Jewelry Artist Mary Timmer: Uncovering the ‘Softness’ in Metal [Q+Art Interview]
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The Changing Faces of Photographer Brian Oldham [Q+Art Interview]
“What is a woman?” Perhaps you’ve heard this question pinging around the darkest
Woodworker Valerie Berlage Uses Every Color in the Box
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See ‘American History’ Through the Eyes of Italian Artist Celio Bordin
When Celio Bordin visited Los Angeles for the first time in 2015, strange images
Ghazal Ghazi on Persian Poetry, Collective Memory, and the Language of Power [Q+Art Interview]
“Poetry is the foundation of my life,” Ghazal Ghazi tells me when I ask which
Mixed-Media Artist Kenn Kotara Charts Hidden Terrain in His Asheville Studio [Q+Art Interview]
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Sloppy Craft Disciple Olivia Mae Sinclair Processes Her Trauma—She Wants You To Do the Same [Q+Art Interview]
Olivia Mae Sinclair answers the video phone in a black and white gingham blouse.
Francesco Gattuso Explores Vulnerability With Candy-Colored Digital Paintings [Q+Art Interview]
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Amy Medford and Leonid Siveriver: A Shared Studio Space Near Asheville [Q+Art Interview]
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‘You Speak Good English’: Izumi Miyazaki Expresses Stress, Struggle, and Bravery [Q+Art Interview]
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Asheville Artist Hayden Wilson Opens His Glass Studio to the Public [Q+Art Interview]
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Nieko McDaniel Walks a Fine Line Between Accessible and Experimental Art [Interview]
Nieko McDaniel keeps a box of Raisin Bran in his studio. Not because the Tennessee
Photographer Mpumelelo Buthelezi: Touched by an Angel [Interview]
In her poem “Touched by an Angel,” Maya Angelou describes humans as “exiles
Jamie Rose Implores Us to Worship at the Altar of Love [Interview]
Multidisciplinary artist Jamie Rose wants to talk about love. “Love, or a lack
Alexey Adonin’s Luminescent Works Illustrate Eerily Familiar Landscapes [Interview]
“Somehow this isn’t at all how I envisioned it,” remarks a character from Arkady
OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS: Take Our Creative Questionnaire, Get Featured on NOT REAL ART
Ever taken the Proust Questionnaire? Popularized (though not invented) by French
Best of Q+Art: Our Favorite Artist Interviews From 2023
Our conversations with contemporary artists explore the ideas, concepts, and philosophies
Artist Natalie Lambert Reclaims Control with Fetish and Fantasy [Interview]
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Photographer Erin Naifeh Walks Into the Dark Night of the Soul [Interview]
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Painter Ally Zlatar Endures the Isolating Pain of an Invisible Illness [Interview]
Under a skintight sheet of plastic, Ally Zlatar lets out a silent scream. While the
Photographer Brenda Maria Fernandez Steps Into the Mind’s Strange Recesses [Interview]
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Alissa Ohashi Assembles a Psychologically Barbed Family Photo Album [Interview]
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Painter Jenny Brillhart Shines a Light on the Messiness of Art Making [Interview]
Jenny Brillhart is an artist’s artist. Her spare works reveal an intimate, behind-the-scenes
Chris Combs: Who Suffers and Who Benefits From New Technology? [Interview]
“It doesn’t matter if it’s an anticosmic retromingent defibrillator or a plastic
Christine Rasmussen on Making Work at the Intersection of Belonging and Isolation
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