Opening Reception: Friday, April 7, 7-10 p.m.

Contemporary artist Chanel Kreuzer brings her colorful, Texas inspired paintings to Cloud Tree Gallery for her first solo show, “Yo Soy la Tierra”. A multidisciplinary creator whose strength is working with acrylics and oils, Chanel focuses on painting vibrant, inviting landscapes in a unique style that draws inspiration from Matisse, Van Gogh, and David Hockney.

“Human creativity and art in the day to day may seem unimportant, until you need it, when you are faced with the unexpected challenges life can give you such as the loss of a loved one, heartbreak or even war. It can give you hope and meaning in a time when things may feel meaningless or unmanageable, it gives you life when the world can feel overwhelming or chaotic. Art helps you feel connected to something greater than yourself, Art is nature manifested in all of us. When an artist expresses themselves, it has a power you can feel. I am the land, and so are you as we are all connected, connected to nature.” Chanel is primarily self-educated as an artist, although she has trained at Atelier Dojo, and the Austin Fine Arts Academy. Her work has previously been exhibited at The University of Texas Mexican American Cultural Center, Mexic-Arte Museum, Katonah Museum Of New York, Contemporary Show of Houston, Western Art Gallery women of Texas. Chanel began painting in 2017, and is currently a full time artist that works out of her studio where she resides