Devon Reiffer

I am proud to announce that I got a piece in this upcoming exhibition at Rod Briggs Gallery. I’ll be at the opening reception on the 12th from 1-4pm- come check it out! Hope to see you all there!

I am so close to finishing this piece… and today was supposed to be an early, full studio day to wrap it up bc I have a deadline. Unfortunately I woke up with a stomach ache and it’s been a slow day of movement… but this is what being an is. It’s hard work, it’s days of pushing yourself even when you don’t know when and if you’re going to make a sale, it’s producing and showing up just as you would any corporate job… even on days when you’re not feeling 💯, it’s laying on the the floor to find comfort and productivity, it’s sharing a pic that says… the art must be made no matter what. My days of letting my art fall behind are so far behind me… but I wish I was laying in bed still. I work harder on my art than anything in my life… because I know these moments are all part of my success story.

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My lengthy hiatus has been motivated by exploring my roles and contributions to everything that’s going on. Before all of this I took a break, slowed down and started slowly putting pieces together to find inner balance. I have been on a quest to see if I can make compelling art if I am no longer the tortured artist. All I’ve ever wanted was peace. For myself. For the world. For all people. I was driven by my own chaos and without it my inspiration has been missing.

My art is a visual diary of how I learned to understand myself through the beauty of authentic people. Beautiful authentic q***r people. Art showed me the way to myself. I thought maybe my work had run its course… maybe it was all to get here.

Using this app supports undeserving, selfish billionaires that are advocating to keep us trapped in a system that has been broken since it began- I don’t want to support it but connection, accessible information, and authenticity are things I love about social media.

It’s important to talk about the different forms of protest as we figure out what’s next. I signed on to socials to check in with my people as the masses gathered, rather than shame my anxiety, I put the energy towards finding my role in contributing. as I watched the peace carry out into the streets and saw just how many people are willing to show up for peace, something magical happened... i felt inspired to make art for the first time in a year. All this to say, I want more than anything for everyone to feel safe and get to experience their peace… my art has and will always be a part of the protest. My art is for the people, made by the people, and represents what I believe this world is capable of. I’m going to find balance with these apps- but for now hello, I hope you’re all safe, and I know we are going to win this fight. Each of us deserves to be here. We are in this together. I love you. We all have a place here.