Hello! I’m Adrienne Vita and Arcane Arts is the outfit where I create all of my artful things. Drawing started with my Mom giving me some crayons and paper at the dinner table and I’ve grown from there. Growing up in an Italian immigrant family, I learned the value of making things from scratch and making good use with what I already had. I enjoy collecting and keeping scraps of paper to see if I can incorporate them into my illustrations. Mainly, my work consists of illustrations in marker, ink, water colors, cut paper and acrylics.

My education is in Animation and Graphic Design from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. I am also a graphic designer with some web skills and had a few years as a handbag designer which was pretty fun. I currently live in Portland, Oregon where I do my illustration and various other freelance projects.

P.s. Some fun facts about me? I love making things, the smell of basil, the ocean, sunshine, riding my bike, gluten-free meals, being green and traveling.

Art Shows

Jun 2010 – Solo show @ The Black Wagon
Apr 2010 – Solo Show @ Mississippi Health Center
Mar 2010 – “Cycle Through” Group Show @ Young Blood Gallery
Mar 2010 – Buckman Art Show & Sell
Feb 2010 – Enormous Tiny Art Show @ Nahcotta
Feb 2010 – 11th Annual Valentine’s Invitational @ Reading Frenzy
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Nov 2009 – “Wild Arts festival” Group Show @ Audubon Society of Portland
Oct 2009 – “Vinyl Killers 7″ Group Show @ The Goodfoot
Aug 2009 – Solo show @ Red Fox
Jul 2009 – “Animalia” Group show @ Sidestreet Gallery
Jun 2009 – “4T” Group Show @ Tender Loving Empire
May 2009 – Dual show @ Redux
Mar 2009 – “Resurrection” Group show @ Good: a gallery
Feb-Jun 2009 – “Everyone We Know” Traveling group show @ Art House Coop
Jan 2009 – “Bikes and Birds” Solo show @ Moxie
Jan 2009 – Solo show @ In Other Words
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Dec 2008 – “The Canvas Project” Group show @ Art House Co-op
Dec 2008 – “Stars” Group show @ Side Street Gallery
Sept to Oct 2008 – “Coral Reef Art show” Solo show @ Gossamer
Aug 2008 – “Face Melting Double Attack show” Group show @ Manette Gallery

Blog Features

Aug 2010 – San Francisco Bike Coalition
Aug 2010 – I’m In Like With My Bike
Aug 2010 – Bikes and the City
Jul 2010 – The Estate of Things
Jun 2010 – I’m In Like With My Bike
Jun 2010 – Portland Picks – “Hip Happenings”
May 2010 – A Little Etsy Love
May 2010 – Share Some Candy
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Oct 2009 – Indie Fixx
Aug 2009 – Trans-craft-inental
Aug 2009 – All Things Lovely
Jul 2009 – Bikes and the City
Jul 2009 – Stuff Under twenty
Jul 2009 – Crooked Shmooked
Jul 2009 – Indie Fixx – Feed Your Soul Project
Jul 2009 – The Wren Design – Wren in Folklore
Mar 2009 – Oh Hello
Feb 2009 – Etsy Profiles
Jan 2009 – Roadside Scholar
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Dec 2008 – More Ways To Waste Time – Etsy Fav’s
Nov 2008 – My Love For You is a Stampede of Horses
Sept 2008 – (Into) The Fray

Retail

May 2010 to present – Tomte Modern Craft
Apr 2010 to present – Magpie
Dec 2009 to present – Young Blood Gallery and Boutique
Dec 2009 to present – Tender Loving Empire
Aug 2009 to present – Needles and Pens
Mar 2009 – SundayBrunchDress.com
Oct-Nov 2008 – Gossamer Fiber Arts

Print Features

Jan to Dec 2010 – Little Bird Gallery‘s – Quarterly Art Subscription
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Sep 2009 – Nylon Magazine – Page 98
Apr 2009 – Portland Mercury “We Can Make It” article
Mar 2009 – MankindMag Issue 9 “2 am” – Page 30
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Apr 2008 – Paper+Wire Issue 1

Fairs

Oct 2010 – Crafty Bastards – Washington, DC
Sep 2010 – Renegade Craft Fair – Chicago, IL
Aug 2010 – Bargain Hunting 101 – Portland, OR
Jul 2010 – Renegade Craft Fair – Los Angeles & San Francisco, CA
Jun 2010 – Hello Craft’s “Show Of Awesome” – Portland, OR
Jun 2010 – Renegade Craft Fair – Brooklyn, NY
May 2010 – Renegade Craft Fair – Austin, TX
May 2010 – Crafty Wonderland’s Super Colossal Sprint Sale – Portland, OR
Feb 2010 – Bargain Hunting 101 – Portland, OR
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Dec 2009 – Crafty Wonderland Super Colossal Holiday Sale – Portland, OR
Nov 2009 – Secret Society Sale – Portland, OR
Nov 2009 – Crafty Wonderland – Portland, OR
Sep 2009 – Renegade Craft Fair – Chicago, IL
Aug 2009 – Crafty Wonderland – Portland, OR
Jul 2009 – Renegade Craft Fair – San Francisco, CA
Jul 2009 – Renegade Craft Fair – Los Angeles, CA
Jun 2009 – Crafty Wonderland – Portland, OR
Jun 2009 - Renegade Craft Fair – Brooklyn, NY
May 2009 – Alberta St. Art Hop – Portland, OR
Apr 2009 – Crafty Wonderland – Portland, OR
Feb 2009 – Crafty Wonderland – Portland, OR
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Dec 2008 – Crafty Wonderland Super Colossal Holiday Sale – Portland, OR
Nov 2008 – Siren Nation – Portland, OR
Sep 2008 – Renegade Craft Fair – Chicago, IL
Aug 2008 – Crafty Wonderland – Portland, OR
Jul 2008 – Renegade Craft Fair – San Francisco, CA
Jun 2008 – Alberta Street Art Hop - Portland, OR
Jun 2008 – Crafty Wonderland – Portland, OR
Feb 2008 – Crafty Wonderland – Portland, OR
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Nov 2007 – Crafty Wonderland – Portland, OR