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Marcela Pardo Ariza: Try a Little Tenderness

Absolute joy was palpable as I watched Marcela Pardo Ariza take portraits of the back of folks’ heads for a theatrical composition.

 October 19, 2020

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Marilyn Minter: A Constant Rebel

Isolation, that most disquieting quiet, and perhaps the cruelest of all tortures devised by our penal systems is very unlike the contemplative silence and purposeful focus of solitude. As we all find October 12, 2020

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Peter Uka: ABC to XYZ

Coming from a culture where history is interpreted and passed on through an oral tradition, Peter Uka has decided to channel his talent by painting pictures that tell those stories in insightful, aff October 05, 2020

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Nicolas Party: A Hug From On Top of You

There are many elements in Nicolas Party’s work that justify the princely position and reputation he’s built so swiftly.

 September 21, 2020

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Dominic Chambers: Magical Realism

I had two windows open from Google searches right before sitting down to talk with New Haven-based painter Dominic Chambers, one researching concepts of Fabulism and how it relates to mythology and m September 14, 2020

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Cassi Namoda: The Sense of Saudade

Cassi Namoda is a soothsaying painter who explores the duality of Mozambique’s post-colonial identity. Storytelling through metaphorical female protagonists, she distills history, bringing emotiona September 07, 2020

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Bisa Butler: Stitching History

Have you ever seen a picture of Frederick Douglass? I have, too. In most photographs, he is wearing a suit, carrying the weight of injustice in his furrowed brows, with an intensity in the eyes that August 31, 2020

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Koichi Sato: The Splendid Sloppy

“I just want to paint with my hand moving,” and that sums up my conversation with Koichi Sato at his studio in Manhattan’s Chinatown. Look for a deeper, more elaborate articulation about his pr August 03, 2020

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Jess Johnson: Infinite Quest

Jess Johnson grew up in New Zealand where second-hand book shops and video stores were the conduit leading her to fantasy worlds and science fiction. July 27, 2020

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Anna Weyant Welcomes Us to the Dollhouse

Back in January, while in NYC, when Juxtapoz co-presented ME: An Exhibition of Contemporary Self-Portraiture with Sugarlift, I visited Anna Weyant's studio on the Upper West Side. I felt energized, d July 13, 2020

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Molly Bounds: The Power of Quiet

When lunchtime buddies, in a barroom bet, challenged Ernest Hemingway to author a short story in six words, he famously grabbed a napkin and wrote, “For Sale Baby Shoes, Never Worn.” There he dis July 06, 2020

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Heath Ceramics: Salt of the Earth

Edith Heath, an indomitable innovator in her field, developed her iconic Coupe dinnerware line with a distinctly California aesthetic. She fine-tuned every aspect of her studio, from the chemical pro June 25, 2020
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