How do objects, memory, knowledge, and environment affect how we perceive the world? And how does that perception form our sense of self?

From diverse and discrete perspectives, my work questions how images are interpreted and contextualized to form our daily experience. I explore this cognitive process by juxtaposing conflicting visual elements to create a whole. The whole can be awkward, implausible, and humorous. Each painting, imbued with vibrantly colored silhouettes and sinuous strokes, presents an anomalous hybrid of forms. They invoke a spatial conundrum, where oblique lines yield to form but contradict the picture plane. By conveying these dualities, my work strives to challenge our visual expectations.
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Donnabelle Casis currently resides in Western Massachusetts, and is represented by Howard House Contemporary Art in Seattle.

Her work has been included in group exhibitions at the Henry Art Gallery, Wing Luke Asian Museum, Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA), Tacoma Art Museum, Bellevue Art Museum, and the Hunter Museum of American Art, among others. In 2002, she received the Neddy Artist Fellowship in Painting granted by the Benhke Foundation. In 2001, Casis was awarded a New Works Laboratory residency from 911 Media Arts Center to create a multi-media installation with filmmaker Dave Hanagan entitled "Reverb."

Her work is included in several public and private collections.