Byhalia by Loosahatchie, Acrylic on Canvas

Loosahatchie is a Memphis-based artist whose work explores femininity, memory, symbolism, and Southern identity through layered color and expressive portraiture.

Working primarily in acrylic and mixed media, her paintings combine botanical forms, ornamental details, and dreamlike figures to create emotionally resonant work that feels both contemporary and deeply rooted in personal narrative. Themes of homecoming, inheritance, softness, repetition, and feminine storytelling appear throughout her practice.

After spending years living outside the South, she returned to Memphis where reconnecting with family, place, and creative intuition became central influences in her work. The name Loosahatchie references the final river crossed on the long and often solo drive home to Tennessee — a recurring symbol of return, longing, and belonging.

Her work is inspired by Southern storytelling, vintage textiles, heirlooms, gardens, memory, ornamentation, and, mostly, the emotional landscapes women carry across generations.