Katherine Sherwood’s work is an embodiment of her ideals as a feminist and reflect her personal experience with disability. In 1997, at the age of 44, she had a cerebral hemorrhage which paralyzed the right side of her body. Teaching herself how to paint again using...
Joel-Peter Witkin at the time the photographs were made that are discussed in this interview. Joel-Peter Witkin was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1939. In 1959, Edward Steichen, head of the department of photography at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), selected one of...
Amna Asghar (b. 1984, Detroit, MI) appropriates, layers, and remixes imagery from personal archives, popular culture, and art history, allowing the interactions to conjure hybrids and reflect the complexities of the location of identity. Her use of “orientalist”...
Benoît Platéus portrait in studio Benoît Platéus (born 1972 in Liège, Belgium) investigates the spaces and relationships between mediums, exploring abstraction in form and content. Working across diverse media and techniques, he fully embraces the creative...
Amy Hill grew up in Elizabeth, New Jersey. She studied commercial art at Carnegie Mellon University. After graduating, she moved to New York City and worked as an illustrator for such publications as Rolling Stone, The New York Times and Penguin Books. The first solo...
