#26 - How Does Art Turn Pain Into Power? | Ayiana Viviana
Download MP3Abstract neurographic artist Ayiana Viviana shares how reconnecting with Puerto Rico, battling inner struggles, and choosing self-trust transformed her art—and her life—with new courage, clarity, and creative depth.
- How a return to Puerto Rico—and a visit to an Indigenous site—recharged her spirit and creativity
- Neurographic art as emotional release: painting through pain, grief, and unseen feelings
- Listening to the second voice: surviving a mental health crisis and finding a new path through painting
- Dreams, risk, and reward: the story behind a $5,000 mural project and stepping into full creative worth
- Philly’s evolving arts scene: fighting for funding access and empowering artists at the grassroots level
- On building a slower, fuller life: why downtime, reading, and reflection now fuel her best work
Want to hear more about Ayiana’s early creative journey? Listen to her first conversation from 2023 here: Art and Emotion | Ayiana Viviana's Porter's Creative Exploration.
This episode was recorded during a season celebrating growth, resilience, and the artists who show us what it means to turn life into art.
The Truth In This Art is supported by William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund, the Maryland State Arts Council's Creativity Grant and Mayor's Individual Artist Award - Creative Baltimore Fund (Baltimore).
Host: Rob Lee
Music: Original music by Daniel Alexis Music with additional music from Chipzard and TeTresSeis.
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Creators and Guests
Host
Rob Lee
The Truth In This Art is an interview series featuring artists, entrepreneurs and tastemakers in & around Baltimore.
Guest
Ayiana Viviana
a Philly-based emerging abstract artist whose works explore thoughts, emotion, & humanity through acrylic paintings & drawings.
