Devon Reiffer

I struggle with social media in these times… but the last 6 months I gave myself a break from creating art and allowed myself to consume a lot of my favorite art form- music and dance. Music is my biggest love, it fuels the inspiration behind my own work. I spent much of my 20s and 30s in survival mode… and now more than ever I realize the time to live is now, the time to experience q***r joy is now. The time to dance like no one is watching is now. The time to take up space as a non binary person is now. My music taste is as layered and unpredictable as my drawings. It has been a blast reconnecting with passion, inspiration, and purpose through some of my favorite artists. I feel refreshed and ready to get back to work now. Huge shoutout to for giving one of the best shows I’ve seen in my life, we unintentionally ended up in the front, and I got to be immersed in itttt. This collection of vids represents true healing of all my versions- the brokenhearted, the emo kid, the connection to my childhood, and all the messy versions in between. ART HEALS. ART SAVES. ART WILL ALWAYS BE THE ANSWER. When the going gets tough, lean into the art that inspires you.

We recently went to see Above&Beyond in LA and as tears streamed down my face during “bigger than all of us” I was reminded of the true purpose of art. To experience someone’s Art is to experience feeling alive. Art has the power to connect people of all different places and faces, the ability to make you feel something that words can’t explain… to bridge disconnect, to make you remember that All of this existence is bigger than you, me… it’s bigger than all of us… and that it takes all of us to create change.

Artistically, this year has been so good to me. I’m at the beginning of a new career chapter… and again… I’m just so grateful for all the seasons, reasons, and lifetime connections that continue to support my growth, my shows, and my soul. Looking forward to many more… and hopefully a big solo show soon. Thanks for coming to the opening- please check out the show before it comes down in November!

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Sometimes this is what the creative process looks like for me. I have this tendency to just go, go, go… self-care falls to the wayside and it’s not healthy. Sometimes I need the reminder that I’m not a machine- I’m learning that sometimes the work, both creatively and spiritually, is to just stop and sit with it. I forget until I remember.

Today, idk what im gonna get done but I still am showing up, I’m connecting and letting myself be still as long as it feels good… to me, that’s the real art… being able to sit with it and give myself permission to release some of the internal pressure I put on myself. I got this free office chair this week and I have a feeling this is gonna be a game changer. Already starting to see things differently from this view and it feels good. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result… so maybe now that I have a chair, my back won’t hurt from standing for hours on end… that’s a start. Rome wasn’t built in a day and neither was I. Be patient Devon, life is just beginning, there is nowhere to be but right here. The work is good at every step of the process… not just when it’s finished. I’m on the edge of a beautiful shift… I feel it.

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