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Tamia Spinks works in her studio in the Patten House.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The walls in her studio are adorned with paintings of family, friends and self-portraits of her own experiences in life.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the life Tamia Spinks knows and the only one she can identify with.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether I use my family, friends or myself as the subject, my work explores my identity, my perception of life, and what it is like to be Black in America,” she wrote in her artist statement, “I use the word \u2018Black\u2019 very loosely for the simple fact that though I am a Black woman, I cannot speak for all Black women or Black Americans in general. My life as a Black American is different than another.\u201d<\/p>\n

Spinks is a University of Tennessee at Chattanooga senior pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and Drawing. She hones her craft in a studio located just behind Patten House, which sits across Palmetto Street from the Fine Arts Center.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy practice is focused on the beauty and aspects of Black life, showing people in a positive light versus the stereotypical lifestyle\u2014like gang affiliations, drugs, no father figure\u2014that you see in the media. I didn\u2019t grow up that way, so it was very hard for me to relate to that,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Spinks thinks of her art as a journal. Working on canvas allows her to express and convey her personal stories. For example, her current painting is inspired by a childhood memory of shelling peas at her great-great-grandmother\u2019s house.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe would have these buckets of them, and they stunk. They would turn our fingers purple, and we just sat there for hours shelling those peas,\u201d she said with a laugh. \u201cIt\u2019s those small, intimate moments I like to express through my paintings.\u201d<\/p>\n

Spinks grew up in the small West Tennessee town of Milan, located just north of Jackson. Sports, particularly football, are popular in Milan, she said, and art is underappreciated. It was art that spoke to her, though. It was soothing. It captivated and inspired her.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have dealt with social anxiety, and art was just my way of coping,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s how I relaxed and expressed myself when I was overwhelmed with social experiences like big events or settings.\u201d<\/p>\n

In her hometown, art isn\u2019t considered a way to make a living. But after beginning her academic career as a criminal justice major at Jackson State Community College, she decided it was time to prove those people wrong.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven though I had an interest in criminal justice, it\u2019s not what I was excited about. Art was what I was passionate about,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

With her parents\u2019 encouragement, she finished off her Gen Ed requirements at Jackson State before transferring to UTC to pursue her passion.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had heard great things about Chattanooga,\u201d she said. \u201cMy uncle (Nicchaeus Doaks) went there to play basketball. This other girl that I knew went to school there. And I knew the art scene here is appreciated. That\u2019s what really drove me to come here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Spinks has tried her hand experimenting with different art forms during her time at UTC, laughing as she talked about her stint painting abstracts.<\/p>\n

\u201cI enjoyed it at first because it was a way for me to vent and get my feelings out there,\u201d she said. \u201cBut then I ended up straying away from it because, after I said what I needed to say, that was it. I had nothing left to vent.\u201d<\/p>\n

She ended up moving toward telling her stories on canvas through old family photos.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are of a stable home, of a family that supports you, of healthy relationships,\u201d she said. \u201cThey focus on my perception of Black life.\u201d<\/p>\n

She plans to be a role model to inspire others and show the naysayers in small towns like Milan that art is more than a hobby, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBack in high school, I would see some really good artwork from seniors that had graduated. I remember the teacher telling me, \u2018They never came back to get it,\u2019 and I never understood why,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I want to go back to my community and have a show, or something like that, as an example that art can be a career. You can make money doing this.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her eyes have been opened to a lot of experiences during her time at UTC, \u201cand it\u2019s been amazing. I just wish more people knew about art,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to go back to my town and be that example for younger students and people my age that just don\u2019t have that support. There are a lot of African American contemporary artists out there and they are very successful.\u201d<\/p>\n

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