TrippyDope

Visual Art – Los Angeles

I am an artist, designer, event planner, model and photographer. I grew up in New York City to a pair of hardworking Polish immigrants. We moved frequently when I was young, and I struggled with insecurity and anxiety. I got up to 200lbs at my heaviest and was bullied mercilessly for it. I engaged in a lot of self-destructive behavior to try to fit in and find myself during my youth. I kept this streak of self-loathing going until my early 20s when I visited Europe with my sister for the summer. Being in Europe and traveling through 16 different countries, seeing their art, and the beauty of their landscapes inspired me to turn my life around. Two years ago my boyfriend and I moved to Los Angeles to pursue our dreams. It’s here where my artistic output has truly flourished. I enrolled myself in photography school, took modeling and acting gigs, and started my brand TrippyDope since we arrived. The highlight of our summer was organizing and executing our first music and art hybrid showcase event called DRIP DOME. We got an amazing response on our hand-built interactive art installations, and that success has inspired me to take myself even further with my art and fashion. I hope to show Los Angeles everything that I have to offer and feel RAW would be a perfect platform for my work.