Tag: contemporary painter

In this interview, Sokhna Mariama talks about migration, nature, and working across different mediums. She shares how her life between Dakar and Italy shaped her way of seeing, how ideas guide her process, and how her projects invite people to take part rather than only observe.

In this interview, Elodie Martin talks about how her childhood in Arles, her time exploring visual arts and her return to hand embroidery all come together in the pieces she creates today. She explains how she chooses her materials, how she moves between Lunéville crochet and needle work, and how works like Splinters of rose form a space where memory, care and the pace of nature meet. Her insights offer a close look at the thoughtful, steady way she builds stories through thread.

In this interview, Daniela Tovar talks about the early paths that shaped her work, from theatre and music to design and years of training in drawing and painting. She shares how watercolour became the medium that suited her way of working and how travelling to learn from different teachers pushed her to grow in unexpected ways. Her insights reveal how painting and illustration each give her a way to tell stories and connect with others.

In this conversation, collage maker Julia Kohane talks about how her images take shape from scattered fragments and why she is drawn to moments when memory slips into imagination. She shares how her mix of hand cut elements and digital finishing keeps her process fluid, why different cities sparked different conversations around her work, and how studying psychology and philosophy still guides the questions she brings to each piece.

Spend a moment with Texas painter and teacher Lesa Shaw as she talks about how a sketch on her phone, a few color notes, and a curious mindset become paintings filled with life and imagination. In this interview, she shares how she balances planning with instinct, why she enjoys switching between oil, acrylic, and alcohol ink, and how her students keep her thinking fresh.

Sharon James talks about returning to her practice after early motherhood, painting family life in rural Dorset and making space for stories often missing in British art. From IVF to raising a queer family in a mostly white area, she shares what it means to be seen without needing to explain or justify anything, and how she is helping other global majority artists find grounding and visibility too.

In this interview, London-based artist Nazanin Moradi talks about how movement guides everything she makes. She shares her path from early painting classes in Iran to a practice that weaves together oil painting, digital work, and performance. Her process is about flow, patience, and finding meaning in change.

In this conversation, painter Lee Mohr shares how her connection to nature guides her work — from her early years in Alaska to her current studio practice in the Pacific Northwest. She talks about the calm of painting, the balance between structure and intuition, and how place continues to shape the way she sees the world.