Alaina Cherry is a painter based in Providence, RI, pursuing degrees in Visual Art and Cognitive Neuroscience at Brown University. She utilizes oil and acrylic paints, fabric, and collage to create complex compositions that engage the viewer and force them to look closer. She uses large scale canvases and vibrant colors to emphasize the importance of representation, showcase gender and race dynamics, and allow her figures to fill the room. As a black queer woman, Alaina explores how these intersectional identities are influenced by strict societal norms and expectations. Alaina’s work has been included in nearly a dozen exhibitions since 2021 and she won first prize at the 43rd Annual Juried Exhibition at Brown University in 2023. Alaina’s first solo exhibition, “Inter/Intra Personal” debuted at the List Art Center in Providence, RI on March 1st, 2024