Acrylic on canvas by artist Adele Sypesteyn, framed, "Untitled"

Raised by an artist who incorporated a ceramic kiln and photography studio into our home, I grew up knowing the arts as the only way to live life. In fact, my brother and two sisters also ventured into the arts in different ways.

As an accomplished artist, my architecturally-influenced abstract work incorporates multiple layers of texture, color and pattern. 

I earned a B.A. in art history with a studio minor from Newcomb College in New Orleans while working full-time as an artist. I also achieved a master’s degree in social work from Tulane University in New Orleans. Co-founding the Wellness Center in New Orleans in 1996, I designed a program of art therapy for cancer patients. This found me earning a license as a Gestalt therapist in 1999. 

It is well-known that artists typically aren't that great in business. But my unique combination of right- and left-brain characteristics finds that I can apply my artistic and teaching abilities to earn a living by doing what I love.