Jagdeep Raina is a Canadian born visual artist who recently had a solo exhibition at Grice Bench in Los Angeles. Raina explores his Punjabi heritage through archived material, along with the Punjabi diaspora through current events. When did you decide to pursue visual art? I am interested in telling stories of South Asian diasporic histories…
I stumbled upon Brian’s work while mining through buckets of Instagram images stamped with #wip, the Insta-artist’s denotation for a work in progress. I was immediately struck by his satisfying brand of visceral yet minimalistic portraiture and decided to reach out to him about his work. Thanks to the instant connectivity of the social media…
Wendy Red Star was raised on the Apsáalooke (Crow) reservation in Montana. Red Star’s work is informed by her cultural heritage. Her work explores the intersection of Native American ideologies and colonialist structures, both in historical and in contemporary society. Wendy Red Star was chosen for this issue because her work speaks strongly about the ingrained…
This year I’m starting my fifth year as a full time art teacher at a large Bay Area public high school, and it has been 9 years since I began teaching. I am also a practicing and exhibiting artist. It has, at times, been a struggle to balance the demanding task of teaching and…
