Hopper Prize Journal: Insights Into Contemporary Art

Niccolò Debole

Niccolò Debole on growing up in a creative household, experimentation & a focus on mark-making, & completing a series for a recent exhibition.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Niccolò Debole

Kristen Martincic

Kristen Martincic on a hybrid process of printmaking, drawing and painting, pools as a pathway, & drawing heavily on sensory recollections.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Kristen Martincic

Juan Orrantia

Juan Orrantia on following a winding road into photography, embracing the notion & experience of dislocation, & the ambiguous nature of photography.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Juan Orrantia

Astri Snodgrass

Astri Snodgrass on the importance of incorporating an element of play in the studio, material intelligence, & moving into a more sculptural visual language.

Astri Snodgrass, Grant Finalist, Interview

Peter Cochrane

Peter Cochrane on a circuitous path to making art, producing a visual narrative of the history of botanical life, & working on longform projects.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Peter Cochrane

Daniel Ribar

Daniel Ribar on developing multiple bodies of work, early experience with polaroids, & making work about the most polluted square mile in the state of Michigan.

Daniel Ribar, Grant Finalist, Interview

Tal Regev

Tal Regev on developing a new series, exploring themes around collapse & transformation, & figures as vessels.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Tal Regev

M'hammed Kilito

M'hammed Kilito on early turning points, understanding oases in the face of climate change, & exploring new perspectives.

Grant Winner, Interview, M'hammed Kilito

Heather Drayzen

Heather Drayzen on opening a recent exhibition, finding glimmers of light & beauty in ephemeral moments, & summoning a psychological energy.

Grant Finalist, Heather Drayzen, Interview

Sarah Kaufman

Sarah Kaufman on how we relate to the landscape, early memories of photography, & exploring complex, layered stories.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Sarah Kaufman

Aurora Andrews

Aurora Andrews on drawing as a way to process & communicate ideas, being a parent, & the importance of material exploration.

Aurora Andrews, Grant Finalist, Interview

Aziza Murray

Aziza Murray on recent residencies, making work about grief and mourning, & asking questions about who gets to call themselves American.

Aziza Murray, Grant Finalist, Interview

Astakhova Nastia

Astakhova Nastia on an evolving, experimental practice, echoes of natural phenomena, & making paintings related to bodily experiences.

Astakhova Nastia, Grant Finalist, Interview

Gonçalo Preto

Gonçalo Preto on inspirational mentors, experimentation & working with various mediums, & exploring the idea of absence and immateriality.

Gonçalo Preto, Grant Finalist, Interview

Megan Plunkett

Megan Plunkett on upcoming exhibitions, making a claim on photography, & a practice mediated through the world.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Megan Plunkett

Olivia Booth

Olivia Booth on early role models in art, integrating multiple approaches, & working with ideas about transparency & opacity.

Grant Winner, Interview, Olivia Booth

Emily Kraus

Emily Kraus on finding freedom within confinement, responding to isolation, & working towards a major upcoming exhibition.

Emily Kraus, Grant Winner, Interview

Jennifer Sirey

Jennifer Sirey on constructing living sculptures, a practice that incorporates immediate, intuitive responses, & manipulations inside the body.

Grant Winner, Interview, Jennifer Sirey

Kees Holterman

Kees Holterman on the cathartic experience of a recent exhibition, painting & drawing as tools for communication, & working on multiple pieces at once.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Kees Holterman

Iva Gueorguieva

Iva Gueorguieva on constructing surfaces akin to stone walls, boulders, and facades.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Iva Gueorguieva

Journal

Niccolò Debole on growing up in a creative household, experimentation & a focus on mark-making, & completing a series for a recent exhibition.

Kristen Martincic on a hybrid process of printmaking, drawing and painting, pools as a pathway, & drawing heavily on sensory recollections.

Juan Orrantia on following a winding road into photography, embracing the notion & experience of dislocation, & the ambiguous nature of photography.

Astri Snodgrass on the importance of incorporating an element of play in the studio, material intelligence, & moving into a more sculptural visual language.

Peter Cochrane on a circuitous path to making art, producing a visual narrative of the history of botanical life, & working on longform projects.

Daniel Ribar on developing multiple bodies of work, early experience with polaroids, & making work about the most polluted square mile in the state of Michigan.

Tal Regev on developing a new series, exploring themes around collapse & transformation, & figures as vessels.

M'hammed Kilito on early turning points, understanding oases in the face of climate change, & exploring new perspectives.

Heather Drayzen on opening a recent exhibition, finding glimmers of light & beauty in ephemeral moments, & summoning a psychological energy.

Sarah Kaufman on how we relate to the landscape, early memories of photography, & exploring complex, layered stories.

Aurora Andrews on drawing as a way to process & communicate ideas, being a parent, & the importance of material exploration.

Aziza Murray on recent residencies, making work about grief and mourning, & asking questions about who gets to call themselves American.

Astakhova Nastia on an evolving, experimental practice, echoes of natural phenomena, & making paintings related to bodily experiences.

Gonçalo Preto on inspirational mentors, experimentation & working with various mediums, & exploring the idea of absence and immateriality.

Megan Plunkett on upcoming exhibitions, making a claim on photography, & a practice mediated through the world.

Olivia Booth on early role models in art, integrating multiple approaches, & working with ideas about transparency & opacity.

Emily Kraus on finding freedom within confinement, responding to isolation, & working towards a major upcoming exhibition.

Jennifer Sirey on constructing living sculptures, a practice that incorporates immediate, intuitive responses, & manipulations inside the body.

Kees Holterman on the cathartic experience of a recent exhibition, painting & drawing as tools for communication, & working on multiple pieces at once.

Iva Gueorguieva on constructing surfaces akin to stone walls, boulders, and facades.

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