The paintings of Kayla Griffin blend academic technique with contemporary surrealism to create works that exist in the threshold between memory, trauma, and joy. Working in oil, acrylic, and ink on canvas, Kayla constructs layered dreamscapes where movement, nostalgia, and liminal spaces intertwine. Her art invites viewers to pause in the in-between—to feel both the weight of difficulty and the resilience of hope.

Each piece is part of an ongoing exploration of how surreal imagery can communicate what language cannot, offering moments of recognition, resistance, and possibility.