Corissa Mantooth

Corissa’s artwork is heavily influenced by her experiences as a field Biologist, environmental educator, and nature enthusiast. Spending time in upstate New York and the St. Louis Metro area during her childhood, her work focuses on native wildlife and landscapes that aim to capture the bright colors, textures, and movements found in nature. Corissa’s art education has been largely informal through the direction of classes, workshops, and experimentation. She uses many tools to create her heavily textured acrylic pieces including piping bags, palette knives, and brushes. In addition to sculptural acrylics, Corissa also enjoys creating hand-pressed prints for mixed-media pieces and limited edition prints that highlight local wildlife species. Corissa has participated in Webster Arts Gazebo Markets and you can find her sharing her work with collectors at various local markets in the St. Louis area year-round.