Chazen Powell, born in Fort Worth, TX in 1986, is a Bay Area-based artist whose work explores the knowledge of self as a path to liberation, contemplating themes of interdependence, identity, consciousness, and deconstruction. Drawing on universal laws, nonduality, mysticism, and psychology, she examines the depths of interiority to address conditions that hinder connection to self, others, and divinity. Following a non-traditional route, her creative path diverged during the pandemic, leading her away from a longstanding career in the corporate world.

Powell’s creative process allows subconscious spontaneity to guide the selection of materials, techniques, and forms that illuminate an emerging identity or virtue calling for maturation. Her practice spans various mediums including painting, installation, mixed media, and music as a singer-songwriter and guitarist. The psychospiritual nature of her work reflects a contemplative disposition and formal education in theology and counseling, as well as a strict religious upbringing that once forbade her interests in comparative religion and divination. The intention of her work is to guide viewers within, to a space of curious and compassionate introspection.