A Conversation with Artist ALICIA GIMENO

What interests me is creating a space of silence, of pause, where each person can project something of their own. If someone stops, breathes a little more slowly, and connects with something intimate or essential, then I feel the piece has fulfilled its purpose. I work through gesture, rhythm, and material—and I believe all of that has the power to resonate beyond words.

A Conversation with Artist LORENZO LUGO MCKELVAIN

The concept of constant evolution or the memories that are invoked by experiencing something in nature can be so powerful. A flower that my grandmother loved, a place that takes you back to your childhood, smells that bring back a specific day in your life. Nature has a way of speaking to you directly.

A Conversation with Sculptor OCEANA RAIN STUART

Themes that continue to move through my work include the sacred feminine, archetypes, and the space between what is seen and unseen. I am drawn to what lingers in the body over time, how nature reflects our internal landscapes, and to the kind of truth that does not need explanation.

A Conversation with Artist GARETH BARNES

I was drawn to creative work very early on. I’m not sure why, as I didn’t have an obviously creative family at the time, but it was something that I naturally wanted to explore and experiment with. I spent a lot of time hanging out with friends at school break times, drawing imaginary characters, while at home, I messed around with photography and drawing from life. It was a mysterious compulsion. 

A Conversation with Artist DEVON STACKONIS

I am not entirely without hope, but in order to hope and to instill a spirit of lasting change, we need to fully grasp just how dire the situation at hand is. My art practice, to me, seems to oscillate somewhere between meditation and mourning.

A Conversation with Artist PAUL COLLINS

I am a diarist artist who believes that making work about the small details of life is the only way to address the universal. I hustle, and at the end of the day if the only thing my viewers get is a sense that hustle (and thus change) is a possibility, then I am fulfilled.

A Conversation with Artist TINA HAGGER

I think the main feeling that I am trying to capture and convey is a sense of wonder. I see the feeling of wonder as essential to survival in the insane times we live in.

A Conversation with Artist EVA LAKE

One idea I continue to explore is the erasure of time. My women live throughout the centuries. They shift through time and because of this, they have their own power, their own governance. As a child I believed very strongly that I had been here before. Eventually I came to realize that art was the constant journey, the connection between the present and the past and the future. Everything lives in the same room.