Public Art Installations

I am an installation artist, and each space becomes part of the artwork itself—shaping scale, movement, and intention. The architecture, the light, and the rhythm of the environment all influence how a piece takes form. I approach walls as landscapes, inviting the work to grow, stretch, and unfold across them like something living.

My installations use organic shapes and layered contours that echo plant forms, weather patterns, and the shifting lines of the body. These soft curves and flowing silhouettes create a sense of motion—almost as if the work is breathing with the room. Through natural materials, richly pigmented surface treatments, and collaged textures, the pieces hold both structure and softness, grounding and expansion.

In some spaces, the work feels like a single gesture—fluid and concentrated. In others, the forms multiply or cluster, creating rhythmic patterns that move up stairwells, across open walls, or through shared spaces, inviting viewers to pause and follow the line. No matter the scale, each installation becomes a quiet presence—one that invites curiosity and a felt connection to the space itself.

The works included here are mounted wall sculptures that blur the line between painting and structure. They shift between earthy tones, cool blues, and deep purples—each palette responding to the emotional quality of the space it inhabits. The organic cut-outs lend a sculptural dimensionality, casting subtle shadows that shift throughout the day and encourage a slow kind of looking.

My intention is always to integrate art and environment—to let the installation breathe within the space and to invite those who pass by to experience a moment of wonder, reflection, or simply pause.

I have been incredibly lucky—and deeply grateful—to have my work displayed within a number of beautiful community-centered businesses. Each space becomes part of the artwork itself, influencing scale, color, and material while creating a dialogue between place, people, and creative intention.

Highlights From The Past Several Years.

PMG

Pulling together this large piece with cork was genuinely amazing. This is a winery in Colorado, so the medium was a perfect match. I love how this pulls together a cohesive look while also incorporating elements from all over the world in this cork map artwork.

Lucky Pie

One of my favorite pizza restaurants in Boulder County! These sculptures paired so well with the red touches throughout their restaurant. It almost seems like they are splotches of tomato sauce, just waiting to go on your pizza or chicken parm!

East Simpson Coffee Company

East Simpson Coffee truly embodied community. They had rotating artwork in their space (at their old location) and I was honored that people looked up from their latte or laptop to enjoy some unique, colorful sculptures!

Murals

I’ve long loved canvas as a surface, but using architecture as a canvas opens another dimension of creativity and intention. Many of my murals incorporate plant forms, influenced by a deep connection to tobacco leaves and the cellular memories they evoke.

These works are not rooted in trauma itself, but draw upon the same pathways through which ancestral and generational memory travels. While trauma can be passed down, so can resilience, beauty, and embodied knowledge.

There are sensations and landscapes I’ve never physically experienced, yet feel intimately connected to—as though they live inside me. Walking through early morning, dewy grass in Connecticut is one of them. These paintings express those sensations—the histories and emotions they carry—and the lineage held in plant form.

Corissa’s Art Collection