Woman’s Work: A Conversation with Misty Gamble on Decade
The invitation to peer inside women’s underwear is hard to resist. Strewn across the gallery wall, the ceramic artist Misty Gamble’s confrontational “Blue Sunday” …
iPhones & Rembrandts: A Conversation About Advancements with Catherine Futter
Catherine Futter, the Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, spoke to me about her process of planning exhibitions and finding …
Damali Abrams Shares Self-Healing Strategies as a Radical Act of Resistance
Hope-Lian Vinson speaks to Damali Abrams The Glitter Priestess about creating spaces for healing and transcendence as site for liberation. Damali Abrams is a …
Informal Studio Visit: Anna Van Gheem’s Ongoing Discovery
Maddie Murphy met with Anna Van Gheem — a 2017 BFA candidate in the Kansas City Art Institute’s Fiber department to discuss her playful …
Dominique Carella Questions Identity Constructs By Reclaiming Language
Camile Messerley talks to Dominique Carella about pointing to the absurd social constructions of gender, race, and ethnicity by reclaiming language in her text-based …
Victoria Martinez Highlights the Energy of Urban Sites Through Pattern, Color, and Site-Specificity
Olivia Clanton speaks to Victoria Martinez about the undiscovered value of urban environments through a deep consideration and investigation of the re-purposed materials used in …
Kayla Quan Challenges the Model Minority Stereotype Through Sincerity and Humor
Drea DiCarlo talks to San Francisco-based Kayla Quan about the complexities of race and ethnicity in her lighthearted and facetious illustrations, prints, and zines. …
Silvia Beatriz Abisaab Uses Portraits and Conversation to Uncover Personal Stories
Sam Stevens speaks with Silvia Beatriz Abisaab about intimately connecting and collaborating with her subjects through photography and conversation, and more recently, sharing …
Enzo Antonio Moscarella Examines Cultural Assumptions Through Satirical Simplification
Camile Messerley discusses materials, process, and ephemerality with Enzo Antonio Moscarella, who assembles new icons out of everyday materials, such as rice and beans, …
Jacquelyn Carmen Guerrero (Re)discovers Her Afro-Caribbean Roots through Spirituality and Ritual
Amy Hixson talks to Jacquelyn Carmen Guerrero about reclaiming a space for queer bodies of color through her ornate fiber installations and experimental performances. …