The Female Gaze 
Nirmal Raja is an interdisciplinary and conceptual visual artist based in Milwaukee, WI. Her work includes drawing, print, sculpture, installation and video. Nirmal uses her work to explore identity, memory, and perception of time. Nirmal periodically curates exhibitions that explore intersectional identity, and provides a platform for underrepresented and global artists, is a former Mentoring […]Read Post ›
Kimberly Huestis is the owner of Porcelain & Stone, a Boston-based jewelry design studio founded in 2012. Much like the name suggests, Kimberly combines porcelain and stoneware with fine metals to create nautically-inspired statement pieces. We got a chance to talk to Kimberly about what managing her own creative business is like and the trials […]Read Post ›
Lizzie Nichols is an illustrator based out of Los Angeles, California. She is currently a Visual Development Artist at Sony Pictures Animation, and has worked as Lead Set Designer at Rubicon Group Holdings (RGH) and is a former Disney Imagineer. Lizzie is responsible for creating animated worlds and characters that help to tell a specific story. […]Read Post ›
This week on Profiles, we have the privilege of sitting down with fashion historians and the hosts of Unravel: A Fashion Podcast. We talked to them about their paths into fashion academia, how the art world should change and how we can get there.
It’s crazy to think that every time someone watches a video, they are actually seeing the story through the eyes of the cinematographer who orchestrates each shot. It can be a rewarding career, but hard to break into. So how does one break into such a competitive and creative industry? What makes one stand out and drive one […]Read Post ›
Meredith Woolnough is a visual artist and embroiderer. Based in Newcastle, Australia she takes what has traditionally been thought of as a two dimensional medium and brings natural forms to life in skeletal three dimensions.
Shantell Martin is a visual artist and YouTuber. She draws on anything and everything and is known predominantly for her black and white stream-of-consciousness drawings. She has traveled around the world and lived in the UK, Japan, and now runs her studio in New York. You can find more of her work on her portfolio […]Read Post ›
Barbara Kolo is a Los Angeles-based visual artist, creating abstract works inspired by the natural world . Her paintings are now on exhibit in Oakland, CA at Slate Art and has an upcoming exhibit in Naples, Italy at Art 1307. Interview conducted by: Tiffany Chan Interview edited by: Morgan Moore and Tiffany Chan All Images […]Read Post ›
Genna Reeves-DeArmond is an Assistant Professor at Kansas State University in the Department of Apparel, Textiles and Interior Design. Based in Manhattan, Kansas, Genna studies historical and cultural aspects of material culture and her studies have spanned many different fields from anthropology, philosophy, pop culture, and museum studies. You can find more information about here research on […]Read Post ›
Avery Trufelman is a writer and producer on 99 Percent Invisible, a podcast about architecture and design supported by Radiotopia. Per their website, Avery is a fierce defender of Millennial Pink, her favorite font is Sweden Sans, and she is currently based in beautiful, downtown Oakland, California. Interview conducted by: Tiffany Chan Edited by: Morgan […]Read Post ›
