About 

Artistic Process

As a scholar of political philosophy and a multidisciplinary artist, Delia often brings their academic background into their practice by creating philosophically rooted, technically complex, and conceptually rich bodies of work.  They have been selected for numerous exhibitions in Montreal, including an upcoming solo show at Occurrence Espace d’Art et d'Essai Contemporains in April 2025. In July 2025, Delia will curate and participate in a show at Galerie ERGA in their role as Assistant Curator.  Delia was also chosen to participate in a show at Galerie Avril 31 curated by RIESBRI. They previously exhibited in two group exhibitions in the fall of 2023, at Jano Lapin Galerie in November and as part of the Pictura Festival at Galerie ERGA in December. They were an artist in residence at Jano Lapin Gallerie for six months as part of the residency program sponsored by Desjardins in 2023. 

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Conceptually, Delia’s work explores personal philosophy aligned with broader concepts in political thought through conceptually distinct series of paintings and theoretical writings. Their work explores themes of imagined realities, exploration of identity, interpersonal dynamics, and the beauty of the mundane. Often centering images of the artist and their community and daily life to present moments of beauty, emotion, or intrigue. Delia views their work as an avenue of popular education and their previous work studying and participating in grassroots organizing is closely interwoven with their practice as an artist. 

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Delia mostly works from photographic references and uses a five shade limited palette and traditional oil painting techniques to create impressionist style paintings on both canvas and wood. Visually their work often plays with color, light, shadow, and transparency as they seek to convey the way they experience the world around them. They are primarily an oil painter but also paint in gouache and watercolor, draw with charcoal and pastel, use various approaches to printmaking, create zines, weave, write, and consistently challenge themself to learn and use new media. 

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In graduate school at the University of Toronto they studied political theory, and their research focused mainly on the role of popular education and grassroots organizing in democratic participation. In university at Bryn Mawr College, Delia double majored in political science and Fine Art with a focus in painting. Further enriched through a holistic, liberal arts curriculum including art history and art theory. Delia’s thesis, the culmination of an intensive year-long development process, was a series of portraits of members of their childhood church community on reworked materials from the structure of the physical church to explore themes of queerness, community, and faith. 

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They dedicate upwards of thirty hours a week to their physical practice. They also further hone their curatorial and artistic skills through their work as the Marketing and Curatorial assistant at Galerie Erga and freelance website designer. In the past year writing and digital illustration have become a large portion of their practice with their work being published in Rodaisun and The Pit Periodical. Delia views their artistic practice as holistic and sees the creation of a healthy life (both mentally and physically), care for their community, and connections with others as artistic endeavors. They are inspired by the world around them, by other artists both within and outside of their community, by literature and philosophy, and by a deep exploration of self.