December 18, 2020 SPOTLIGHTSFrances Berry Moreno: Naked Ladies, Broad Strokes, and Finding Yourself Through Art-making Cornelia Smith The facade of Frances Berry Moreno’s midtown Memphis studio, which she shares with artist Stacy Kiehl, is hard to miss. What used to be a large restaurant

Installation view of Super Ultra and the Soft Between, SPRING/BREAK Art Show 2020, New York, NY. Courtesy of Katie Hubbell and SYZYGY Collective. November 23, 2020 SPOTLIGHTSFrankensteined Forms: Metaphysics Meets Whimsy in SYZYGY Collective  Cornelia Smith Looking at images of Super Ultra and the Soft

Amir Diop, Konstance Patton, and Trevor Croop [left to right] at Soho Art Walks by TMJ Arts November 10, 2020 SPOTLIGHTSPower in the Streets: In conversation with SoHo Renaissance Factory Emily Conklin Konstance Patton was walking the streets of SoHo when she picked up

August 14, 2020 SPOTLIGHTSJuliette Hayt Emily Conklin Juliette Hayt is not only a trained oil painter, but she recently completed a Masters in Art Therapy from the School of Visual Arts. Her lifelong practice has always been engaged with the female experience, and

May 27, 2020 SPOTLIGHTSKatie McWeeney Emily Conklin From her garage studio, I caught up with Asheville-based artist Katie McWeeney and discussed on-the-ground activism, figures in space, family and writing. Amidst the twin pandemics we’re witnessing — COVID-19 and nationwide protests in solidarity for

May 12, 2020 SPOTLIGHTSWilliam Baddour Emily Conklin Last week, I caught up with Pollinate artist William Baddour over Zoom, a Memphis native currently based in New Orleans. Amidst the twin pandemics we’re witnessing -- COVID-19 and nationwide protests in solidarity for George Floyd

July 16, 2020 SPOTLIGHTSOlivia Guterson Emily Conklin Olivia Guterson is living, working, and mothering in Detroit, MI where she’s constantly expanding her multifaceted art practice. A soon-to-be-mother, she is working with metal, black and white (and occasionally, red) ink and thinking about the

July 10, 2020 SPOTLIGHTSKing David Emily Conklin Born and bred in the county of Kings, Brooklyn, NY, King David is an abstract artist moving oil paint and turpentine around not on canvas per se, but plexiglass, MDF and wood, creating powerfully evocative compositions