Kent Public Library's Charlotte Victoria Artwork on Display at Kent Public Library

Charlotte Victoria, program coordinator at the Kent Library (and frequently one of their crafting instructors), will be the library’s December Artist of the Month. The exhibit will consist of a series of graphite portraits of characters in the series of science-fantasy novels about a diverse ensemble cast of mermaids, which Charlotte has been writing since 2008. An artist reception with snackage will take place on Saturday, December 14 at 12:30 (this is also Charlotte's birthday, but don't feel like you have to come, but please do come). Charlotte's work will hang in the library from December 2 until December 28.

Artist Statement:
The Undine Isles refers to a series of novels I have been working on since October, 2008, when I was 17. The starting point at which we enter the Isles is when the protagonist, Grace Gallo, gets sucked in and becomes aware that she is now a biologically immortal mermaid, and that she can never go home to her human life or family ever again.

But quickly, both we and Grace discover that the Isles are full of vibrant, diverse, and fascinating womxn who hail from all times and places in earth history. One of my goals in this project is that anyone could imagine themselves as a citizen of the Isles. I am in love with the Kent Library community, who have given me so much love and support, so it’s very special to me that you are taking the time to get acquainted with the most important part of my creative life. Thank you. ~CV

Charlotte Victoria has been a program coordinator at the Kent Public Library since July, 2018, and has worked here since February, 2016. They are currently finishing up their Bachelor’s degree in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at SUNY New Paltz, from whence they are set to graduate in May, 2020.

You can find them online at www.gaymermaidnovelist.com.