Aleishall Girard Maxon grew up immersed in the vivid palette of the southwest in Santa Fe, New Mexico and continues to draw inspiration from these early surroundings as well as her world travels. She received a BA with a concentration in creative writing from The New School University in 2003. Since then she has worked in the world of fashion and design for over 15 years and has explored many different mediums in her own art practice. In additio to her creative practice Aleishall Girard Maxon is co-creative director of Girard Studio which aims to preserve and promote the design legacy of her late grandfather Alexander Girard.

Overlap is a series of mixed media collages utilizing both found and sourced materials. This work is part of an ongoing inquiry between color, shape and space. Each composition grows organically from the first piece of paper, every additional layer creates a new juxtaposition between light and dark, heavy and weightless, seen and hidden. Influenced by textile design, topographical maps and landscape aerial photography, the artist aims to create textured compositions which reflect both the asymmetry and balance we all experience within our daily lives.