About the Artist

Ilana is a painter originally from Fairfax, Virginia, but she has called Central PA home since 2016 when she moved here to attend Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA. She graduated with a degree in Political Science and works in the nonprofit world.

Ilana has been creating art since she was young, exploring the realms of pastel, photography, painting, drawing, and sculpture over the years. Her current work is primarily done in gouache and focuses on landscapes, architectural paintings, and capturing places loved by those in her local Harrisburg community. Her work features vibrant colors and loose, energetic brush strokes that create an impressionist style.

She strives to paint a joyful, lively, and engaging image that transports the observer into the scene- as a viewer of her art once told her, "I'd like to walk around in that world."