Sampaguita white After graduating from the Academy

After graduating from the Academy of Art University in 2009

and one's relationship with both the natural and artificial world

I juxtapose the female figure with the wildness of nature to create a sense of female liberation

We endeavor to rise beyond our shared corporeal phantasms to a seat of elevated knowledge

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Sampaguita white After graduating from the AcademyDetails About Artist Bio Shipping 12 x 12 inches 2013 Acrylic on Panel The Language of Flowers Secret Meaning Leilani Bustamante was born in Santa Rosa California and is a graduate of the Academy of Art University. She grew up between the suburban sprawl and rural Fort Bragg, where she draws inspiration from their simultaneous decay and growth. Her work often voices themes of mortality exploring elements of death, rebirth, beauty and spoil, the