About:

Jacqueline Guaman is an Ecuadorian-American multi-media artist in New York. With an Associates degree in Visual Arts from Dutchess Community College her subject matter focuses on identity, from earlier pieces based on mental health to more current works connected to cultural roots and identity exploration. Jacqueline’s work has been displayed at the Mildred I. Washington Gallery two years in a row for the student fall exhibition where she displayed paintings and ceramic pieces.  The ceramic piece “Farmer and the lilies” was also chosen to be part of the “Joy” small works regional show at Unison Art center in New Paltz, NY.

As an artist I engage in various art forms, art is beyond creating for me, it is a way for me to connect with myself and express my emotions. As someone who deals with mental health issues, I am able to release emotions, channeling them through my art with abstract forms and lines. Another way of connecting with myself is by painting landscapes of areas that bring me peace, giving me the grounding that is needed during times of difficulty or longing to connect.