Devan Horton

Dissolve Me

Oil on canvas

"'Dissolve Me' is the view from the bottom of the iceberg. It is about ocean plastics, and we are only skimming the surface of the problem rather than solving it…In [my] series, ‘Penchant,’ I am exploring our culture's obsession with consumption and waste by analyzing our relationship with garbage….‘Penchant’ brings to light our relationship with waste in hopes of convincing others that even though the endless social and economic issues are compounding around us, our planet is always of the utmost importance. We as a species must work together to preserve its beauty.”

— Devan Horton

About the artist

Devan Horton

Devan Horton is a Northern Kentucky artist who creates paintings that promote mindfulness and awareness of the impact humans have on their environment. Recently, she held a solo exhibition and fundraising event at Studio Kroner in Cincinnati, Ohio titled “Trash Talk” which benefited three local sustainability organizations. In 2021, she completed a residency program through Friends of Black Rock, a conservation organization in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. Devan is also the curator of artwork for Green Umbrella's Midwest Regional Sustainability Summit. Activism, collectiveness, and a love of the natural world have remained themes in Devan's work since college. She has also recently launched a series of experiments with sustainable, foraged pigments and regenerative canvas materials.