Keren Toledano / The Matter at Hand Valeria Sidañez Marissa works primarily with oil

Marissa works primarily with oil paints and draws inspiration from the subtle intricacies of daily life and how those moments ground and shape our memories

Pictured here in our collector sizing

or the soft glow of a neon sign against the fading day all evoke these in-between moments — the ones that linger long after the summer ends

of a mind and body that moved without apology

or a creative looking to sharpen your point of view

Keren Toledano / The Matter at Hand Valeria Sidañez Marissa works primarily with oilKeren Toledano is a self taught artist based in New York City. She received her BA in English from Harvard and her MA in Arts & Humanities Education from NYU. She worked as a literary agent, Hollywood story editor, writer, and film archivist, before committing herself to her artistic practice. After publishing several short stories in literary journals, writers block led her to explore fine art. She now splits her time between painting and writing,