Adonna Ebrahimi

Artist Statement
Momentary Contact - “A Call to the Heart”

For most of my work, instead of holding a paintbrush, I challenged myself to use natural objects from the outdoors and discarded items from the home. The contrast of these dual sources brings competing energy to the process. I like the pleasant tension. Pressing my fingers into the deep smooth paint and onto the flat coarse canvas sparks a sensation of pure joy and energy and reveals these flowers as I enthusiastically create. I hope you can appreciate this experience and perhaps imagine how you might approach it if given the time and space.
I have always loved flowers, everything about flowers.
When I plant them, I wear no gloves. I want to feel the soil as I prepare the space that will ultimately nurture beautiful blooms. I want the touch and the scent of the soil on my hands. It connects me with the focus of my art. Have you ever felt that? If not with soil and flora, then perhaps with some other tactile creation. You of course have.

Flowers have a general, basic design that repeats in thousands of forms. And yet, each one is its own miracle of intricate shape, texture and fragrance. A single flower can compel us to joy. And when...

Northern Kentucky Vocational - Technical School

Professional Affiliations:
Westlake Village Art Guild 2019
Buenaventura Art Association Member 2019
Studio Channel Island Art Center Member 2017-2019

Art Awards
2016 Open Juried Show, Second Place, WAG,
Thousand Oaks, CA
2020 Group Show “Decade”, Second Place, VC Arts
Council, Ventura, CA

Exhibitions, Galleries, Juried Shows

2020 Group Show, Members Show, WAG, Thousand
Oaks, CA
2020 Group Show, Decade, VC Arts Council, Ventura,
CA
2019 Group Show, Glenn Dallas Art Gallery, Santa
Barbara, CA
2019 Group Show, In Conclusion, VC Arts Council,
Ventura, CA
2019 Group Show, Fantasy Dark and Light,
Buenaventura Gallery, Ventura, CA
2019 Group Show, My Conejo Show - 25 Year
Celebration, Thousand Oaks City Hall,
Thousand Oaks, CA
2019 Group Show, Response, Recovery and
Resiliency, The Cultural Arts Council,
Agoura Hills, CA
2019 Group Show, Members Choice, Buenaventura
Gallery, Ventura, CA
2019 Group Show, Radical Beauty - Malibu Rising,
Summer and Fall Exhibits, Malibu
City Hall, Ma...