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THAIS JACOMASSI IS A WRITER AND VISUAL ARTIST BASED IN NEW YORK.

HER WORK DRAWS ON RETRO AMERICANA, URBAN ICONOGRAPHY, AND POP ART TO CRAFT A VISUAL WORLD THAT IS VIVID AND MULTI-DIMENSIONAL. WORKING ACROSS CANVAS, DIGITAL ILLUSTRATIONS, AND MIXED MEDIA, SHE COMBINES FLAT GRAPHIC FORMS, SATURATED COLOR, AND CULTURAL REFERENCES TO CREATE PAINTINGS THAT ARE AT ONCE PLAYFUL AND NARRATIVELY DRIVEN.

HER WRITING PRIMARILY FOCUSES ON PERSONAL ESSAYS, JOURNALISM, AND SHORT FICTION. UNFLINCHING HONESTY DEFINES HER WRITING JUST AS IT DOES HER VISUAL WORK. DRAWING FROM HER OWN LIFE EXPERIENCES, SHE CRAFTS NARRATIVES THAT EXPLORE IDENTITY, WOMANHOOD, AND GRIEF.