MIA CROSS

Mia graduated with a BFA from the College of Fine Arts of Boston University in 2014, where she double majored in painting and sculpture. Mia explores a variety of mediums from sculpture to oil painting to mural work. Her work is centered around the figure, color and narrative. She comes from a long line of creatives for whom building and making is as important and natural as breathing or eating cookies.
 

Website: miacross.com
Instagram: @miaxcross

 

ARTIST Q&A

Born: Framingham, MA
Currently lives: Framingham, MA

Title of artwork: Wallflower in the Wallpaper

What’s it about?  I am fascinated by the idea of someone staying so still that they become a part of their surroundings. In what moment does something become something else with a different name?

Where else can we find your work? You can come see my work at my studio at SoWa, 450 Harrison Ave, Studio 202 any First Friday or Sunday. You can see my mural work at Tender Greens in the Copley Mall and on the Rose Kennedy Greenway. Or visit my website and instagram!

Where do you find inspiration and who are a few artists you admire? I try to remain open to inspiration no matter where I am, from a goose honking to a piece of blue trash on the sidewalk. It is all waiting to be explored and depicted. Some favorite artists..Euan Uglow, Mattise, Frida Kahlo, Alex Kanevsky, Kiki Smith, Catherine Kehoe, John Singer Sargent, Felicia Forte, Sol LeWitt, David Shillinglaw, Lorraine Sullivan, Dr Seuss, Mother Nature.

If you could invite one person to dinner (dead or alive) who would it be? Georgia O’Keeffe

What is your spirit animal? Cat, always a cat.

If you could have a superpower, what would it be?
My superpower would be magically taking people out of positions of power who don’t belong there and putting someone better in their place.

Favorite place to eat in Allston? Deep Ellum

Favorite public art piece in the Boston area? Shara Hughes amazing mural on the Greenway.