Artist Interviews
Artist Kathy Varadi
“The COVID 19 pandemic is devastating the lives of hundreds of thousands of people around the world through sickness and death. There is an awakening that the losses transcend the physical and are affecting the emotional and mental health of many more. The emotional losses will persist for decades after the sick recover and the dead are buried…” - Kathy Varadi
Artist Jose Michelsen
“I have always been moved to create art by the human body. At the beginning it was a need to represent, copy what I saw on a piece of paper. But then I learned how to involve my emotions with my visual work and wonderful things started to happen…” - Jose Michelson
Artist Elizabeth Rickert
“I sat in a field in Georgia and was awed by the flight of butterflies. So I began to paint butterflies. In California, I discovered the flax plant which became my Grasses series. In the high desert landscape of Santa Fe, I found and painted roses in all stages of their lives. I never painted a fish until I encountered koi in a pond. Everything I am inspired by starts with the magnificence of nature.” - Elizabeth Rickert
Artist Adriana Artmeier
Artist Melanie Martinez
“I have always been mentally stimulated by learning about art and working with my hands. Art creates an opportunity for me to not only learn from others but given me a platform to inspire and create conversations amongst others.” - Melanie Martinez
Artist Mary Fedorowski
Mary Fedorowski is the founder of Overbite Studio where her work examines how light and color fundamentally bring shapes to life. Her style is rooted in minimalism with a focus on the beauty of modern cityscapes without the stain of human touch. Using crisp lines, engaging palette, and playing with space and movement, each work is a calm and vibrant respite from maximal distractions of modern life. Whether by shadow or greenery, her art suggests that life does exist right beyond the wall.
Artist Lova Wahlström
“I like to draw creatures that all look different and unique, I do not really think too much before I start draw but I can have a thought about what they should represent…” - Lova Wahlström
Artist Danielle Jordaan
“I find inspiration from everyday objects, my travels, the domestic space and the influences spaces and places have around me. Also, I love painting and working from life and I find the changing effects of light intriguing. “ - Danielle Jordaan
Artist Leigh Brooklyn
“I’ve always created since I could finger paint, I never stopped creating. It’s a part of who I am, I’ve just always enjoyed it.” - Leigh Brooklyn
Artist Geraldine Simmons
“My art celebrates the beauty and connection of all living things. When I draw wildlife I see more than just an animal - I feel its soul.” - Geraldine Simmons
Artist Louis-Florent Dyèvre
Artists Lucas Damiani and Sara Coelho Galán
Reciclario is a project and series of portraits which originates from our regular rounds of dumpster diving -the practice of salvaging and reutilizing waste as an alternative to the consumption circuits of capitalism-, together with the conception of ordinary and day-to-day life as a space for creativity.
Artist Kerron John
Born on the Caribbean island nation of Trinidad and Tobago, Kerron Marcus John is a contemporary painter, focusing on figurative work in a realistic style with a goal of using abstraction to evoke great emotion.