Artist Statement

Through my art I choose to depict themes of mythology, nature, and darkness within the human experience. Transcending the facticity’s of the modern world and creating new realities in order to push boundaries of beauty, motivates my creative process.

The figures and forms that emerge in my work often exist in liminal spaces — half-remembered, half-imagined — as if summoned from dreams or nightmares. I use these visual languages to confront what is hidden: the subconscious drives that shape identity, the internal mythologies we build to make sense of chaos, and the uncanny moments when the rational self unravels.

Ultimately, my practice seeks to unearth beauty in darkness, and to challenge the viewer to linger in the discomfort of ambiguity — where myth and mind intertwine, and transformation is always possible.

More about Dori

Dori has had work shown at the Viridian Gallery in New York City, at the Howland Cultural Center in Beacon, NY, the Garrison Art Center, the Trolley Barn Gallery in Poughkeepsie and Paula’s Runway Cafe in Wappingers Falls, NY. Most recently, her art was shown at the One Trick Pony Gallery in L.A.. Her art has also been published in the children's book, "Chicken Little, Come Out! The Sky is Not Falling!"

Dori has been mentored under Samantha Beste https://www.besteart.com/ and Sam Papantonio https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/1-sam-papantoniou.