Hopper Prize Journal: Insights Into Contemporary Art

In June Park

In June Park on the desire to assess and analyze the given environment, finding a new community through painting, & meditating on points of contact where the inside meets the outside.

Grant Winner, In June Park, Interview

Kevin Hoth

Kevin Hoth on opening a museum show, the containment space of photography, & finding inspiration in recent travels.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Kevin Hoth

Maya Varadaraj

Maya Varadaraj discusses experimenting with combining collage and painting, pushing boundaries, & nurturing new relationships in the work.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Maya Varadaraj

Emma Parker

Emma Parker on growing up in a family of creators, uplifting and creating space for Trans & Non-Binary Folks, & striving to affect more meaningful change each and every day.

Emma Parker, Grant Finalist, Interview

Ryan Patrick Krueger

Ryan Patrick Krueger on pivotal moments, developing a visual language, & methods of appropriation and assemblage.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Ryan Patrick Krueger

Shingo Shaun Yamazaki

Shingo Shaun Yamazaki on working towards an upcoming exhibition, growing up in a unique and diverse community, & incorporating overarching themes of identity & cultural hybridity.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Shingo Shaun Yamazaki

Vanessa Marsh

Vanessa Marsh on finding an artistic voice, the materiality of photography, & landscapes that evoke solidity, magnitude and wonder.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Vanessa Marsh

Margi Weir

Margi Weir on making art since childhood, producing art historical mash-ups, & the importance of Bearing Witness.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Margi Weir

Brittany Miller

Brittany Miller on making work for an upcoming solo exhibition, using line in a rhythmic way, & exploring dreams, mythology, & magic.

Brittany Miller, Grant Winner, Interview

Kelly Bjork

Kelly Bjork on opening a solo exhibition, making art since childhood, & and finding inspiration in life and community.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Kelly Bjork

Hui Tian

Hui Tian on making work that addresses climate change, working on multiple paintings at the same time, & finding one's own style.

Grant Finalist, Hui Tian, Interview

Sarah Elizabeth Barnett

Sarah Elizabeth Barnett on the human body’s relationship to technology, working toward mastery, and the desire to teach others.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Sarah Elizabeth Barnett

Rachael Zur

Rachael Zur on making paintings that depict the residual energy of lives lived, domestic spaces as a way to express both absence and presence, and honoring the spiritual nature of ordinary objects in homes.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Rachael Zur

Tracy L Chandler

Tracy L Chandler on working with themes of loss and coming of age, water as a commodified and politicized natural resource, and the camera as a tool to explore a specific subject or concept.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Tracy L Chandler

Britt Ransom

Britt Ransom on a practice shifting to focus on family history, exploring other species and our declining climate, and interrogating computerized attempts to replicate complex forms in nature.

Britt Ransom, Grant Winner, Interview

Ruti de Vries

Ruti de Vries on an upcoming museum solo show, objects that move between reality and imagination, and the constant need to create.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Ruti de Vries

Rachel Liu

Rachel Liu on finding inspiration in a stash of old black and white family photos, working through a project based practice, and the importance of active looking.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Rachel Liu

Clara Ranenfir

Clara Ranenfir on making fast decisions in the studio, idiosyncratic, experimental mark making, and the reductive, constrained nature of printmaking.

Clara Ranenfir, Grant Finalist, Interview

Pedro Troncoso

Pedro Troncoso on developing an alternate reality of self-discovery, navigating childhood memories, and exploring our unfiltered identity.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Pedro Troncoso

Sara Hubbs

Sara Hubbs on the positive impact of early exposure to creative design thinking, creating a metaphor for the experience of mothering, and experimenting with new processes in the studio.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Sara Hubbs

Journal

In June Park on the desire to assess and analyze the given environment, finding a new community through painting, & meditating on points of contact where the inside meets the outside.

Kevin Hoth on opening a museum show, the containment space of photography, & finding inspiration in recent travels.

Maya Varadaraj discusses experimenting with combining collage and painting, pushing boundaries, & nurturing new relationships in the work.

Emma Parker on growing up in a family of creators, uplifting and creating space for Trans & Non-Binary Folks, & striving to affect more meaningful change each and every day.

Ryan Patrick Krueger on pivotal moments, developing a visual language, & methods of appropriation and assemblage.

Shingo Shaun Yamazaki on working towards an upcoming exhibition, growing up in a unique and diverse community, & incorporating overarching themes of identity & cultural hybridity.

Vanessa Marsh on finding an artistic voice, the materiality of photography, & landscapes that evoke solidity, magnitude and wonder.

Margi Weir on making art since childhood, producing art historical mash-ups, & the importance of Bearing Witness.

Brittany Miller on making work for an upcoming solo exhibition, using line in a rhythmic way, & exploring dreams, mythology, & magic.

Kelly Bjork on opening a solo exhibition, making art since childhood, & and finding inspiration in life and community.

Hui Tian on making work that addresses climate change, working on multiple paintings at the same time, & finding one's own style.

Sarah Elizabeth Barnett on the human body’s relationship to technology, working toward mastery, and the desire to teach others.

Rachael Zur on making paintings that depict the residual energy of lives lived, domestic spaces as a way to express both absence and presence, and honoring the spiritual nature of ordinary objects in homes.

Tracy L Chandler on working with themes of loss and coming of age, water as a commodified and politicized natural resource, and the camera as a tool to explore a specific subject or concept.

Britt Ransom on a practice shifting to focus on family history, exploring other species and our declining climate, and interrogating computerized attempts to replicate complex forms in nature.

Ruti de Vries on an upcoming museum solo show, objects that move between reality and imagination, and the constant need to create.

Rachel Liu on finding inspiration in a stash of old black and white family photos, working through a project based practice, and the importance of active looking.

Clara Ranenfir on making fast decisions in the studio, idiosyncratic, experimental mark making, and the reductive, constrained nature of printmaking.

Pedro Troncoso on developing an alternate reality of self-discovery, navigating childhood memories, and exploring our unfiltered identity.

Sara Hubbs on the positive impact of early exposure to creative design thinking, creating a metaphor for the experience of mothering, and experimenting with new processes in the studio.

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