Mahalia Mae Porter

Mahalia Mae Porter was born in Boulder, Colorado. She is twenty two years old and has lived on a farm in Lyons most of her life. Her family has been greatly supportive of her art and her twin sister, Zaraha, helps her with new ideas. Her education has always been nontraditional, full of art and travel. The hardships of losing her eldest sister, and of overcoming an eating disorder, have greatly influenced her art. She had enjoyed drawing as a child, but her interest, and her talent, soared in her junior year in high school. Her obvious talent and creativity lead her to win two silver and one Scholastic Gold Key, which she received at the award ceremony was at Carnegie Hall in New York City. After graduating, she briefly attended an art college in Denver but found it too restrictive. Mae then chose to focus the next two years on art and traveling. While traveling, she visited other art colleges. Mae has done several art shows and has also done commission work. Her current work is inspired by fairy tales and a current trip to Ireland.

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