Light in the Dark: Staying Hopeful in a Dystopian Mediascape
“If you don’t like the conversation, change it.”
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Profiles in Art: Guo Pei
Guo Pei is an international fashion designer, with her main atelier based on Rue St. Honore in Paris. Guo became a guest member of Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture in 2016 and was named one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People. Guo is a fashion industry veteran, but you might know her best from her […]Read Post ›
Profiles in Art: Beth Harris, Smarthistory & Khan Academy
Beth Harris is executive editor and co-founder of Smarthistory and faculty emeritus at Khan Academy. Before turning her attention towards internet-based content, Beth previously worked as the Director of Digital Learning at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and was an Associate Professor of Art History and Director of Distance Learning at the Fashion Institute of Technology […]Read Post ›
Profiles in Art: Marina Taylor
Marina Taylor is the Creative Director and Producer at HiHo Kids and a Producer at Cut Video in Seattle, WA. She has experience in all aspects of video production from research and filming to editing, and has even stepped into the spotlight herself. This week, we got the chance to sit down and talk to […]Read Post ›
Mid-Century Millennials: A Mod(ern) Love Story
One need only to browse Pinterest for “interior design inspo” to be baraged with hundreds of pictures of perfectly curated shots of living rooms. What is peculiar, however, is that many of the furniture designs that are marketed as the most trendy and modern pieces actually are the legacy of mod furniture from 50 years […]Read Post ›
Profiles in Art: Lizzie Nichols
Lizzie Nichols is an illustrator based out of Los Angeles, California. She is currently a Visual Development Artist at Sony Pictures Animation, 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 tell a specific story. You can […]Read Post ›
Artistic Aspirations for 2018
I don’t love New Year resolutions because forced contemplation has never served me well and if I want to change something so badly about myself—well, why not do it tomorrow? Still, the transition of the Gregorian calendar is a convenient time point to take stock of what is going well, what isn’t, and to change […]Read Post ›
Profiles in Art: Meredith Woolnough
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.
Profiles in Art: Barbara Kolo
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 she has an upcoming exhibit in Naples, Italy at Art 1307. Interview conducted by: Tiffany Chan Interview edited by: Morgan Moore and Tiffany Chan All […]Read Post ›
Profiles in Art: Sarah Urist Green, The Art Assignment
In 2014, Sarah Urist Green left her job as a curator of contemporary art at the Indianapolis Museum of Art to start The Art Assignment, an educational art show hosted by PBS. The Art Assignment covers a variety of topics, including but not limited to making the case for famous/controversial pieces of art, highlighting cooking […]Read Post ›
