Hello, my name is Mildred Roman (but everyone calls me Mimi) I am a painting and drawing major. I should be expected to graduate in the fall (fingers crossed). I have always been a creator, since I was very young. While many people went out and played sports or dance, I found myself apart of my own world safe and secure in my drawings. for a very long time I wasn't able to attend college because I had to work to help support my family. when I got older I became very suffocated in the life i had made for myself. (working a dead end up, no room to feel free, never enough energy for my own desires) with some major sudden life changes, during my 28th trip around the sun I began to fall deeper into a dark hole. In short, I went through a very traumatic suicide attempt and I suffer from anxiety and depression (which I didn't really understand until I had turned 28) but with help of my pcp and therapist I have made great progress in the last 3 years. I went back to school and decided to become a full time artist based out of my home studio. I am also the first in my family to not only graduate from high school, but college and now with a second degree.
I try not to think about the future too much as I am just trying to enjoy the ride of living out my adolescent dreams of being a student and soaking up everything the world as to offer me. I work mostly with paint, it is my favorite medium. But I also love adding charcoal, ink and spray paint. If I am being honest there is no rhyme or reason for my process it is entire based on what I am feeling in that moment. The deliciousness of texture invokes a feeling in me I have never experienced before.
As I was researching the art21 artists, I really enjoyed listening and watching Susan Rothenberg. She spoke something along the lines of, “painting a beautiful moment instead of trying to figure out what beauty is.” This really stood out to me, because I believe that is what I bring to my work. For my BFA show I want to focus on mental health and some of the challenges we meet throughout our lives. How every moment IS beautiful, no matter if they are dark or light. They all contain substance that will forever be connected to us and I want to channel those emotions and moments through the things I create. I want to continue to spread a message that shouts, STILL ALIVE AND DAMN PROUD OF IT.
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