In her acrylic, ink and mixed media paintings, Candace Compton Pappas speaks boldly about the quiet she observes. Pappas' work arises from self-exploration and reflection on the natural environment, community, and family that surround her. Chair, house, and birds are repeated themes in her work. Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Pappas grew up amidst the Bay Area Figurative Movement, and later she moved to Los Angeles and was immersed in the LA Feminist Art Movement, Conceptualism, and Performance Art. For the last 15 years she has lived, raised her family, and continued her art career in Chelsea, Michigan.