ABOUT

Xan is an 13-year-old artist living in Washington, DC. Through her young eyes, Xan observes and captures moments of her childhood through her raw, vibrant style.

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Xan expresses her creativity with different media. In late 2020 during the pandemic, at eight years old, Xan created her first series, Clock Abstract, to describe the unsettled, chaotic blur of isolation at home. Two years later, she began the Study of Light series inspired by changes in natural light that occur during seasonal transitions.

 

“I put my feelings on the canvas or paper. Art is my language and is part of me,” she said in an interview with Stroll Magazine in early 2023.

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Her work, Day Dreaming, was selected as part of a group student exhibition The Essence of A Childhood Summer at DC's Studio Gallery in summer 2025.

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Xan surely has much to learn and experience.

The details of the world endlessly inspire her to create, and she is eager to communicate to others through her art.