I am Brianna Thaxton. I was born 1991 in Salt Lake County, Kearns, Utah, where I currently reside with my husband, Paul. I received my Associates from Snow College, Ephraim, Utah in 2012 and my BFA from the University of Utah in 2015 with an emphasis in painting and drawing. I began wood burning in 2020 and my portfolio shifted to the symbolism of the unicorn in 2021. I was a member of the co-op gallery Local Colors of Utah in Sugar House from October, 2021 to October, 2022. I had the privilege to be an artist in residence at the Chateau d'Orquevaux, France, for the month of November, 2022 and was awarded the Denis Diderot Grant. I spend my days working part time at the family business and part time in my studio. Art has been immensely therapeutic for my mental and emotional health. My work completely flipped from a dark narcissistic narrative depicting a visual journal of my perspective to domestic abuse in my sister's home to a personal narrative documenting my own emotional journey throughout my own life and turning my portfolio into one that was bright and happy: unicorns, which keep my mind strong, open and honest.
