Adri Norris

In her artworks, Adri features women in history with a special focus on individuals from marginalized groups. Research is essential to the artist's creative process. She studies the woman and the times in which she lived to give her life a context. That context forms the background of the painting that tells her story.

Adri deepens her understanding of history by creating art. She’s always loved learning. The artist is an information junkie who looks over her shoulder at what came before to know how to move forward. 

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About the artist

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At an early age, I knew I wanted to be an artist. Throughout all my life's changes, moving from Barbados to New York, to New Mexico, then joining the Marines, art was the one thing that persisted. I was raised to be a leader, to see myself as someone who could help people and improve lives. It was only in the last few years that I figured out how I would do that. 

"The Women Behaving Badly "series was born out of a desire to educate people about women from the past. Their stories have been lost over time and this loss is a disservice to those women, to the women and girls living now and to society as a whole. Sharing these stories through my art inspires young girls with role models they’ve never seen before. These stories make adults think more about what they have and what they have yet to gain by listening to the voices of the unheard. 
I feel as though I am at the beginning of my journey. My list of women numbers in the hundreds and I have barely scratched the surface. I intend to be in it for the long haul.
 
-Adri Norris