Artist highlights and/or interpretations
Posted on May 3, 2024 at 7:15 AM by Monet Butler
Catherine Widgery (American b. 1953) is an expert in site-specific public works of art. With Widgery’s fifty plus projects and...
Posted on April 22, 2024 at 10:00 AM by Alisha Abner
Sculptor, printmaker, graphic artist, teacher, mentor, mother, and activist were all roles Elizabeth Catlett (1915–2012) had in her lifetime. She...
Posted on April 19, 2024 at 10:53 AM by Monet Butler
Visual artist and songwriter Terry Allen (b. 1943) is known internationally as a Renaissance man. With 12 albums of music...
Posted on April 1, 2024 at 3:55 PM by Monet Butler
Andrew Leicester (b. 1948) is the epitome of a public artist. His massive installation of nine public works of art...
Posted on March 8, 2024 at 12:29 PM by Monet Butler
Mickalene Thomas (b. 1971) does not make art that you can simply walk up to. Thomas’ work is known for...
Posted on February 23, 2024 at 7:15 AM by Monet Butler
Tom Askman (b. 1941) is known for creating interactive public works of art. His philosophy of “engaging viewers in an...
Posted on February 9, 2024 at 10:03 AM by Monet Butler
Born to an artistic family in Los Angeles, Bill Barrett (United States, b. 1934) has worked for many decades to...
Posted on February 10, 2021 at 2:00 PM by Guest Writer
Artist Barbara Fedeler describes her inspiration for the charcoal drawing Effigy Mounds Winter Overlook, included in Compelling Ground: Landscapes, Environments,...