![Deanna Iancu: To Those Who Have Done Me Wrong, 2020. Acrylic, gouache, paint marker and gel medium on canvas. (20 x 30 inches)](https://bfafinearts.sva.edu/wp-content/uploads/Deanna_Iancu_To-Those-Who-Have-Done-Me-Wrong_2020-Deanna-Iancu_1500px-638x800.jpg)
Deanna N. Iancu, To Those Who Have Done Me Wrong, 2020. Acrylic, gouache, paint marker and gel medium on canvas, 20 x 30 inches.
Making art and establishing an intimate relationship with her medium provides Deanna N. Iancu with a means to turn an adverse situation, like trauma, into a cathartic experience that morphs into something positive and beautiful.
On Self-Love and Trauma
![Painting of a simplified face on a black background, with pink pointy hair, eyes closed and a white butterfly under the mouth.](https://bfafinearts.sva.edu/wp-content/uploads/Deanna_Iancu_Intrusive-Thoughts-top1_2020-Deanna-Iancu_1500px-751x600.jpg)
Deanna N. Iancu, Intrusive Thoughts 1/2, 2020. Acrylic, gouache, paint marker and gel medium on canvas, 18 x 20 inches.
![Painting with multiple bird wings, the face of an owl, two crossing hands and multiple eyes in a deep black background with stars and constellations.](https://bfafinearts.sva.edu/wp-content/uploads/Deanna_Iancu_Self-Portait-Biblical-Angel-_2020-Deanna-Iancu_1500px-450x600.jpg)
Deanna N. Iancu, Self-Portrait (Study of a Biblical Angel), 2020. Acrylic, gouache, paint marker and gel medium on canvas, 45 x 50 inches.
![Painting of a torso, with the hands rendered in black, part of the ribs exposed, and a lighter ocuppying the position of the face.](https://bfafinearts.sva.edu/wp-content/uploads/Deanna_Iancu_Intrusive-Thoughts-bottom-2_2020-Deanna-Iancu_1500px-747x600.jpg)
Deanna N. Iancu, Intrusive Thoughts 2/2, 2020. Acrylic, gouache, paint marker and gel medium on canvas, 18 x 20 inches.