Birdy

Mandi Caskey is a painter who reflects on the curiosity of life’s forgotten moments. A muralist, gallery artist, and community activist, Caskey chooses to place her attention on creating things that will directly affect outsiders. Using an array of different mediums, the artwork pulls itself away from the artist and takes a life of its own; Caskey allows the work and creative process to take the lead. In 2016, creation of a mural in the Rhodes State Office tower gave Caskey the official position as the state of Ohio’s first artist in residence. The painting now overlooks the city of Columbus as a permanent installation. In 2017, Caskey created a 90-foot x 25-foot mural for the Open Air Museum at the Inn at Honey Run, another painting that exists as a permanent relic of Caskey’s growing movement. In the same year Caskey was published in her first book for the creation of her Brick by Brick series, paintings created on individual bricks in cities around the country. The artist is now expanding her scope and exploring the world of gallery art, in 2018 she produced 1,019 paintings in her first solo exhibition. After the massive success she was voted #1 artist in Columbus OH for 2018. With many opportunities on the horizon, the artist gears up to do a 6 story mural along side Kobra in January 2019.