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From “Vatnið syngur” or “ The Water Sings” from the exhibition "Vatnsberinn-Fjall+Kona” 2015 by Arna Valsdóttir at Ásmundarsalur, The Dome; photograph by Pétur Thomsen |
In 2014, the Art Museum of Akureyri hosted an exhibition of Arna's work. She is one of the founding artists of the Factory, an artist-managed cultural center in Hjalteyri, Eyjafjördur. Arna is currently based in Akureyri, Iceland. Her website is arnavals.net.
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June 7, 2015 - Niamh O'Doherty
The Long Still (partial clip of installation) by Niamh O'Doherty, 2014
When not under Iceland's midnight sun, she lives in Dublin. Her website is niamhodoherty.com and she is also on Twitter. She was interviewed from her shared living quarters at the Old School Arthouse on Hrísey.
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May 17, 2015 - Tish Carter
Tish Carter has always seen the world in a cross-disciplined way. Listening to her, one realizes just how many different forms and methods of artistic expression intersect. She is a critically acclaimed and award-winning visual and performance artist, choreographer and educator who has toured internationally. Her work has been shown at the Spoleto Festival (USA and Italy), the Kennedy Center and the Hirshhorn Museum in DC, among others. Using different mechanisms, she explores self-awareness, memory, time and perception.
Based in Washington, DC, her website is tishcarter.com and she can also be found on Facebook. She answered some questions about her upbringing, inspirations, her approach to art...and elephants and tugboats.
Based in Washington, DC, her website is tishcarter.com and she can also be found on Facebook. She answered some questions about her upbringing, inspirations, her approach to art...and elephants and tugboats.
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From the Infinite Gaze series by Teddy Sczudlo |
His website is www.esphotonyc.com and you can find him on Tumblr, Twitter and Facebook. Teddy - currently based in New York City - answered some questions for Visual Arts Connection...
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April 23, 2015 - Tinam Valk
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Sanssouci Triptych III by Tinam Valk |
Tinam Valk is a German-born, well-traveled artist living and working in the Washington, D.C. metro area who lived in the Netherlands for most of her childhood and young adult life. Her paintings - visuals ranging from doorways and architectural elements to natural landscapes to the intangible - are highly textured and have an ethereal quality. Her style also ranges - from realist to more abstract. She studied at the Royal Academy of Visual Arts in The Hague and received a post-baccalaureate degree in visual communications at the Maryland College of Art and Design. Her work has been exhibited extensively in DC, Maryland, Virginia, New York and New Jersey.
Her website is tinamvalk.com. She agreed to answer some questions about what's behind her work...
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April 15, 2015 - Heather M. and Malcolm Bolivar
Holga 1 by Malcolm Bolivar |
Husband and wife duo Heather M. and Malcolm Bolivar are partners and artistic collaborators. With a focus on visuals, they seem to often simultaneously tell their own stories and hold up a mirror to society. Their often-erotic and compelling visual work has been exhibited in traditional and non-traditional spaces in DC and the greater metro region, and they maintain a strong, often boundary-exploring online presence through various social media outlets.
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March 25, 2015 - Cherry Baumbusch
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Scottsdale Valley by Cherry Baumbusch |
She completed this interview from a restaurant in Sedona, Arizona. Her website is www.CherryBaumbuschArt.com and you can also find her on Facebook. We interviewed Cherry about her approach to painting, and how art can inspire us to conceive a better world…
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March 8, 2015 - Tati Valle-Riestra
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Waves at Pulpos by Tati Valle-Riestra |
Maria del Carmen (Tati) Valle-Riestra is an interesting woman. She is a critically acclaimed dancer - born and raised in Peru - who has toured extensively internationally. She is a marine biologist by training. She has also been painting since 2001 and exhibiting her visual works consistently in the Washington, D.C. region since 2007. She just wrapped a February exhibition at The Arts Club of Washington and her work is currently on display as part of the All-Media Exhibit at The Art League in Alexandria. She is the Artist of the Month at ENO wine bar in Georgetown for March, 2015.
Her website is tativalleriestraart.com. We interviewed Tati recently about her work, methods, inspirations and her multi-discipline approach to artistic expression and thoughts on life in general...
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