Victoria Lizarraga

Continuous collection of photos from my 2010 Canon PowerShot SD1300.

Figure 1. Graphite, 18x24. Drawing Studio, Spring 2022. A live figure model session.

Portraits. 2021 on Canon DSLR

Hiding Place. Wood, 2x3x4ft. Space Research, Spring 2022. Inspired by a kid at the school I work at who hides in small spaces when he's upset the same way I used to as a kid. I still like to hide in tight spots so I made the hiding place of my childhood dreams. It is a safe and nostalgiac space from a scary world.

2021, Kodak 400 on Minolta X-700

Underworld. Mixed media, 12x12x2in. Space Research, Spring 2022. The top is a mirror reflecting a delicate, shiny spun arrangement. But it can be slid open to reveal a grungy, more colorful scene underneath.

Barbie’s Pill Press. Mixed media and performance, 12x12x8in. Space Research, Spring 2022. For this piece, I use the hammer to create pills with a small press in real time. This performance is set in a pharmacy, but on the other side is a sketchy scene with pills and prescription bottles depicted in a different setting with much darker connotations. The two sides show the duality of prescription medications as something that can save lives, and something that can cause addiction and violence. It also alludes to the role of pharmaceutical companies in the epidemic of addiction that has swelled in the last few decades due to overprescribing. The whole scene is dark, but presented with a playful, dollhouse-like style to make it more presentable and almost more relatable.

Vase Still Life. Charcoal, 22x30in. Drawing Studio, Spring 2022. A subtractive still life of a cluttered scene.

Bones Still Life. Charcoal, 11x17in. Drawing Studio, Spring 2022. A subtractive still life of a pile of bones.

A game that takes one through the experience of drug addiction in a choose-your-own-adventure style. “This game was created to show you how few choices addicts really have. It begins with a plausible scenario that you, as a college student, could end up in. My hope is to remove the perceived separation in society between people in active addiction and people who have never experienced it, and show you how easy it is to fall into a life that you like to think you could never live.”

Grammy and Tiny. Acrylic painting, 8x11in. Fall 2021, Surface Research. A sketchbook painting of my pensive grandmother holding her beloved dog, in her kitchen behind a pile of oranges.

Night on the Town. Audio, 0:50min. Time Studio, Fall 2021. A haphazard atmospheric compilation of sounds one hears while out in the city at night.

Victoria’s Art Book & Manifesto. Mixed media collected in a 5x8in book. Surface Research, Fall 2021. This book is a collection of various art that I have been building for years. The many pages of collage, drawing, painting, and poetry are preceded by my artist manifesto.

Fix. Video, 1:41min. Fall 2021, Time Studio. A surreal video that depicts the experience of getting high, while also alluding to the experience of death.

Hard Jewelry. Photograph, 6200x3200px. Fall 2021, Time Studio. A self-portrait of me in a stainless steel necklace.

Challenger. Acrylic painting, 11x17in. Fall 2021, Surface Research. A black-and-white painting of a car at an old car show.

Spukhaus Installation. Mixed media. Fall 2021, Surface Research. A collaborative class effort for the Spukhaus show at the Anderson Gallery.