Conversations with the West Coast’s most innovative artists and creators
For the Love of Buildings: Avantika Bawa Interviewed
Portland-based Avantika Bawa talks about her “almost minimalist” installations, her love affair with buildings, and basketball.
FROM THE ARCHIVES | The Radical Potential of Graphic Design: Jules Cordova Interviewed by Ella Ray
Two almost strangers came together to support their community with design.
Giving Form to the Human Condition: Alex Anderson Interviewed
Anderson talk about his process, inspiration, favorite Ghibli character, identity, Los Angeles, and more.
Power Exhibited Through Sexualized Desire: Julie Henson Interviewed
LA-based artist Julie Henson talks about the psychology of celebrities, cult fandom, pop culture, femininity, and aggression
Make Your Work the Knife and the Healing Balm: Yétúndé Olagbaju Interviewed
Olagbaju on Black labor, legacy, myths, and healing processes.
The Care We Want—Designing a Better World for People With Disabilities: Emily Barker Interviewed
Installation, sculpture, and social activism challenge able-bodied conceptions of what people with disabilities want and need.
On Power, Art(s) Labor, and Resting in the Grass: Eden V. Evans and Brian Gillis Interviewed
A collaborative, web-based art project probes the causes and effects of power.
Chasing Ephemerality, Cheating Precarity: On Publishing During a Pandemic: Sarah Chieko Bonnickson and Gordon Fung Interviewed
Artists, writers, and designers discuss highlighting student voices in the pandemic and producing a digital publication.
Interrogation Through Ritual: Chris Eckert Interviewed
Chris Eckert discusses how his sculpting process gives him a space to consider the big questions of the digital age
Supporting Community Through Letterpress, Humor, and Activism: letra chueca Interviewed
A Portland letterpress studio uses humor and community building to encourage diverse perspectives
Celebrating the Complexity of Chicanx Identity Through Community Arts: Jake Prendez Interviewed
A Seattle-based artist celebrates his rich ancestry in vibrantly contemporary painting.
Storytelling and Making Kin as Survival Mechanisms: Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo Interviewed
Building resilient communities through an anti-institutional art practice
The Radical Potential of Graphic Design: Jules Cordova Interviewed by Ella Ray
Two almost strangers came together to support their community with design.
Climate Grief and Embracing Beautiful Confusion: Daniela Molnar Interviewed
Daniela Molnar discusses how her connection to place impacts the art she makes about climate grief