Artist Bio

"Connection". Acrylic on Cardboard. 16x20". 2026.

     Iadanza was born and raised on the Jersey Shore and currently lives in Jackson, NJ. She finds inspiration from artists such as Kandinsky, who painted how he perceived music; Van Gogh, who captured fleeting emotions through color and movement; Monet, who was inspired by nature and lighting; Rodin, who celebrated the human form; Ruth Asawa, who crochets hanging wire sculptures, and Judy Moonelis, who creates mixed media sculptures that fuse art and science together. She studied under Moonelis and George Cochrane to receive her BA in Fine Art at Fairleigh Dickinson University, where she has exhibited her artwork several times. There, she was inducted as a member of Kappa Pi, an international art honor society. She also started her own business, Art With A Heart, in 2020 where she creates and sells her own artwork and takes painting commissions. She is currently getting her MA in art therapy and counseling at Southwestern College and New Earth Institute, looking to eventually serve local populations with high rates of trauma. Her favorite mediums include oil and acrylic paint, stoneware clay, Procreate (digital), and found objects, though she loves experimenting with various new materials. She uses art to explore her own journey with disability, mental health, and trauma, as well as the resiliency that comes from that. She is also strongly inspired by nature, songs, and social justice movements.