Grant Finalist Archives - The Hopper Prize

Shawn Huckins

Shawn Huckins on making work that confronts the viewer with their own place in the climate emergency, using windows as a framing device, & finding beauty in surprising landscapes.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Shawn Huckins

Jessica Costa

Jessica Costa discusses preparations for a solo exhibition and artist residency, the potential for yarn to suggest something organic, & employing materials with endless structural possibilities.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Jessica Costa

Lily Macrae

Lily Macrae discusses starting a new series of work, the impact of familial support, & reveling in the alchemy and fleshy potential which oil paint holds.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Lily Macrae

Olivia Springberg

Olivia Springberg on developing new figurative pieces on shaped canvas, exploring unconventional movement and interaction between bodies and objects, & producing a range of work that is woven within the same web.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Olivia Springberg

Brett Amory

Brett Amory on exploring the transient temporarily, creating a symbolic language that deliberately resists stable meaning, & a process that flattens the hierarchy between verified information and digital detritus.

Brett Amory, Grant Finalist, Interview

Rebecca Bonaci

Rebecca Bonaci discusses taking time to experiment, explore, and simply enjoy creating, producing a new series that builds on previous ideas, & pursuing imagery that challenges assumptions.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Rebecca Bonaci

Milos Anger

Milos Anger discusses the freedom of creating under a pseudonym, exploring recurring motifs including nostalgia, home, the subconscious, fear, passion, and identity, & a recent progression from drawing to painting.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Milos Anger

Ted Green

Ted Green on maintaining a process-oriented practice, finding inspiration in music, & producing work that revolves around a systematic, conceptual strategy.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Ted Green

Cat Spilman

Cat Spilman discusses an upcoming exhibition at Isabel Sullivan Gallery, having a creative mother, & exploring how it feels to go home to a place that isn’t really home anymore.

Cat Spilman, Grant Finalist, Interview

Jess Valice

Jess Valice on the nonlinear nature of emotional healing, exploring a person’s gradual metamorphosis, & working to open a dialogue with the viewer.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Jess Valice

Yeonji Chung

Yeonji Chung discusses developing a love for painting, extracting a visual language from photographs of domestic moments, & fully embracing abstraction.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Yeonji Chung

David Hanes

David Hanes on growing up in a creative family, retracing paths & revisiting compositions, & approaching art as a vehicle for embodied connection.

David Hanes, Grant Finalist, Interview

Sima Jo

Sima Jo discusses feeling the necessity to make new work, being okay with simplicity, & navigating the mental aspects and pressures associated with being a painter.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Sima Jo

Zoe Schweiger

Zoe Schweiger discusses making work about loved ones, friends, and family within the context of a warming and flooding Miami, employing painterly methods to reference the broader issues of the climate crisis, & producing works that are constantly evolving.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Zoe Schweiger

Regina Durante Jestrow

Regina Durante Jestrow on preparing for an upcoming solo exhibition, pursuing a long term engagement with textile-based work, & exploring the deep meaning implicit in spiderweb patterns.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Regina Durante Jestrow

photo by Ludovica Limido

Filippo Poli

Filippo Poli discusses architecture as an entry point to photography, finding inspiration in the landscape, & the need for a global paradigm shift.

Filippo Poli, Grant Finalist, Interview

Anne von Freyburg

Anne von Freyburg discusses connecting the medium of textiles with conceptual art, working towards a solo exhibition, & finding inspiration through specific moments in art history.

Anne von Freyburg, Grant Finalist, Interview

Nancy Friedland

Nancy Friedland on shifting subjects & color palettes, exploring the depth of visual information in the snow, & finding connections between paintings.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Nancy Friedland

Jean Alexander Frater

Jean Alexander Frater discusses focusing on body/landscape abstractions, finding deep meaning in materials, & moving between modes of abstraction.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Jean Alexander Frater

Anna Samara

Anna Samara discusses developing a new series, exploring observation & representation, & expanding into immersive landscapes.

Anna Samara, Grant Finalist, Interview

Journal

Shawn Huckins on making work that confronts the viewer with their own place in the climate emergency, using windows as a framing device, & finding beauty in surprising landscapes.

Jessica Costa discusses preparations for a solo exhibition and artist residency, the potential for yarn to suggest something organic, & employing materials with endless structural possibilities.

Lily Macrae discusses starting a new series of work, the impact of familial support, & reveling in the alchemy and fleshy potential which oil paint holds.

Olivia Springberg on developing new figurative pieces on shaped canvas, exploring unconventional movement and interaction between bodies and objects, & producing a range of work that is woven within the same web.

Brett Amory on exploring the transient temporarily, creating a symbolic language that deliberately resists stable meaning, & a process that flattens the hierarchy between verified information and digital detritus.

Rebecca Bonaci discusses taking time to experiment, explore, and simply enjoy creating, producing a new series that builds on previous ideas, & pursuing imagery that challenges assumptions.

Milos Anger discusses the freedom of creating under a pseudonym, exploring recurring motifs including nostalgia, home, the subconscious, fear, passion, and identity, & a recent progression from drawing to painting.

Ted Green on maintaining a process-oriented practice, finding inspiration in music, & producing work that revolves around a systematic, conceptual strategy.

Cat Spilman discusses an upcoming exhibition at Isabel Sullivan Gallery, having a creative mother, & exploring how it feels to go home to a place that isn’t really home anymore.

Jess Valice on the nonlinear nature of emotional healing, exploring a person’s gradual metamorphosis, & working to open a dialogue with the viewer.

Yeonji Chung discusses developing a love for painting, extracting a visual language from photographs of domestic moments, & fully embracing abstraction.

David Hanes on growing up in a creative family, retracing paths & revisiting compositions, & approaching art as a vehicle for embodied connection.

Sima Jo discusses feeling the necessity to make new work, being okay with simplicity, & navigating the mental aspects and pressures associated with being a painter.

Zoe Schweiger discusses making work about loved ones, friends, and family within the context of a warming and flooding Miami, employing painterly methods to reference the broader issues of the climate crisis, & producing works that are constantly evolving.

Regina Durante Jestrow on preparing for an upcoming solo exhibition, pursuing a long term engagement with textile-based work, & exploring the deep meaning implicit in spiderweb patterns.

Filippo Poli discusses architecture as an entry point to photography, finding inspiration in the landscape, & the need for a global paradigm shift.

Anne von Freyburg discusses connecting the medium of textiles with conceptual art, working towards a solo exhibition, & finding inspiration through specific moments in art history.

Nancy Friedland on shifting subjects & color palettes, exploring the depth of visual information in the snow, & finding connections between paintings.

Jean Alexander Frater discusses focusing on body/landscape abstractions, finding deep meaning in materials, & moving between modes of abstraction.

Anna Samara discusses developing a new series, exploring observation & representation, & expanding into immersive landscapes.

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