Avian Thorson Rogers
Taos, NM
Ranchos
Encaustic wax on steer skull
22” x 24.5” (approx.)
2022
$850
About
Avian received their Bachelors of Fine Arts from Colby-Sawyer College in New Hampshire. Trained as a mortuary affairs officer, Avian spent five years in the 101st Airborne. Their love for animals and their desire to provide reverence to passers-on translates into their art and taxidermy.
Artist Statement
My work reflects the mundane unavoidable struggles of life. Aging, grief, death, and dying all are experiences we share as humans and animals. My concepts come from my experiences with PTSD treatments, where facing the inevitable fear of what is to come helps to understand the trauma better. Through my art, I try to show humanity’s commonality, that we all share these life struggles. By facing them, we may not fully come to terms with the inevitable, but we may somehow understand our existence a bit better.
Art from Avian Thorson Rogers in other TAAC exhibitions
This is Avian Thorson Rogers's first TAAC exhibition