My creative practice is centered around praxis, which I define as theory + action. I use my research in culture, music, video, and design to craft experiences.
If knowledge is power, then knowledge should be accessible. I strive to make cultural and technical knowledge accessible to an audience at a show and the students I work with. This is why teaching is part of my creative practice. Teaching is a long-form installation that requires the artist/ teacher to connect to and sustain that connection with their community.
My power comes from connecting to my community. My art is a practice of nurturing that connection. I exist in many intersections as a queer Black woman. The layers of mediums and meaning in my work reflect the layers of my identity. Inspired by Frida Kahlo, I express my own reality.
Liz Rhaney (she/they) is an educator, filmmaker, writer, musician, and DJ. She creates multisensory forms of storytelling and archivism with sound, video, and installations. She obtained her BFA in Graphic Design from Armstrong State University (now Armstrong Campus of Georgia Southern University) and her MFA in Studio Art from Maine College of Art. She teaches STEAM classes at Hyde School in Bath, Maine.