Beauty and Deformity | Fotini Galanes | TEDxBuffalo

You can learn a lot about what we consider beautiful by looking at what we consider "ugly." In a moving talk, Galanes shares her story of being judged, breaking free, and teaching others to embrace the things people would rather avoid and never think about.

Fotini Galanes studied at Pratt Institute and worked as an illustrator and muralist. In 2009 Fotini abandoned representational work to communicate tolerance through her sensitivity to the deformation of the human body. Now, as an exhibiting artist, her drawings are procured in private collections, the permanent collection at the Burchfield Penney Art Center and the Luciano Benetton Imago Mundi collection.

Fotini teaches art and gives workshops, lectures and lessons in values, questioning where beauty is found and identifying the importance of our individual mark making.

[cherrycole]

I love her! She is literally the most beautiful human inside and out. We need more people like her. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[birdscds]

Being beautiful inside is more important.

[Lucy]

amazing speech. this should have more views x