Despina K. Cushing is a female artist renowned for her large-scale abstract and figurative contemporary landscape paintings that explore metaphysical inner spaces. Her work is featured in collections such as the Consulate of Greece in NY and the AIG corporate art collection, and has been showcased on HBO’s hit show Divorce.

It all began with my lack of skill in figure-skating. Despite my best efforts, I never quite got the hang of a back crossover. My ice-skating instructor suggested that I try something different, something that wasn't as physically demanding. Perhaps, I would find a better fit with art.

In 1998, my visit to the Guggenheim Museum in Venice sparked a transformative encounter with Giorgio Morandi's exhibit of his late works. Morandi's simple yet profound paintings resonated with me in ways I couldn't imagine.

Despina Konstantinides’ landscapes are based less on her eye and more on her mind’s eye…These are both real and surreal; they are realistic allegories of inner landscapes that reveal by what they conceal, by forcing the viewer to see deeply into forms they cannot take for granted.