ABOUT THE ARTIST

   Aidia Rayne is a trans-nonbinary artist working out of Portland, Maine. They came to Portland by way of attending Maine College of Art and Design in 2018, where they recieved their BFA in Sculpture and a minor in writing in 2022.
    Currently, they are a working artist earning their living as a tattooer and freelance graphic designer for local bands, businesses and performers.  Alongside tattooing and graphic design, Aidia spends their time developing practices and works in iron casting, blacksmithing, welding, clothes making, wood and stone carving, sculptural installation, experimental music-making, painting, performance art, poetry, playwriting, printing, event planning and curation. If nothing else, they try to stay busy!

Much of Rayne’s studio practice is influenced by western societal history, Situationist International (SI) philosophies, and the atrocities of the human condition. In their current body of work, these ideas are being filtered into a series of interactive iron objects,  and expressive “vaudeville” performances, where the boundary between audience and performer is dissolved using full-room installation, sculptural props, musical collaborations, costumed characters, humor, and the benefit of an unsuspecting audience.
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