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Sarah Maple is an emerging British artist whose work has recently garnered a great deal of attention. Her work deals largely with her identity as a young Muslim woman, and "being brought up as a Muslim with parents from mixed religious and cultural backgrounds." | |
 Scott G Brooks |
Scott lives and works in Washington, DC. Originally from Flint, Michigan, he earned his undergraduate degree in Fine Arts at the University of Michigan in 1983 before moving to the DC area in 1990. In addition to his career as a fine artist, he has illustrated several children's books, including The Three Armadillies Tuff, The Ring Bear, Ned Loses His Head and The Flour Girl. | |
 Tim O'Malley |
VIDEO: Tim studied Acting and Improvisation with the legendary Del Close for two and a half years, also with Don DePollo, Bernie Sahlins, Keith Johnstone, Sheldon Patikin, Michael Gellman, & Alexander Technique with Ed Bouchard in Chicago. Is an alumnus of Chicago's, The Second City Theater (89' - 93') where he wrote and performed in 5 original revues. He is currently performing in his original critically acclaimed play: "godshow" to sold out houses in Chicago with plans for New York run. He is a Core Faculty Member at Second City Training Center Chicago. | |
 Taisha Hutchison |
Taisha Hutchison lived in New Zealand until moving to the United States to earn her MFA from Yale University. Her work has been shown in solo and group exhibits around the world. Recent solo shows have been held at Ea Gallery in Auckland, New Zealand and Saatchi & Saatchi in New York. | |
 Jonathan Solo |
 Drawings |
Jonathan Solo lives and works in San Francisco, California. Recent shows of his detailed and nuanced drawings include the 2007 Pulse London Art Fair, de Young Museum in San Francisco, and an upcoming solo show at Catharine Clark Gallery in S.F. |
 Jason DeMarte |
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Jason DeMarte is now an established artist, currently teaching photography at Mississippi State University. He received his B.F.A. in Photography from Colorado State University and then his M.F.A. in Photography from the University of Oregon. Previous to teaching in Mississippi, Jason taught photography for three years at Zayed University, an all Muslim women's University in the United Arab Emirates. Working overseas allowed Jason to travel to over a dozen countries, strengthening the insightful and unique perspective he works from. |
 Hava Raucher |
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Hava Raucher was born in Bulgaria and moved to Israel at an early age. She received her BA from Tel-Aviv University and her MFA from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. She has held several teaching positions in Tel-Aviv colleges, and has been exhibited in many solo and group shows around the world. |
Brian Sherwin, our senior blog editor has been continuing his interview series with artists. Below are a couple of recent highlights: |
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An Art Hedge Fund? Who Wants Safety In Art? "The news that investors are seeking to speculate on the art market following the creation of a new art hedge fund, betting on an art movement or an individual artist's rise in value without actually buying a painting, certainly appears to be an ominous idea. What exactly would it be they are planning to speculate on?" The Guardian (UK) 08/15/07 Is It All Right For True Art To Crack A Smile? "(I)s there a place for humour in art? ... Is it even morally justifiable, in the current climate, to be anything less than furious? We are trained, both as viewers and as consumers, to accept only the grave and magisterial as great. And while Romantic sturm und drang has fallen from favour ... the respect accorded the playful, the determinedly slight, has dropped even further." The Guardian (UK) 08/14/07 MLK Statue Draws Ire For Sculptor's Nationality Chinese artist Lei Yixin is sculpting a statue of Martin Luther King Jr. that's bound for Washington, D.C. "For China's artists, the selection of Lei as the lead sculptor for the project, to be unveiled in 2009 on the Mall, is a triumphant moment." But some Americans object. "By awarding the contract to a Chinese artist, the foundation financing the project has touched on sensitivities at the core of U.S.-Sino relations: nationalism, racism and worries about what China's emergence as an economic and cultural world power means for America." Washington Post 08/15/07 Case Of The Disputed Pollocks Is a trove of paintings really by Jackson Pollock? "The biggest mystery of all is this: if Pollock didn't paint them, who did? And how did they wind up in that dusty storage bin? As with a maybe-Rembrandt or so-so van Gogh, the answer could take years. If we ever get one." Newsweek 08/20/07 |
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