MEET TONI 

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     Toni Brennan (they/them) is a multi-medium Portrait Artist and Creative Writer— holds a Bachelor of Liberal Arts Degree (Creative Writing, Studio Arts, Social Anthropology) from the department of Interdisciplinary Arts and Humanities at Hampshire College—

     With a focus on surrealism and memory work, their work is inspired by auto-cannibalism and bodily autonomy. Toni's creative thesis centered forms of abstract portraiture that combined surrealistic spaces of memory and interpersonal environments.

     Brennan has since gone on to publish their art and literary works in multiple Issues of She/They Magazine as well as Illagrypho Press while maintaining work in multiple creative educational fields. They recently departed from the co-working studio group known as Qaleidescope, Survivor Art Collective. Brennan's first solo gallery, I Found You In A Tide Pool, took place in April of 2023. Their curatorial debut took place in June of 2023 alongside Toni Flowers as their co-curator for the multi-discipline, multi-artist exhibition showcase, Prescience. 

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     Previously living on Nonotuck Land known as the city of Northampton, Toni expanded their focus on Surrealistic Portraiture in multiple studio art and writing based mediums, while working as a Gallery Assistant at Smith College Museum of Art.  Toni can be found as a Creative Writing Program Director and Instructor at InfinityEd and working with the Seminary Co-op Bookstore in Hyde Park while creative freelancing in Chicago, IL. They enjoy spending time by any body of water, baking for loved ones, and playing various board and card games.