Artist Profile: Vidonni Gonzales
Name: Vidonni Gonzales
Hometown: Austin, TX
Current City/Neighborhood: Lynnwood, WA
Your Medium/Craft: Acrylic paint on recycled cabinet doors
Years doing your craft: 12+
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How did you first get started in your craft?
I have always loved art. As a young child I would have drawing contests with my younger brother. By high school, I had great influences from my teachers and decided to major in Fine Arts when I started college.
I grew to love painting and learned how to paint on recycled cabinet doors so they are already framed and ready to go.
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Favorite Artist(s) and/or Inspirations?
Pablo Picasso, Frida Khalo and Salvador Dali
Favorite Piece You've Created?
My circuitry collection, my favorite piece is the one with 8 frames on a cabinet door.
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What’s the most challenging part of being an artist, or something you had to overcome?
Learning how to sell my work and have that confidence to talk about it.
How can people be supportive of the arts?
Support the the small guys in art!
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Favorite place in Everett to eat?
Strawberry Patch
Favorite place in Everett to hang?
Funko Headquarters
Favorite quote and/or words to live by?
There is always tomorrow.
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What's next for you?
More painting and inspiring my students to enjoy art -- I am a middle school art teacher.
Where can people see more of your art?
On my website.
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