About

Anastacia Drake

Anastacia Drake is a Kansas City-based artist known for her heavy-textured paintings that explore the connection between nature and personal experience. She discovered art as a child, using it as a means of processing her environment. Her work evolved through international artist residencies in Hungary, Italy, and Bali, where she developed her signature tactile style, influenced by her work with visually impaired children. Anastacia has exhibited worldwide and created public art projects, including murals and installations. Her work aims to foster connection, accessibility, and dialogue through rich, layered compositions that invite sensory engagement.