Owner at Aunia Kahn Studios
Greater St. Louis Area
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- Owner at Aunia Kahn Studios
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- Californai Coast University
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Aunia Kahn’s Summary
Aunia Kahn was born December 5th, 1977 and raised in Detroit, MI. While growing up in an explosive and unpredictable home environment she sought refuge through creativity in art, music and acting. She never entertained the idea to publicly share her tremendously personal and private work, until her path changed in 2003 when she started a very intimate series to help advance herself through the healing process of child abuse.
By 2005, a good friend suggested she share her artistic vision with the world in attempts that others may find their own solace, and thereby also bringing herself to another level of healing by opening up. Initially extremely put off by the idea, she changed her mind with hopes for a better future for herself and others. That December her career officially launched with her first exhibition which garnered immediately interest in fine art gallery showings across the United States and internationally. Kahn’s work has been shared with the public in over 175 showings to date.
Kahn's work combines many disciplines, wrapping them into one hybrid art form melding photography, painting and collage. Each work makes use of her own likeness in movie-like stills of elegant decadence, varied taboo and often controversial subject matter to challenge the viewer, their understanding and preconceived notions; yet she connects through honest feeling and emotions. She invariably designs, builds, and executes characters, non-existent places, dreams, illusions, fears and fables into creation. Aunia Kahn’s work is constantly growing and changing shape, earlier works dealt more with her past, while her more recent series delves into present emotional conflicts and inspirations.
She also creates music, lyrics, and words for the band AfterChain, is a graphic and web designer, and the creator of the Silver Era Tarot card deck. Aunia currently resides in Illinois with her 4 German Shepherds and 2 black cats in her secret closet.
Aunia Kahn’s Specialties:
Design, Book & CD Covers, Movie Character Sketches, Original Commissions, Exhibiting, Public Speaking Engagements, Lectures
Aunia Kahn’s Experience
Aunia Kahn’s Education
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Californai Coast University
Assoc/Bach , Psychology , 2007 — 2009
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Aunia Kahn’s Honors:
2009 Award of Excellence · Photographers Forum Magazine
2009 Awarded Solo Exhibit by Judges Vote · Bleeding Hearts Photo Contest · IL
2008 Peoples Choice Award · Ventipertrenta Juried Exhibition · Italy
2008 3rd Place Juried · Ventipertrenta Juried Exhibition · Italy
2008 Juried Calendar Winner [Art Show December 2009] · Altered Astetics · MN
2008 First Place · Missouri Alliance for Animals Legislation · MO
2008 Honor Awards (X2) · Reflect-Arts · NY
2007 Canson Inc. Award · St. Louis Artists’ Guild · MO
2007 Honor Award · Chico Art Center · CA
2007 People Choice Award · Cpop Gallery · , MI
2007 Art on Ltd Ed. Wine Bottles · Le Bourgeois Vineyard · MO.
2006 3rd Place · Art Dimensions Gallery Womans Gallery · MO
2006 Honor Award · Art Saint Louis · MO
2006 Kiwanis Art Award Merit · Southwestern Illinois College · IL
2005 First Place Graphics · Mitchell Museum · IL
2005 Top Award · St. Louis Artists’ Guild · MO
