Heavily focusing on unifying ideas within the process of self-examination, Peyton Euriah, formerly known under the pseudonym “Peyton, The Artist”, utilizes her familiarity with the human experience, as well as shared experiences from others, to entice conversations relating to the emotional and spiritual process of growth. She is intentional with how she captures each subject, while often combining different art forms including abstraction, realism, and expressionism. Juxtaposed with each subject, she also often utilizes oil paint, spray paint, gold pigment, and most interestingly 24k Gold foil directly hand-sourced from Venice, Italy. Through this methodology, she believes that the materials used enhance the emotions and personal characteristics of the subjects she captures in her portraits. Peyton’s artistic productions have all been produced following a period of deep introspection, representing the visual embodiment of her unique journey and the journeys of others, as she seeks to display the mental fortitude of humanity in overcoming the physical and spiritual obstacles that we are all presented with in this life. After completing an artist program in Venice, Italy in 2019 through Marist College during its most famed Biennial, and surrounding herself with the works of Renaissance Masters, she returned home and continued working on a new series that she had begun during this program titled, “The Story of Me”. The culmination of this series of ten self-portraits chronologizes her journey towards self-confidence, healing, and maturity of her overall artistic vision.

           Born in Los Angeles, California in 1997, Peyton was raised by a creative family composed of entrepreneurs and fine artists that fostered the arts and encouraged her to follow her own path. She began teaching herself how to draw and paint at an early age which evolved into interests in the traditional arts and fashion design. She would ultimately go on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Studio Art from Marist College, with a concentration in Painting and a minor in Fashion Merchandising.  Her matriculation through school afforded her opportunities to travel and study abroad, visiting 30 countries within the continents of Asia, Africa, and Europe, as well as South and Central America. Those diverse experiences also blessed her with many opportunities to exhibit her work, most notably showing in a student-organized group exhibition at the 57th Venice Biennale. Now, she currently resides in her hometown of Los Angeles where she actively produces and exhibits work full-time as an artist. Through her own platform “THE CODE STUDIOS”, as well as her own artistic vision as Peyton Euriah, she seeks to collaborate with others as well and empower Black people through the use of visual art. In doing so, she intends to provide an immersive atmosphere for individuals of all skill sets and backgrounds, providing community, in hopes that her unique avant-garde style inspires others. 

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- Written by Kyrie Blackman and Peyton Euriah

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