Let me tell you a story:

In the 7th grade, each student took a turn answering what they wanted to be when they grew up. I said the president. And the whole class laughed. Even the (male) teacher laughed. I wondered - if a boy had said the same thing, would anyone laugh?

In history class, we only learned about great men. But when I looked deeper- women were there. I found women building monuments in Egypt and storming the beaches of Normandy.

These legendary women inspire me to create imagery that feel ripped from the pages of an old book. Embodying these characters from our myths connects us with deeper, ancestral understanding of the world around us.

We can be the heroes of our own stories.

Biography:

Raised traveling between disparate homes in Hawaii and Texas, Devon draws upon her mixed heritage - finding inspiration to tell both narrative and documentary stories. Her 2019 short film, about ecological threats, was screened during SXSW and awarded by the Rainforest Partnership.

Across hundreds of towns in Texas, she’s interviewed ordinary people for documentary projects. In partnership with universities, nonprofits, and state departments, she has cultivated a platform for underrepresented groups - from at risk youth to traditional craft makers.

Devon earned a Bachelor of Science in Digital Media Production in 2018. In her personal work, She is unearthing stories of great women that have been forgotten through the ravages time.

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