About

Vonetta Berry is a visual artist whose chosen media is to paint images directly onto models’ skin, through body painting. “My work attempts to explore the relationships and interdependence of people with one another.  It is my intention to use the skin canvas to convey the inherent oneness of humankind and engage the viewer to become more connected to them and consequently to each other.”    

She was a participating artist for the World Bodypainting Festival, Austria 2012, and Demonstrating Artist for the Bayou City Arts Festival, Memorial Park, Houston 2010 and 2012.  She is a semi-finalist for the Raw Artist Awards 2013.  Her We Are One series was made possible by proceeds from the Houston Arts Alliance, Individual Artist Fellowship.  Her work has been featured in the Huffington press, the Mitt E (Swedish Newspaper), Boycott Magazine, Great Day Houston, and FOX26 News.  She has organized events and showcases for other body artists since 2006, including ComicPalooza in 2012 and 2013.

Vonetta Berry received her BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in illustration and animation.  Her process is a blend of many different backgrounds.  She has studied fine painting and photography as well.  “I have worked to blend these skills to make my body painting images intriguing and captivating, while also melding trompe l’oeil (fool the eye) techniques utilized by my favorite artists—Escher and Magritte,” says the artist, Vonetta. She is a single mother of two and avid comic enthusiasts!.

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Willing to be contacted for: Workshops, commissions, lectures, live event installations