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…
A Narrow Passage Noysky Projects 6727 ⅞ Hollywood Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90028 Exhibition Dates | Oct 14th – Nov 12th, 2017 Closing Reception | Sunday, Nov 12th, 3-6pm Noysky Projects is tucked away between souvenir shops in the heart of Hollywood, Los Angeles. As you approach the building, you’re invited to walk down a corridor of…
Mary Grisey is a Toronto-based fiber and installation artist whose work echoes the poetry of ancient Greek mythology. Her work deals with the transformation of ephemeral materials and illustrates the inevitable toll of decay on a massive scale. She created META, a line of hand-crafted jewelry that employs ancient techniques such as weaving, braiding, natural…
I met American artist, Joshua Hagler, at the opening of his solo show The Adopted at Jaus earlier this year. With extensive research, he’s using various mediums to explore the role of religion. The variety of figures, shapes and endless texture against large scale canvases, begs us to ask the same questions he poses about religion, its history and our relationship…
Dan Grayber is a Oakland Artist. He graduated from SFAI with his MFA in 2005. He is represented by Johansson Projects in Oakland, California. I met up with Dan at his recent show at Johansson Projects and we talked about his work. Let’s start near the beginning. I read that your journey started with an…
I met Christina at a Modern Eden at an opening reception in 2013. She was showing there with Caitlin Hackett, a fellow amazing artist and dear friend of mine. The next day I was invited along with these artists to draw at the Science Academy in San Francisco. Since then, Christina and I have kept…
Adriana Villagran interviews Angela Gram, a painter, writer, and educator living and working in New Jersey. She received a MFA from the New York Academy of Art and a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design. She is also a co-founder of the blog Quantumartreview, a source for art criticism, essays, and interviews that investigate the intersections…
I met Alisha in her studio in Pittsburgh and was immediately captivated by her skill as a storyteller. Her graceful ability to connect the dots of her own life and artist practice not only made for an easeful interview, but also demonstrated what I find so remarkable about her artworks: they playfully and seriously connect…
Your work investigates the body as form, as sculpture, as living composition. The work seems to bring dance, yoga, and daily movement into the conversation. How and when did you start investigating these themes? I initially started investigating these themes while in undergraduate school. I was studying psychology at the time at Wesleyan University. My…
Evan Holm is a kinetic installation artist who utilizes sound and music machinery to make sculptures which speak towards nature, tradition, music, poetry, time, and movement. His work has a poetic quality which is a must see through his beautifully documented videos on his website When and where were you when you first started incorporating…
