BIO

Alicia Ines Ethridge (b. 1984, New Jersey) lives and works in coastal Maine and is a founding member of Seven Artists Collective. She received her MSW in Expressive Arts from the University of Southern Maine and BA in Anthropology and Art History from Montclair State University. Ethridge has also studied at the Maine College of Art and pursued spiritual studies, with an emphasis on wisdom traditions and contemplative practices. Her work has been exhibited in museums and galleries across New England. She works primarily in oil and mixed media collage. Her practice is influenced by spirituality, myth, dreams, nature and motherhood. Ethridge has found that art and prayer have much in common - both are rooted in an intense encounter involving a surrender of willfulness, openness to inspiration and lead to a deep engagement with mystery.