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Profile: John Whitmarsh

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By Regina Connell and Natalie Powell. Funny, he doesn’t look like an iconoclast. There’s no wild-eyed look, no unhinged affect; there’s not even a hint of that intensity that can make a person go from intriguing to frightening in the … Continue reading

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Interview: Angela Schwer

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By Regina Connell. You know how obsessions build, especially online. (Yes, you do.) You look once. Look again. Go back to the place you saw the piece, click around, come back. It’s a little like stalking. That’s kind of how … Continue reading

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Mavens and Storytellers: Nancie Mills Pipgras

Luca Barberini Folla (2010)

By Regina Connell. I can’t imagine kicking off our coverage of mavens with anyone other than Nancie Mills Pipgras, a woman who’s helping change the way the world looks at this ancient-contemporary form of art. Luca Barberini Folla (2010) Nancie’s … Continue reading

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Profile: Jacqueline Moore

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By JoAnn Locktov An art history scholar and painter, in 2009 Jacqueline Moore found herself “anxious, afraid, stunted in creativity and at a crossroads”. The journey that began in England and had brought her to Southern California, led one afternoon … Continue reading

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