Portraits of Pride: Joan Cox on Painting Modern Love, Queer Visibility, and Finding Your Artistic Voice
Baltimore’s harbor is calm, but resident artist Joan Cox is gathering momentum.
Finding Balance: How Isabel Lu Merges Art, Chinese Medicine, and Western Science to Redefine Wellness
Editor’s note: Isabel Lu is featured in our May 2025 exhibition, Ones to Watch.
‘It Kinda Feels Like Blood or a Life Force’: Painter Jess Broze on the Transformative Power of Color
In 2017, shortly after the Trump Administration settled into the White House for
Georgian Painter Mako Lomadze Finds Refuge in the ‘Middle of Nowhere’
Editor’s note: An earlier version of this feature ran in May 2024. We’re publishing
Out of Body: An Exhibition Statement From Curator Kirsten Bengtson-Lykoudis
Early figurative artists paved the way for contemporary body-centric art along gender-related
‘You Speak Good English’: Izumi Miyazaki Expresses Stress, Struggle, and Bravery [Q+Art Interview]
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Anya Kotler’s Sculpted Paintings Flicker Between Dimensions
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You’ll Find Painter-Printmaker Caitlin Carcerano in the Bathtub
Caitlin Carcerano sinks into the warm water, submerging everything but her hands,
Eggs, Legs, and Periods: Ashley DuRard on the Raw Beauty of Womanhood
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Pink Unicorns and Pleather: Georgian Artist Mako Lomadze Rides Into Dreamland
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The Color of Love: Figure Painter Betsy Podlach Luxuriates in Sensual Bedroom Scenes
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Reflections on the New Year: 5 Artists Who Immortalize Themselves Through Self-Portraiture
New Years is often a time for list-making, lofty goals, and new haircuts. While we
Li Shanmei Embraces the Past, Present, and Future of Humanity
“The impermanence of life often involuntarily immerses me in thoughts of the past
Painter Hikari Shimoda Has ‘Questions For Living in This World’
“Denying God and living in reality is always accompanied by anxiety,” says Japanese
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
Figure Painter Jackie Nagel Explores the Painful Process of Growth
Editor’s note: An earlier version of this post ran in 2022. We’re publishing
Dream-Like Paintings From Madeline Brice Waver Between Perception and Reality
Editor’s note: An earlier version of this post ran in January 2023. We’re publishing
Kazuki Takamatsu: Your Doppelganger Has All the Answers
“There are many alter egos of you all over the world,” teases Japanese artist
Yin Ming Wong Uses Ping-Pong as a Metaphor for Code-Switching
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Ian Robertson-Salt’s Prismatic Paintings Explore Working Class Climate Anxiety
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Jonni Cheatwood Takes a Trip Down Memory Lane
Look past the painted cowboy, baseball, and party hats scattered across Jonni Cheatwood’s
Wendy Duong Lures Viewers Down a Psychological Rabbit Hole
“The process of painting is a solitary journey,” says Wendy Duong, who lures
Painter Jay Silverstein: ‘A Great Existential Crisis’ Looms on the Horizon [Interview]
Jay Silverstein kicks off his artist statement with a staggering statistic: “The
‘Art Nerd’ Kenish Magwood Creates Comic-Themed Work About the Black Experience [Interview]
“As a Black woman in America, I am in a constant state of double consciousness,”
Kristen Liu-Wong: The Pressure to ‘Feel Good, Look Good, Fuck Good, Be Good’ [Interview]
Kristen Liu-Wong’s work is a pot of water about to boil over. Working with bright