Gifted, 2024, inkjet print, 6″ x 6″
Pinned, 2024, inkjet print, 6″ x 6″
Practical, 2024, inkjet print, 8″ x 10″
Short, 2024, inkjet print, 8″ x 10″
Swept, 2024, inkjet print, 8″ x 10″
Tangled, 2023, inkjet print, 6″ x 6″
Twisted, 2023, inkjet print, 8″ x 10″
Worn, 2024, inkjet print, 6″ x 6″
[BA] Studio Art – Painting and Drawing
[Minor] Japanese
In my work, I aim to capture aspects of a person through unconventional perspectives. Using digital media, I render portraits that place emphasis on the sitter’s hair. I complement the portraits with detailed views that focus on accessories people put in their hair such as bobby pins and hair ties. In both instances a formal beauty is revealed through careful attention to each subject and composition. I use people in my life as the models for my work and aim to imbue hair styles with life and personality as well as show care through intimate rendering.
Mackenzie Roberts was born and raised in Waipahu, Hawaii. She is completing a BA in Studio Art with an option in painting and drawing. She works primarily in digital media. She has earned her spot on the Hixson Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts Dean’s list for multiple semesters and will exhibit her thesis work in the Undergraduate Capstone Exhibition in the Eisentrager-Howard Gallery.