Kennedy Schroeder is a visual artist currently based in Davis, IL. Throughout her experimentation of different media, Kennedy focuses on exploring themes of childhood, nostalgia, and memories. Recently, she has been investigating the intersection and amalgamation of people’s memories through tangled and pulsing marks. Through this compilation of perspectives, the artist invites the viewer to impose their own narrative on the work to encourage connection and deeper understanding through dialogue. Her personal narratives included in the work often include her experience growing up around her grandparents in a wooded area in Illinois. Kennedy’s mediums of choice include oil painting, watercolor, and drawing. Her early works revolved around representative figures and objects, but over time they have become more expressive and painterly and have taken a more imaginative approach. Kennedy has also showcased skills in design; such as in her murals, logo designs, and other graphic works. Comics have also been a new venture that combine her passion for narrative with her design background. She graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in December of 2022. There she developed an interdisciplinary practice, and she continues to take opportunities of experimentation that encourage new ways of thinking for future works.