about me
Bio
Deeply inspired by nature, Dariana Dervis delights in mining beauty from the ordinary to create the extraordinary. Papers, found objects, ephemera and thread are given new life and meaning as they are incorporated into mixed media collages. A visual dialog and juxtaposition of past and present elements creates a piece greater than the sum of its individual parts. Her artwork explores the ways we are connected to the landscapes in which we live and also to one another.
Artist Statement
I am like the crow – always collecting shiny treasures fallen from the pockets of a world passing by. I thoughtfully assemble reflections of my journey, my emotions and my truth. Each scrap of paper, every fragile insect wing and every borrowed beauty is artfully paired with something else – neighbors in a community, stitches of a tapestry. Evidence that we, too, are sometimes quietly lost until nestled within our assembled and interwoven lives. Each collage records my personal path and mirrors the soul of each receptive eye that sees it.
Past Exhibitions/Art Residencies
Soaring Gardens Artist Residency
Laceyville, PA • July 2019
"Close to Nature" at 21st Project Space
Ground Floor Contemporary
Birmingham, AL • April 2019
Wiregrass Museum of Art
Dothan, AL • 2018
Birmingham Museum of Art Installation
for Bart’s Artventure
Birmingham, AL • 2016
Alabama Women’s Caucus for Art
“Intimate Spaces” Juried Show
Huntsville, AL • 2016
Magic City Art Connection
Birmingham, AL • 2011-2013
Kentuck Festival of the Arts
Northport, AL • 2011