Priscila Soares is a Brazilian-born multidisciplinary artist, art facilitator, and creative director whose work bridges visual art, healing practices, and disability advocacy. Based in Vallejo, California, she is the creator of The Letting Go Art Experience, an internationally and nationally offered creative healing practice that integrates intuitive art-making, movement, meditation, breathwork, and embodiment to support emotional processing, self-regulation, and creative confidence in accessible, non-judgmental spaces.
Priscila is known for creating immersive, process-based experiences where art is not about performance or outcome, but about presence, expression, and reconnection. Her workshops, pop-ups, and retreats invite participants of all backgrounds to explore creativity as a tool for healing, identity, and inner listening.
Deeply informed by her lived experience as a deaf and hard-of-hearing artist and parent of a deaf child, Priscila actively advocates for people with hearing differences. Her work includes representational art for medical and educational spaces, illustration of children’s books centered on hearing diversity, and participation in national and international conferences and conventions promoting inclusive, human-centered visual culture within healthcare and audiology. She is an ambassador for Oticon Medical and has been recognized by Ear Community for her advocacy and creative contributions.
In 2025, Priscila was voted Best Art Instructor of Vallejo/Benicia by the Vallejo Sun, honoring her impact as a community educator and facilitator.
At Mare Island Art Studios, Priscila serves as Creative & Marketing Director, Healing Arts Lead, Arts Facilitator, Deaf Community Liaison, and Show & Exhibit Producer. In these roles, she shapes the studios’ visual voice, produces exhibitions and immersive events, leads transformational art experiences, and advocates for accessibility, representation, and inclusive creative spaces.
Her work has been featured by NBC News Bay Area, the Hearing Health Foundation, and on the cover of the Times-Herald.
More of her work, retreats, and creative offerings can be found at:
priscilasoares.com
thelettinggoartexperience.com
myluckyears.com
