting actors, musicians, family members, friends, and animals. She strives for realism and only becomes more
effective as she continue my implementations.
Grace Tinkey
Photographer
Born and raised in the Peach State of Georgia. From a young age She fell in love with being behind a camera through the influences of her grandfather as a combat photographer and capturing moments that tell people stories that might not often be shared.
Grace whole heartedly believes that photography has a way of capturing beautiful moments that hold memories for a lifetime and hold so much meaning. Through working for the military first hand and seeing friends and family serve, has created a deep passion in her heart for the armed forces and the work she wants to continue to strive for in the future.