Journal

Insights into Contemporary Art

Galina Kurlat

The artist discusses working while under the influence of limitations, distilling the body’s presence, and a non-linear trajectory.

Galina Kurlat, Grant Winner, Interview

Anya Roberts-Toney

Anya Roberts-Toney discusses making art at a very young age, exploring ideas of the visibility / consumability of the female body, & a process that involves reacting intuitively to each painting.

Anya Roberts-Toney, Grant Winner, Interview

Julia Gutman

Julia Gutman on growing up in a creative house, working towards a major solo exhibition, & embroidery as an expressive & subversive power.

Grant Winner, Interview, Julia Gutman

Hasani Sahlehe

Hasani Sahlehe on making paintings that address spirituality, art as a means to initiate healing, & creating a universe that has an ever-expanding language.

Grant Winner, Hasani Sahlehe

Laura Berger

Laura Berger discusses art as an avenue for healing, making new work in anticipation of Art Miami, painting as a way to touch upon emotions, & the psychology of color & spatial reslationships.

Grant Winner, Laura Berger

Abi Salami

Abi Salami discusses creating art as a full-time career, making new works with complex compositions & topics, working in series as a means to convey a message, & completing a residency at Field Projects.

Abi Salami, Grant Winner

Susan Chen

Susan Chen on spending countless hours at art museums, painting portraits over Zoom, making work in response to social & psychological issues, & the many avenues available for discovering new work.

Grant Winner, Susan Chen

Yannick Lowery

Yannick Lowery discusses early memories of making art, exploring analog animations of paper collages, the way we use digital gestures to communicate a collective of understanding, & a practice rooted in commonalities.

Grant Winner, Yannick Lowery

Akihiro Boujoh

Akihiro Boujoh on architecture as an entry point to art, a constantly evolving practice, making work that responds to the natural world, & finding inspiration in daily life.

Akihiro Boujoh, Grant Winner

Christopher Desanges

Christopher Desanges on developing a photographic voice, light as a form of art-making, reflecting on a complicated campus experience, & photography as a tool to convey feelings of discomfort and anxiety.

Christopher Desanges, Grant Winner

Kira Dominguez Hultgren

Kira Dominguez Hultgren discusses a diverse education, the intimacy of weaving & the impact of mentorship, the performance of identity, & evolving cultural touch points.

Grant Winner, Kira Dominguez Hultgren

Dominic Hawgood

Dominic Hawgood speaks on his mother as an early inspiration, an ever evolving practice that incorprates a range of technology and imaging, a modular approach to making & a fascination with CGI.

Dominic Hawgood, Grant Winner

Vanessa da Silva

Grant winner Vanessa da Silva discusses how art can provide a sense of purpose, phases of transformation, sculpture as a tool to improve psychological wellbeing, & collaborations with local choreographers and dancers.

Artist, Grant Winner, Interview, Vanessa da Silva

Jinyong Park

Jinyong Park on finding meaning as an artist, language identity, a practice which incorporates linguistic experience, & the process of translating abstract perceptions into imaginative hieroglyphs.

Artist, Grant Winner, Interview, Jinyong Park

Juan C. Giraldo

Giraldo illuminates a project based practice, a body of work that offers insightful, alternative narratives, and the rewarding connections that come from sharing one's work

Artist, Grant Winner, Interview, Juan C. Giraldo, Photographer

photo: Theo Schear

Maja Ruznic

The artist discusses a rigorous studio practice, inspiration derived from mulitple sources & illuminates the complex meanings encoded in her work

Artist, Grant Winner, Interview, Maja Ruznic

Erik Parra

Parra discusses how his work draws on collective cultural memory, conceptions of space & an examination of the stories we tell ourselves

Artist, Erik Parra, Grant Winner, Interview

Letitia Huckaby

The artist on cultural heritage, family lineage, faith & reframing of the photographic image to achieve surprising, fresh, and engaging results

Artist, Grant Winner, Interview

Tracy Kerdman

Kerdman discusses process, digital imagery and social media & the importance of maintaining a network

Artist, Grant Winner, Interview, Tracy Kerdman

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