Pretty Ugly is a project that focuses on the landscape of New Jersey, both the beautiful and ugly. It force's the viewer to look beyond their preconceived notions of the binaries of beauty and think about how development has shaped the landscape and vice versa.

Mila Cloidt is a designer and printmaker who works interdisciplinary. Until recently, she justified making art because she didn't have the words for what she wanted to say. However, she clearly knows exactly what she wants to say when looking at her work. Language is a vital part of her practice.