Biography

Bright colors contrasting with dark backdrops permeate the work of Marie Kavadias, a talented Chicago artist.

Simple features, such as frequently caught spiders and shattered light bulbs, illuminate questions of hurt, fear and frustration. Deliberate strokes paint themselves into pictures, emoting feelings that words cannot describe — for her symbols, her visions are her deepest, truest communication.

Marie's humble attitude towards her work represent this gifted talent. She considers it to be vital self-expression and means for emotional survival rather than art. A visual learner, Marie's ability to draw manifested itself at an early age. As young as three years old, she remembers making "little drawings" as something she could always do.

Growing up in Lemont, Illinois, and later moving to Chicago, has given this artist a well rounded environment to express herself in and respond to. She has exhibited at Judy A Saslow Gallery, Chicago Labor and the Arts Festival, Chicago Cultural Center, Arc Gallery, and Liz Long Gallery in Chicago; as well as Lindsey Gallery in Oak Park, Northeastern Illinois University, a private show for the Environmental Protection Agency and Urban Art Retreat in Portland, Oregon. Marie coordinated “Learning Disabilities and the Arts,” an art exhibition and lecture event which was featured on a special TV news segment. She also produced “Offbeat Destinations,” a multimedia experience showcasing the work of five Chicago artists. Marie was recently selected to be in ABD 15 an international show held in Long Beach, CA at Gallery A. She was one of 43 artists chosen out of three hundred and fifty from Europe, Canada, and the United States.