Hard work and the right resources are critical components of a successful career. But do you know what is equally – if not maybe even more important? The belief that you can do this. Maybe it sounds hokey to say, but if you don’t start from a place … [Continue reading] about Do You Believe?
Has This Happened Before?
“What any true painting touches is an absence – an absence of which without the painting, we might be unaware. And that would be our loss.” -John Berger, The Shape of a Pocket John Berger was 75 when he published The Shape of a Pocket in 2001. It is … [Continue reading] about Has This Happened Before?
Step By Step…
Every step you take matters. Whether that means on the journey of your daily life or through your art career, even the smallest thing can have tremendous ripple effects. For artists, this means making decisions grounded in careful thought and with … [Continue reading] about Step By Step…
Aaron Gilbert

Photography by Balarama Heller Aaron Gilbert (b. 1979, Altoona, PA) lives and works between New York and Los Angeles. Gilbert received a BFA in painting from Yale University in 2005 followed by a MFA in painting from the Rhode Island School of Design … [Continue reading] about Aaron Gilbert
Rei Xiao

Rei Xiao was born in Istanbul, Turkey, and earned her BFA at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts, with additional study at Central Saint Martins at the University of Arts, London, United Kingdom. She has … [Continue reading] about Rei Xiao