Amber Jean Young

Where in Northern California did you grow up?  I grew up on a ranch, in a valley surrounded by redwoods, on the outskirts of a town called Kings Mountain. Kings Mountain is about an hour south of San Francisco clustered around Highway 35, otherwise known as Skyline Blvd. ​ How is this natural imagery significant to…

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Margaret Smithers-Crump

Margaret speaks with us about her work which is inspired by a topic that got thrown under the bus this election season: climate change. “Understanding the cycles of life are core concepts in my practice. Ideas regarding vulnerability, growth, strength, powerlessness and transformation fuel my imagination and stimulate the creative process.” Growing up in Canada on…

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Heather Swenson

Heather Swenson is a artist working with silkscreen printmaking from Rochester, New York. In this interview Clare talks to Heather printmaking, the art scene in Rochester, and Heather’s studio practice. I first saw your work at Graphic Arts Workshop (GAW) in San Francisco as a part of a print exchange show. Since I make my…

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Jessica Tenbusch

This spring Jessica applied to our quarterly and we were so excited about her work. Jessica works as an undertaker for the non-humans. We are so happy to present the stunning work by Michigan artist, Jessica Tenbusch. While reading your artist statement, I couldn’t stop thinking of the Garth Nix series, Sabriel, Abhorsen, Lireal. Have you…

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Julia Dittberner Neuman

How long have you been collaging and how did you get into it? I’ve always made things, primarily taking materials apart and putting them back together.  My mom and grandmother sew and quilt, so textiles were a part of my art practice when I was younger and throughout art school.  That’s when I began “reconstructing”…

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Hiba Schahbaz

Hiba Schahbaz is a Brooklyn-based artist who works in the centuries-old art form of miniature painting. She trained in miniature painting at the National College of Arts in Lahore, Pakistan and received an MFA in Painting from Pratt Institute in New York City. Schahbaz, a Muslim woman of color, speaks critically and poetically about western…

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Meline H​öijer Schou

I came across Meline and her work by browsing Instagram. Initially, I couldn’t grasp what was going on. Looking at art is incredible, but understanding it is even more so. I was a bit overwhelmed, which naturally meant I had to get to know this artist. After studying her work and speaking with her—I’ve become…

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Lauren Szabo

Lauren Szabo is a San Francisco based artist originally from Los Angeles. Lauren’s work talks about our daily interactions with media, signage, advertisements, their fragility and temporality. We chose to speak with Szabo because her work took on new political context through the campaign and election. After hearing the popular phase “Make America Great Again”…

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Gathering: Meet Chris Vogel

Abrams Claghorn Gallery 1251 Solano Ave, Albany, California 94706 ​Showing July 5 – August 31, 2017 Recption: Saturday July 15, 5 – 7 pm Artist Talk: Saturday August 12, 5 – 7pm Chris Vogel comes to Venison’s first retrospective group exhibition for Summer 2015 when we interviewed Chris Vogel. He also joined us for our first…

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