As a little girl Selina Farmer grew up in the desert hills of New Mexico enchanted by her surroundings she demonstrated an early talent for art and  anything creative. Encouraged to explore her talents, she studied at the Institute of American Indian Arts, in Santa Fe, NM. (1996-1998) She was then awarded an internship with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of The American Indian where she continued to work with and study the collection. (1999 – 2002) During this time she was gifted a full scholarship to Lacoste School of the Arts in the south of France (2001) where she was able to take a break from her work & studies at the Smithsonian to attend class and where she studied art and continued to show her work.

Selina’s work has been collected both throughout the Untied States & Abroad. And therefore can also be found in both public and private collections throughout the world.

In the Fall 2005 she suffered the tragic loss of her beautiful Daughter Mazzy for whom she first named her studio after in 2003 when she was born.  The studio was dark for the next years that followed. Then one day she was asked  to illustrate a book in part her daughters honor called “Nikita’s Journey,” the author even wrote in a character in Mazzy’s memory.  So through this process Selina found  love and healing…creating  in a way to honor her Daughter and touch the lives of others in a positive way…

 

“Mazzy is with me in each and every creation, her love & spirit will live on through my work and the charities we work with”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Selina Farmer

Selina

Selina’s work has been described as a “haunting exploration of emotion” and “culturally stimulating”.

Selina  works primarily in acrylic, pen & ink, and watercolor along with fiber arts & bead work. Selina is currently working on the illustration of children’s books along with growing her portfolio of illustrations & paintings. When she is not busy in the studio she enjoys spending time with her husband Shane and two rescue dogs Amelia & Zoe. Her supportive husband is the mastermind of all in-house printing, webmastery & all around tech guru for the studio!!!

~Artistic Influences ~

Dr. Seuss

Vincent van Gogh

 

Jim Henson

Johnny Cash

Bob Dylan