“The work has become an excavation site. I am the archaeologist and the canvas crumbling stone. The paintbrush a tool to reveal what’s hidden.”
— Kalli
Indianapolis based painter, Kalli Bednarz, was introduced to drawing the human figure in 2014 while receiving her BFA from Ball State University. In 2020, Kalli started to understand her sensitivities to energy and her work began to focus on the spiritual. In this same year, she was regularly attending life drawing sessions at Lafayette Atelier in Lafayette, IN where she realized her abilities to capture energy fields of the models with her watercolors. Her interest in depicting the human led to these ancient themes and a recognition of her love of learning and visiting archaeological sites. Kalli’s travels to sites like Machu Picchu, Chichén Itzá, and the Roman Baths have greatly impacted her work and is leading her to speak to archaeologists, geologists and anthropologists in the field. With a certification in Usui Reiki, a keen interest in ancient shamanic practices, and active in the Indy yoga community; Kalli is continually deepening her exploration of the esoteric to assist in the art-making. Her hope is that the art acts as a catalyst to drum up recognition within ourselves and help recall lost information of how we can thrive presently as a human civilization.