Portrait of an Artist: Muzi Wei’s ’27 process of finding liberation through deconstruction

Isa CruzRENAISSANCE WOMAN: Muzi Wei ’27 sits in front of her oil paintings in the Painting II classroom. In addition to painting, Wei dances with the Bowdoin Cowboys, co-manages the Smith Union Lamarche Gallery Wall, works as the student ambassador for DSDU and runs Ananta Teas. As an artist in many senses of the word, Muzi Wei ’27 has deeply explored an evolving creative identity during her years at Bowdoin through a range of creative spaces. She is an active member of the Bowdoin Cowboys, co-founded the Smith Union Lamarche gallery wall, co-founded her company Ananta Teas and continues to be an avid painter. From her early years of childhood in the Henan province of China, Wei doodled and participated in dance, beginning with ballet. She moved to San Diego, Calif. at the age of 11 and her friends there introduced her to hip-hop, which sparked a passion that eventually led her to audition for the Bowdoin Cowboys.

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