Shawna Tavsky
Artist-researcher, and founder of Apertura — a project drawing on embodied perception, philosophy of mind, and art practice. I’m also an art psychotherapist with an MSc in Body Psychology and Body Psychotherapy, working clinically with complex trauma and neurodivergence — I’m AuDHD myself.
Creative Inquiry developed from the perceptual work of Apertura and the depth of clinical training to facilitate experiences that don’t fit therapeutic or coaching frameworks. These are private sessions for moments of transition, uncertainty, or creative re-alignment.
Art Psychotherapy (Availability is limited.)
Other work ↓
Portraiture
Portrait sessions take place in my home studio in Mexico City. Stillness, subtle motion, and natural gestures guide the process without performance or pressure. A quiet moment of presence, authenticity, and being seen.
Writing
A short novel.
The Woman in the Film
Katya locks herself in her apartment for seven days to finish the script for an art film: a portrait of a self she wants to leave behind. Dark memories surface. She finds herself on fragile ground, struggling to find her way through the unreal and the true.