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 inheritance, interdependence, consciousness, and deconstruction. Drawing on universal laws, womanism, nonduality, and psychology, she examines the inner landscape 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 wound ready for healing and transformation. Her practice spans various mediums including painting, installation, mixed media, writing, and music as a singer-songwriter and guitarist. The psychospiritual nature of her work reflects a contemplative disposition, formal education in theology and counseling, and a strict religious upbringing. The intention of her work is to guide viewers within, to a space of curious and compassionate introspection.