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My Journey

I don’t believe in coincidence—only connection. I’m honored you’ve found your way here.
 

I’m an abstract artist with a degree in Commercial Design and minors in Digital Communications and Music from Lycoming College (January 2015). My work blends traditional, digital, and mixed media, rooting my creative journey in a deep connection to my mind, body, and soul.
 

Art is my resource to process and connect my inner and outer worlds—a grounding, free space where I explore the dance between ego and spirit, all while navigating my neurodivergent mind. My creative journey began with an obsession with color and pattern, working with the slow-drying nature of oil paint in works like Colored Chaos to create intricate, methodical, detailed designs. I loved the challenge of learning the fluid and forgiving traditional medium in a non-traditional way, discovering how meditative, patient, and revealing the process could be.
 

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My travels to Colorado and New Mexico transformed my artwork into a more intuitive and spiritual practice. Inspired by the healing energy of the environment, I surrendered to spontaneous and meditative painting. My wood-grain series naturally emerged—Mother Nature had already drawn the template, and I responded instinctively, collaborating with the elements we both brought to the creation. Acrylic became the ideal medium to keep pace with my impulsive creative flow. Its quick-drying, unforgiving nature shifted my perspective, encouraging me to move freely and organically. Around this time, I also expanded into mandala work, finding in each piece a sacred, spacious portal—an invitation to explore myself more deeply. Through color, shape, rhythm, and texture, I felt a profound sense of connection with the natural world.
 

My creative sessions are an unfolding journey—sometimes hyper-focused and detail-driven, other times gentle and meditative. This rhythm of precision and release, chaos and calm, becomes a visual reflection of how I feel in the moment. Each piece mirrors my experience of curiosity, growth, and connection. Whether learning new skills or exploring new mediums, I embrace art as an ongoing mind-body-soul practice that continually shapes who I am.
 

Throughout my years of travel, art, and community, I’ve come to understand that art is more than a visual construct—it’s a path into the creator’s world through connection, conversation, and understanding. I feel honored to share in that connection and am continually inspired by the people I meet and the role art has played in their personal journeys. I deeply appreciate the connection and insight the art community has brought into my life. I aspire for my work to foster that same sense of curiosity, healing, and meaningful connection. Whether through collaboration, community events, or simply sharing a piece, my hope is that everyone who experiences my art feels invited into this ongoing visual dialogue.
 

I believe art is not a coincidental practice. It is an intentional, powerful root—grounding us into our authenticity, feeding us with creativity and healing, and connecting each other and ourselves through mind, body, and soul.
 

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Education​

2010 - January 2015 Lycoming College
Major: Commercial Design

Minors: Digital Communications, Music

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Exhibitions & Festivals

2025- Burlington County Farm Fair Home Arts Competition 

2019 - Hot Springs Artist Retreat Group Exhibition- Grapevine Bistro, Truth or Conesquences, NM

2018 - Pistons+Clouds- Elsewhere Studios, Paonia, CO

2018 - Pack Rat Rat Pack- Elsewhere Studios, Paonia, CO

2014 - Senior Art Show (Spring)- Lycoming College, Williamsport PA

2014 - Psychology Department Art Show- Lycoming College, Williamsport PA

2014 - Digital Communications Department Art Show- Lycoming College, Williamsport PA

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​Art Residencies​

February 2019 - Art & Soul - Truth or Consequences, NM

December 2018 - January 2019 - Elsewhere Studios- Paonia, CO

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© 2025 by Kelly Ciesla

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