NAME: Ala' Ninnoway Moway-Nolan
BIRTH PLACE: Nyack,New York
BIRTH DATE: 11.14.61
BIOGRAPHY
As a child, I often wished there was a way that I could capture what I saw in the world.I thought my eyes were magic.There could be no other explanation for the wonders I saw.
I spent hours marveling at the colors I saw in everything.The textures,the light and its rhythms, the treasures hidden everywhere.
I was always hunting for more.
My earliest memories of feeling this way was at a time when art was not something I was aware of consciously.
Like most small children I did not fully grasp the concept of expression or even think to.
Children just "are".
Those memories and experiences remain vivid in my mind and are a constant inspiration for me.
Today I still hunt for treasures as I did growing up on the shores of the Hudson river. Long summer days were spent sculpting in the clay that is abundant there.A belly full of blackberries with the sun on my back,squatting in the sand hunting for treasures with my favorite aunt.
Bits and pieces of lives, all with a story to tell,washed ashore and shaped by the river. "Waiting for you to find and yours to tell" you said.
I still tell them today,with my sculptures,paintings,writing and photos.
My lovely Aunt Irma, a third generation artist,published writer and photographer.
"The Signpainter's Daughter"
It is to you I owe my love of art.The gift you nurtured in me, giving it a voice, a way to make it tangible.
Through the lens of a camera, with my hands that create, you showed me how to capture the beauty in life I once sought to understand.
I love and miss you Aunt Irma.
The Signpainter's Grandaughter...
Ninnoway
