Mahieu Spaid

Acrylic, oil, sculpture, watercolor, and digital

Mahieu is an adoptee from Korea who grew up in Minnesota. Her pieces are drawn from her stories as an author and her cultural heritage. She also mixes in her life as a Minnesotan into all mediums. She grew up with a mother who dyed everything green to celebrate Irish heritage and then cooked kielbasa to celebrate her father’s 100% Polish roots. To her, art is an exploration of sights, sounds, textures, cultures, and ways to miniaturize everything around her.