Donia is an artist, writer, and teacher who has traveled extensively, and her response to her environment and experiences profoundly informs her artistic process. She has lived in 7 countries, a dizzying number of towns, and currently lives in the Cook Islands in the South Pacific.

Her artwork has been exhibited in numerous group and solo shows throughout the United States, Europe, and the South Pacific and hangs in collections across North and South America, Europe, and Oceania. She has won awards and honors from various arts organizations and arts publications, such as The Pastel Journal, and is included in the archives of the National Museum for Women in the Arts in Washington D.C.

While Donia creates with many media - including acrylics, charcoal, and watercolor - pastels are her true love. Referencing another passion of hers - partner dancing - she states: "Using pastels is to draw and paint in the same instant; they are a 'refined' sort of finger painting - although they are much more than messy children's play. The activity of drawing, witnessing the textures and forms emerge from beneath my fingers in spontaneous choreography - is much like dancing. With practice, the hands and the medium communicate silently with each other, responding, resonating, and enhancing the dance - the drawing. Watching it happen is never quite as satisfying as participating, creating."

http://www.DoniaLilly.com Ethyrical Artist

http://www.LaNomada.com Freelance Writing, Poetry

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