About the exhibition:

Porter on An Exploration of Stories:

I’ve always been a storyteller. If memory serves me correctly - and sometimes I’ll admit, it does not - the first time I told a story with scribbles and words was when I was 6 years old. I approach my art with the same mindset by saying through my work, “Here is a story that needs to be told.” 

The way that presents itself in my work is usually in one of two ways. Either there is already a story inside of me inspired by a myriad of things in the world around me that I am wanting to tell visually. Other times, it’s simply a desire to create that is present. An inner knowing that the story will unfold as I create, becomes the driving factor in my creativity. My work is a free flowing exploration of shape, color, stories, emotions and our shared human experience.

An Exploration of Stories will be on view on the 5th floor of Atria Center City and is unfortunately not open to visitors. The work, however, will be for sale through our website and a walkthrough video tour will be made available once the exhibition is installed.

ABOUT THE Artist:

Ayiana Viviana Porter (b. 1984) is a Philadelphia based emerging abstract artist whose work focuses on the exploration of thoughts, emotion and humanity. Most of her work begins with free-form lines which interconnect and allow room and space to dig deeper into the psyche as she explores personal storytelling in her pieces. Her art strongly encourages the observer to identify and perhaps unearth their own deep seeded thoughts and emotions.

Ayiana’s works consists primarily of acrylic based paintings and drawings on canvas or heavy weight acrylic paper. Her work is an overarching quest to find significance and meaning in the chaos of life and give personal significance to what we see and experience around us. Ayiana is also an avid writer and a photography enthusiast.