Tattooer, maker and artist; Raven Lennox explores the complex relationship between polar opposites through line weight, light, style, texture, and subject matter. Being biracial and femme-queer amongst other opposing identities deeply influenced her artistic vision. In her work, she highlights juxtapositions- such as softness vs strength, dreams vs reality, allowing them to stand out as distinct rather than forcing them into harmony. Her approach creates such a vibrant and empowering dialogue in her work,

I’ve always loved art in all forms and mediums. I started with murals in high school and continued to create them after. In my early twenties, I went on to work for Jack Richeson Art Supplies always volunteering to pose for their figure model classes in the gallery so I could hang out with the painters and artists and pick their brains. My sister was a paint mixer at jack’s and would give me the scrap paint at the end of the day. I learned oil painting from there and started selling my paintings.

My mother was a portrait artist and dabbled in other mediums such as sculpture and stained glass and later went on to tattoo with my stepfather. My sister works primarily in watercolor and illustration, an aunt in photography, an uncle who dabbles in poetry and although women in art was discouraged in her day, my grandmother can do amazing things with watercolor pencils and has always encouraged the rest of the family to pursue art.