Mylen Tumaliuan-Huggins
Movement is the central theme in my paintings. I move mediums across the plane, engaging in an act of shifting, pivoting, going forth and back, repetition, and re-imagination.
This process reflects a simultaneous relationship between the materials and me. The resulting artwork is the rewarding product of this partnership. My subjects serve as references or representations of a memory, a place, a feeling, or, most often, nothing in particular.
Nature grounds my practice, revealing metaphors that define the tangible and intangible aspects of our lives, as self-awareness, my history, and my experiences.
I primarily work in encaustic, printmaking, and painting on wood panels, canvas, or a variety of papers. I sketch, draw, and apply paint, wax, or other media to build layers, then move paint across the surface using a variety of tools. I simultaneously add or remove space, shapes, lines, or textures to achieve the composition.
BIO. Mylen immigrated with her family from the Philippines to the United States in 1982. She is a proud mother of two sons, a wife, and eldest of four children. After high school, she attended College for Creative Studies - Center for Art and Design in Detroit, MI majoring in Graphic Design and Illustration. Seattle is now her home after moving from Chicago with her husband in 1995. She worked as a teaching artist for Arts Corps, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Public Schools, as well as an artist mentor for Arts Impact. In addition, she served as a committee and board member for Arts Corps and a contributing art juror for Phinney Neighborhood Association. In 2020, she became a full-time artist. She was represented at Core Gallery, exhibited at The Confluence Gallery, Gage Academy of Art, Phinney Neighborhood Association, Eras Living (The Lakeshore and Aljoya) and Dubsea Coffee.
Mylen treasures time with friends, family, being outdoors, exploring, hiking, biking, skiing and traveling.