Biography

Ione is an avant garde artist whose artistic expression takes fantastic shape through her diverse oil and watercolor paintings, bronze sculptures, found object collages and mixed media assemblages. Her contemporary paintings and sculptures range from abstract to realistic to impressionistic - all visionary interpretations from her imaginative soul. "When I paint, I dip my brush in my soul - without this expression of self, I am nothing. Through my art I give love." "Being an Artist is a life force, not a career choice. Each piece represents a fragment of my life's work.I present the world artistically as I see it, as I wish to see it, and occasionally as I once saw it. You see, It is my identity." A native of Chicago, Ione is a former television star and commercial voice-over artist. Now she wins awards and sells her creativity through her hands instead of through her larynx. Her art is as original as she is - bold, colorful and highly decorative.