Jordan Holms is an interdisciplinary artist from Vancouver, Canada now living and working in San Francisco. Holms completed her MFA and MA simultaneously at the San Francisco Art Institute and has gone on to produce work that is informed by the spaces in which we inhabit and navigate, abstracting her experiences into bold and colorful compositions. Holms spoke with Alison Poon about urban and domestic spaces, color as a political statement and changes to the way the art world operates.

Ty BishopDecember 30, 2020

In the Studio with KT Duffy

KT Duffy is a new media artist from Chicago's southwest side and is currently an Assistant Professor of Art + Technology at Northeastern Illinois University and the co-director of Langer Over Dickie Gallery in Chicago. KT spoke with Adrian Zuñiga for this interview.

Ty BishopDecember 29, 2020

In the Studio with Karen Navarro

Karen Navarro is an Argentinian artist working and living in Houston. Having studied Fashion Design and Photography, Navarro’s work uses “deconstructed photography” to explore identity through layered pieces which incorporate both photography and a more sculptural element. In this interview, Karen speaks to social media’s influence on identity, an artist’s duty, and creating enticing images to challenge society’s perceptions.

Ty BishopDecember 5, 2020

Nina Blumberg and the Ever-Changing Art World

Nina Blumberg is an experienced art advisor living and working in New York and has been running the popular @artstagram__ Instagram account since 2015. Nina spoke to Alison Poon about her many complementary roles both online and in person, the pros and cons of social media in an ever-changing art world.

Ty BishopNovember 21, 2020

Conscious Ecology as a Curatorial Practice

Alice Bonnot is an independent curator who lives and works in Lisbon, and focuses on developing sustainable curatorial and artistic practices. She spreads this message through various residency programs and lectures. In this interview, Alice speaks about the importance of sustainable practices and sustainable living, of the ecosystem and how Covid-19 has affected action against the climate crisis.

Ty BishopOctober 23, 2020

Introducing Artistellar

Our friend launched a new gallery! Adele Smejkal just launched a new project focusing on a virtual gallery, The Artistellar. In this interview, Adele speaks to cultural writer and artist, Alison Poon about the digital future of art, what makes a virtual gallery interactive and finding the perfect mix between a digital and physical arts presence.

Ty BishopSeptember 18, 2020

Building Cultural Bridges through Curation

Marco Galvan is the in-house curator for AucArt focusing on bringing an exhibition-approach to online sales. In this interview, Marco spoke to Alison Poon about the contrast between the Venice and London Art scenes, independent curation and sales curation, and discovering his own curatorial voice.

Ty BishopSeptember 3, 2020

Growing G/ART/EN from a Dream

Camilla Moresi is the owner the contemporary art gallery, G/ART/EN based in Como, Italy. Camilla turned her passion into a profession with the desire to discover and support new emerging art practices through her diverse program. Camilla spoke to Alison Poon about taking a leap of faith to change careers, new ways of exhibiting and G/ART/EN’s current exhibition, ‘Pliegue’.

Ty BishopJuly 25, 2020

Interview with Yishay Hogesta

Yishay Hogesta (b. 1990) is an Israeli oil painter living and working in Tel Aviv. Hogesta holds a BA in Film and Art and has adapted his cinematographic education to his current abstract format. Hogesta spoke to Alison Poon about developing his practice, methodologies of painting and creating personal connections through art.

Ty BishopJuly 25, 2020

Peter Cvik in Conversation with Adele Smejkal

Peter Cvik lives and works in Bratislava, Slovakia. Besides B.A. and M.A. Peter also holds a Phd in Fine Arts from the Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Bratislava (AFAD). Peter spoke with the writer, curator and entrepreneur Adele Smejkal about his solo show of landscape paintings entitled ‘Flow’ recently opened at White & Wise Contemporary Art Gallery in Bratislava.

Ty BishopMay 29, 2020

Ayana Evans in Conversation with Anna Mikaela Ekstrand

Ayana Evans is a NYC based artist who was raised in Chicago. Evans received her MFA in painting from the Tyler School of Art at Temple University and her BA in Visual Arts from Brown University. She sat down with Anna Mikaela Ekstrand, an accomplished independant curator living in New York CIty to talk about the reality of being a performance artist, her work, and influences.

Ty BishopApril 25, 2020

Interview with Paul Anagnostopoulos

Paul Anagnostopoulos (b. 1991 Merrick, NY) is an artist working in acrylic and oil painting who graduated with a BFA in Painting in 2013 from New York University. Paul spoke with Ty Bishop, founder of FOA on the heels of his second solo exhibition, We Can Be Heroes, which opened in January 2020 at the Leslie-Lohman Project Space in New York, NY.

Ty BishopApril 21, 2020