Adelia, known by most as Addie, was born in 1988 in Michigan then grew up primarily in Wichita, Kansas. She attended Kansas State University and graduated with a Bachelor’s in Education in 2010. Addie used her degree to teach K-12 visual arts for the public school district back in Wichita for the next 5 years. Then in 2019, she completed the graduate program at Wichita State University and received her Master’s degree in Studio Art. Addie’s work primarily focuses on the human figure, using 2-dimensional media and drawing processes to describe the complex relationships between nature and culture. Many of her recent pieces have been exploring personal experiences and the challenges of becoming a mother.