What We Do
Studio Thalo is a Minneapolis-based artist collective and studio composed of Bayou Bay, Olivia Levins Holden, and Nell Pierce, established in 2016. We integrate our skills as community muralists, graphic designers, and organizers, to create Graphic Recordings for organizations and community groups working toward equity, healing, and justice. We show up to events, conferences, meetings, and community conversations as listeners and artists, and we create portable murals or digital designs that reflect the heart of what we hear. When we graphically record a gathering, we often ask participants to act as models for our designs, and always incorporate phrases and ideas from people in the room. We aim to create art that can serve as a visual reminder of the values, voices, and visions within a given community. In a world of overstimulated minds, we believe that our artwork – whether painted live or created digitally – can support participants to connect to the content of their work on a deeper, more embodied level. Studio Thalo has worked with a range of clients, including large foundations and universities, small and medium 501c3 organizations, and grassroots organizing groups. Together, we have created over 30 Graphic Recordings for events and meetings. Our graphic recordings have been installed as physical murals, shared digitally on websites, and printed. They stay with client organizations as tools for continued engagement. |