Grant Finalist Archives - Page 5 of 10

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

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

Jamey Hart

Jamey Hart on looking as a tool, productive delusions, and developing a practice that operates like a spider web.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Jamey Hart

Amorelle Jacox

Amorelle Jacox on working towards a solo exhibition, the separately severed ends of the body as portals, and the possibility of body, object and deep space being inseparable.

Amorelle Jacox, Grant Finalist, Interview

Brenda Stumpf

Brenda Stumpf on maintaining a rigorous studio practice, developing a vocabulary of materials, and finding inspiration in the landscape.

Brenda Stumpf, Grant Finalist, Interview

Christian Michael Filardo

Christian Michael Filardo on an early interest in music, finding inspiration in literature, and how the city of New York functions as a studio.

Christian Michael Filardo, Grant Finalist, Interview

Nour Jaouda

Nour Jaouda on a deconstructive process of making & unmaking, challenging conventional ideas of identity, & incorporating fractured narratives to elicit meaning.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Nic Dyer

Nic Dyer

Nic Dyer on art as a means to process the world, an evolving practice that incorporates a major identity change, & making work about an ongoing recovery from disordered eating.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Nic Dyer

Sonya Blesofsky

Sonya Blesofsky discusses an interest in the language of memory & repair, sculptural works inspired by historic forms, & a practice that involves uncovering overlooked & forgotten histories.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Sonya Blesofsky

Jaylen Pigford

Jaylen Pigford on developing a passion for art from an early age, making work for an upcoming solo exhibition, & finding inspiration in life experiences.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Jaylen Pigford

Ruth Lauer Manenti

Ruth Lauer Manenti on finding stories that need telling, working intuitively, & how thoughts and memories are mirrored within the rooms of home.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Ruth Lauer Manenti

Kacy Jung

Kacy Jung on pivoting from biomedical science to art, the downside of consumerism & alienation in our current capitalist system, & the untold stories and faces of the middle class.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Kacy Jung

Andersen Woof

Andersen Woof on the timeless quality & potential of painting in oils, exploring themes of solitude, relationships, fear, violence, & desire, & a deep interest in both the joy & pain in life.

Andersen Woof, Grant Finalist, Interview

Kriss Munsya

Kriss Munsya discusses finding inspiration in music, new work about climate justice, the constant need to create, & applying a different approach to every project.

Grant Finalist, Interview, Kriss Munsya

Journal

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.

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.

Jamey Hart on looking as a tool, productive delusions, and developing a practice that operates like a spider web.

Amorelle Jacox on working towards a solo exhibition, the separately severed ends of the body as portals, and the possibility of body, object and deep space being inseparable.

Brenda Stumpf on maintaining a rigorous studio practice, developing a vocabulary of materials, and finding inspiration in the landscape.

Christian Michael Filardo on an early interest in music, finding inspiration in literature, and how the city of New York functions as a studio.

Nour Jaouda on a deconstructive process of making & unmaking, challenging conventional ideas of identity, & incorporating fractured narratives to elicit meaning.

Nic Dyer on art as a means to process the world, an evolving practice that incorporates a major identity change, & making work about an ongoing recovery from disordered eating.

Sonya Blesofsky discusses an interest in the language of memory & repair, sculptural works inspired by historic forms, & a practice that involves uncovering overlooked & forgotten histories.

Jaylen Pigford on developing a passion for art from an early age, making work for an upcoming solo exhibition, & finding inspiration in life experiences.

Ruth Lauer Manenti on finding stories that need telling, working intuitively, & how thoughts and memories are mirrored within the rooms of home.

Kacy Jung on pivoting from biomedical science to art, the downside of consumerism & alienation in our current capitalist system, & the untold stories and faces of the middle class.

Andersen Woof on the timeless quality & potential of painting in oils, exploring themes of solitude, relationships, fear, violence, & desire, & a deep interest in both the joy & pain in life.

Kriss Munsya discusses finding inspiration in music, new work about climate justice, the constant need to create, & applying a different approach to every project.

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