Interview Archives - The Hopper Prize

Æmen Ededéen

Æmen Ededéen shares insight into a studio practice built on unique systems, the importance of the New Mexico landscape on his current trajectory, & the impact of an early mentor, recently lost.

Æmen Ededéen, Grant Winner, Interview

Johanna Seidel

Johanna Seidel on the natural desire to create, working to develop universally understandable and evocative images, & exploring imagery about places of longing.

Grant Winner, Interview, Johanna Seidel

Jo Dennis

Jo Dennis on developing a new body of work, finding inspiration in Tarkovsky’s film Stalker, & pursuing a deep exploration of the psychological potential of materials.

Grant Winner, Interview, Jo Dennis

Photo credit Lauren Silberman

Roxanne Jackson

Roxanne Jackson discusses new work in preparation for a solo exhibition, exploring interests in reptiles and mythology, & finding inspiration in a wide range of historical work.

Grant Winner, Interview, Roxanne Jackson

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

Grade Solomon

Grade Solomon on the search for clarity, how tenderness and connection surface within instability, & finding brief moments of resonance.

Grade Solomon, Grant Winner, Interview

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

J. Carino

J. Carino discusses the simultaneity of disaster and paradise, early experiences making art, & maintaining a practice that explores a deep range of conceptual perspectives.

Grant Winner, Interview, J. Carino

Margaret R. Thompson

Margaret R. Thompson on working toward a site specific installation, finding inspiration in the history of a place, & exploring truth, memory, & the origin of things.

Grant Winner, Interview, Margaret R. Thompson

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

Molly Blumberg

Molly Blumberg on the hybridity of bodies and domestic objects, preparing for an upcoming solo exhibition, & engaging in a constantly evolving practice.

Grant Winner, Interview, Molly Blumberg

Journal

Æmen Ededéen shares insight into a studio practice built on unique systems, the importance of the New Mexico landscape on his current trajectory, & the impact of an early mentor, recently lost.

Johanna Seidel on the natural desire to create, working to develop universally understandable and evocative images, & exploring imagery about places of longing.

Jo Dennis on developing a new body of work, finding inspiration in Tarkovsky’s film Stalker, & pursuing a deep exploration of the psychological potential of materials.

Roxanne Jackson discusses new work in preparation for a solo exhibition, exploring interests in reptiles and mythology, & finding inspiration in a wide range of historical work.

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.

Grade Solomon on the search for clarity, how tenderness and connection surface within instability, & finding brief moments of resonance.

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.

J. Carino discusses the simultaneity of disaster and paradise, early experiences making art, & maintaining a practice that explores a deep range of conceptual perspectives.

Margaret R. Thompson on working toward a site specific installation, finding inspiration in the history of a place, & exploring truth, memory, & the origin of things.

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.

Molly Blumberg on the hybridity of bodies and domestic objects, preparing for an upcoming solo exhibition, & engaging in a constantly evolving practice.

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