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5 Questions for Curator and Brite Force Founder Yvonne Force Villareal

May 20, 2022 Artist , Collector

5 Questions for Curator and Brite Force Founder Yvonne Force Villareal

The legendary cultural producer behind iconic installations like "Prada Marfa" tells us about her new curatorial venture and why she loves Artwork Archive.

Painting With Light: Colorful Compositions Made From Glass Reflections

November 17, 2022 Artist

Painting With Light: Colorful Compositions Made From Glass Reflections

Featured Artist Hildegard Pax "makes the invisible visible" by creating unexpected and ethereal glass color fields.

How to Be Creative Up Against Deadlines

June 11, 2019 Artist

How to Be Creative Up Against Deadlines

Deadlines versus creativity—who says you have to choose one or the other?

Why This Artist's "Hands-on" Depiction of Mixed Race Stories is So Powerful

August 1, 2024 Artist

Why This Artist's "Hands-on" Depiction of Mixed Race Stories is So Powerful

Featured Artist April Werle explores her mixed-race identity and multicultural family dynamics through narrative paintings, using black-and-white hands to convey intimate scenes.

Do you have everything you need to run your art business?

Artist Spotlight: Rebecca Rath Captures the Essence of the Land

August 11, 2022 Artist

Artist Spotlight: Rebecca Rath Captures the Essence of the Land

Featured Artist Rebecca Rath finds that being immersed in the Australian bush feeds her hunger to create.

The Female Form Unveiled: Eva Sturtz's Vulnerable Portrayal of Women

April 20, 2023 Artist

The Female Form Unveiled: Eva Sturtz's Vulnerable Portrayal of Women

Discover Eva Sturtz's evocative artwork, where the female form is celebrated as a powerful symbol of beauty, vulnerability, and self-expression.

Breakthrough Artist of 2016: Dan Lam's Strangely Captivating Sculptures

January 10, 2017 Artist

Breakthrough Artist of 2016: Dan Lam's Strangely Captivating Sculptures

Artist Dan Lam creates vibrant, amorphous sculptures that drip off of bookshelves, almost demanding to be touched.

Machetes Become Sculptures in This Artist's Hands

November 6, 2025 Artist

Machetes Become Sculptures in This Artist's Hands

Miguel Rodríguez Sepúlveda turns everyday tools into potent symbols.

3 Curators Share their Advice for a Successful Studio Visit

April 14, 2022 Artist

3 Curators Share their Advice for a Successful Studio Visit

We asked three of our favorite hometown curators what they look for when visiting an artist's studio.

How This Artist Transforms Wood into Sculptures of Softness and Silent Rebellion

March 21, 2024 Artist

How This Artist Transforms Wood into Sculptures of Softness and Silent Rebellion

Autumn T. Thomas crafts sculptures that radiate resilience and confront biases, aiming to shift perceptions and encourage appreciation of the stories of those who are often overlooked.

Threads of Steel: How This Artist Crafts Silk-Inspired Marvels from Metal

December 15, 2023 Artist

Threads of Steel: How This Artist Crafts Silk-Inspired Marvels from Metal

Inspired by her background in fashion and textiles, Featured Artist Beth Kamhi skillfully intertwines industrial steel ball chains to craft intricate installations.

How Karen Kuo Builds a Visual World—And Keeps It Organized

June 12, 2025 Artist

How Karen Kuo Builds a Visual World—And Keeps It Organized

Peek inside Featured Artist Karen Kuo’s studio mindset, where geometric forms meet emotional clarity, and nothing gets lost to memory.

Have you recorded the history
of your artwork?

How This Artist Finds Her “Way In” After Feeling Stuck in Her Creative Process

December 18, 2024 Artist

How This Artist Finds Her “Way In” After Feeling Stuck in Her Creative Process

Featured Artist Priya Vadhyar creates intuitive, layered works inspired by "interior geography," exploring the self and the world. For her, getting stuck is just a step toward new possibilities.

How This Artist's Floral Works Capture the Essence of Human Mortality

June 28, 2024 Artist

How This Artist's Floral Works Capture the Essence of Human Mortality

Artwork Archive's Featured Artist J. Myszka Lewis blends 17th-century Dutch floral elements with the Pattern and Decoration movement to explore ornament, time, and impermanence.

Marce King's Artwork Navigates Gender, Identity, and Belonging through Drawing and Painting.

June 15, 2023 Artist

Marce King's Artwork Navigates Gender, Identity, and Belonging through Drawing and Painting.

Marce King is an accomplished portrait and figurative artist whose work captures the physicality and emotional depth of the subjects, with a recent focus on the lives of the LGBTIQ+ community.

Why This Ceramicist Finds Creative Freedom Within Her Self-Imposed Limits

December 21, 2024 Artist

Why This Ceramicist Finds Creative Freedom Within Her Self-Imposed Limits

Artwork Archive’s Featured Artist Yasha Butler creates minimalist ceramics that draw inspiration from nature and tranquility. With her design background, she leans on self-imposed boundaries to fuel her creativity.

Reclaim 10 Hours a Week With These Time Management Tips

July 11, 2018 Artist

Reclaim 10 Hours a Week With These Time Management Tips

What would you create with an extra day each week?

How Artist Pilar Wiley Fuses Global Traditions with Modern Clay Forms

May 1, 2024 Artist

How Artist Pilar Wiley Fuses Global Traditions with Modern Clay Forms

Pilar Wiley transforms clay into functional and sculptural pieces that reflect the global experiences and cultural influences she was exposed to during her childhood spent overseas.

How Painting For 30 Years Transformed Matt Kaplinsky's Creative Identity

August 31, 2023 Artist

How Painting For 30 Years Transformed Matt Kaplinsky's Creative Identity

Featured Artist Matt Kaplinsky has transformed his artistic journey since 1991, transitioning from abstraction to "folksy impressionism," where each brushstroke acts as a window through time.

How This Artist Finds Endless Inspiration in a Single Shade of Black

November 7, 2024 Artist

How This Artist Finds Endless Inspiration in a Single Shade of Black

Featured Artist James Austin Murray uses only ivory black oil paint to create immersive, textured landscapes of light and shadow, inviting viewers to explore shifting perspectives with each subtle change in light.