Issue 05: Flux

Single Issues > 2007 > Issue 05: Flux > Holly Hudson

Self Portrait with Affliction

Holly Hudson. Self Portrait with Affliction. Woodcut. 14 x 17 inches.

The Bleeding Heart Pigeon

Holly Hudson. The Bleeding Heart Pigeon. Drawing. 17 x 14 inches.

Holly Hudson was born in Nampa, Idaho, in 1975 (a very good year). Her studies of art and art making began at Boise State University in Idaho—first with sculpture and then in a zestful pursuit of printmaking. After a few years, Holly transferred to The Art Institute of Chicago. There she emphasized in relief printmaking and began to draw and paint. Holly intends to continue her studies at Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Oregon this autumn. Currently she resides in Portland with her fabulous husband Elton Kelly.

Holly writes: “My fixation with creating art seems to stem from a fascination with illustrating experiences and stories I find to be true. When people ask me why I make art I often hear myself say: ‘I just want to tell the truth.’ My renderings are certainly fallible as they come from my own subjective standpoint, but never the less, they are earnest attempts. So it is that the characters within my art often find truths that seemingly conflict—their stories articulate a great sorrow that somehow simultaneously holds beauty, redemption and possibly even joy.”