Artist Biography
Tatianna Carbonel is a graduating senior at Endicott College, with a BFA in Graphic Design and a minor in Communications. Since starting at Endicott College, she has continuously pushed herself to improve her skills and experience. After completing her semester-long internship, she found a passion for brand design and social media design.
Born in the Rochester, New York area, she’s an avid fan of hip-hop, sweatshirts, and rainy days. She is also a proud advocate for social justice and mental health awareness, as well as an LGBTQ+ ally. Being an older sister with two younger brothers, she has a protective and caring nature for those in her life, as well as being ready for the unexpected.
Tatianna has an open-minded, laid-back, and loving personality that she hopes will help her to make lasting professional connections. She hopes to become a part of a professional team that seeks to do good and create positive designs and messages.
Thesis Abstract
PureWomen is an online community platform for women of color to have access to a safe place to talk about the current struggles in today’s world by sharing personal stories, as well as mental health resources for diverse women.
This is to create a welcoming environment where women can feel comfortable embracing their race and to create positive conversations amongst other women of color. Allowing real, personal stories to be put on my site will allow whoever comes across the page to not feel alone or ashamed of who they are, while displaying activist information and campaign-style displays.
The name ‘PureWomen’ symbolizes our mission to promote positive conversation about what being a woman of color means. With the heartache and mistreatment people of color experience on a day-to-day basis, you can find yourself inspired and safe to further the conversation on how to love yourself and your culture.
PureWomen wants all women of color to feel proud of the color of their skin and the heritage behind it. The meaning of ‘PureWomen’ is to emphasize the message of accepting who you are and where you come from, instead of allowing others to make you feel imperfect. Having darker or lighter skin, darker or lighter features, curly hair, straight hair, hips, lips, thighs, and anything in-between, you are a woman. And a part of PureWomen.