“To Walk A Contradiction” is a curated exhibition by Elise Fippinger that opens the conversation of what it means to contradict. The works in Studios Inc.’s collection bring this show to life through conversations with one another.

Born and raised in the Funeral Industry, Elise learned at a young age the value of life and the preciousness of time. After leaving her small hometown in Illinois, she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, concentrated in ceramics, from the Kansas City Art Institute in Kansas City, Missouri. Elise considers her work a direct reflection of her emotional state. Not limiting herself to material bounds, she describes her artistic process as therapeutic and uses art to process hardships and celebrate her life experience. Elise studied oil painting under the guidance of David Anderson and Pat Bereskin at Bereskin Gallery and Art Academy in Bettendorf, Iowa. Through spending her spare time outside, Elise uses nature to inspire, whether making landscapes by squishing clay under her feet in the rain or volunteering to assist in the Glass Lab at Englewood Arts in Independence, Missouri. She continues her practice by collaborating with other creatives and investigates forms and surfaces by manipulating material in ways she would approach different mediums. Through capturing light and little moments in time, Elise hopes to leave a glimmer of empathy in the world.