Nearly one year ago, NOT REAL ART announced its 2021 grant winners, six artists who

Our mission at NOT REAL ART has always been to support the creative community in

Grant winner, Albert Cleophus Willis, who prefers to go by ‘Cleophus’ in the

Not Real Art grant winner, Carmen Mardonez grew up in Chile. The oldest of nine siblings,

Grant winner, Daniela Garcia, grew up in Lake Los Angeles, a small town on the outskirts

In high school, Not Real Art Grant winner, Nadyia Duff, chose Cooking as her elective.

Not Real Art Grant Winner, John Chang was born and raised in Shanghai, which he describes

International artist and grant winner, Natalia Villanueva Linares was born in the

Today’s guest on the Not Real Art Podcast is John Chang, one of our six 2021 Not

Natalia Villanueva Linares is today’s guest and one of our amazing 2021 NRA grant

The NOT REAL ART Artist Grant is a $12,000 annual award designed to empower the careers

In an empty room, a woman sits, nude, unadorned, her face hidden by a thick wave

When this interview took place in April, George Floyd was still breathing. The nation

“We have to help each other to share the beauty of each other…” Not Real Art

It’s the kind of news everyone wants to receive at least once in their life –

Rachel O’Donnell was born in Dallas, TX and attended a performing arts school where

It was early morning in Japan when Jessie Noguchi called in for the interview. She

Thony Loui was born and raised in Haiti and always knew he would be an artist. “I

Monica Leal Cueva was born in Mexico City and grew up in Monterrey, Mexico. After

Marguerite Kalhor grew up in Roseville, CA, a small suburban town outside of Sacramento,

Karen Fiorito is no stranger to being different and in full view. Her controversial

Eben Eldridge is a painter, a musician, and a preschool teacher who says his duty

Maria Delvs is a newcomer to L.A., but certainly not to the art scene. The daughter

Talya Covello was born and raised in Culver City, California. While in film school,

Juliana Bustillo was born in Brownsville, Texas and until recently, didn’t know