Demian is a two-dimensional mixed media artist living in New Mexico, USA. Working primarily in gouache and colored pencil, her work utilizes scientific imagery and surrealism to explore the lines of connection between living organisms and the repetition of patterns through nature. While her main subject matter are usually animals she draws from human anatomy and physiology, folklore, chemistry, and plant life while also playing with size and scale to incorporate unexpected visuals in her compositions.
Growing up in North Carolina, Demian graduated in 2010 from Guilford College with a BFA in studio art and a concentration in Drawing. Her inspiration draws from the world around her combined with a history of complex medical trauma. Demian’s favorite artists include Frank H. Netter, Frida Kahlo, and Kiki Smith.
In 2024 Demian left her job as a medical assistant to work full time as an artist. She occasionally creates commissioned work for individuals, and in addition to selling her work at art markets and exhibiting in galleries internationally she has previously been published on the covers of the scientific journals Organometallics and The European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, and the LP album cover of Insects with Strings by American musician Eugene Chadbourne. More of Demian’s work can be viewed on her instagram @demiananderson.