Visualizing Our Values: Signage project

Brie-Yun Burrell is a graphic designer and artist, who earned her B.S in Psychology and Studio Art from Davidson College ’23. Her career in graphic design has served as a byproduct of her love for illustration. She began working as a graphic designer in 2019 as a Gig Hub consultant at the Hurt Hub in Davidson, NC. Throughout her career, she has worked with multiple startups and helped them establish their brand guidelines and media presence. She spent the fall of 2021 studying graphic design and psychology in Copenhagen, Denmark. During her time there, she gained a more worldly perspective of design and grew personally and professionally. She turned her internship with Lippe Taylor into a full-time role as a Junior Graphic Designer. Then she completed a residency with South End Arts in 2024. Currently, she is a digital communications specialists with the Carolina Theatre.

Integrating make-believe and the human experience, Ingrid Swanson’s work delves into the vulnerable whispers of the heart, shoving them into the hands of your attention. Something ignored will never heal or be empathized with. Her hands build a world where it is safe to wonder, possible to hope, and brave to feel.

Ingrid is a Latina multimedia artist, whose keen interest in the innermost parts of people’s hearts has led her to pursue fine art. From sculptures, to paintings, to mosaics, to murals, bold marks and color are signature in Swanson’s work. The extreme expressiveness of the human face and form highlight the pivotality of nuances. Her work inspects one story at a time, giving a place of importance to honor even the smallest experiences. Her public works all explore topics of mental health and spreading light! They are scattered across the state, from Novant Health Medical Centers to the Charlotte International Arts Festival, to Charlotte SHOUT! and more.