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Spotlight: Lydia Watson
Lydia Watson (Watsart) is a multimedia artist working with oils, acrylics, pastels, ink, graphite, and collage based in Plainfield, New Jersey. She aims to inspire viewers’ imaginations through art that reflects her unique perspective. Watson has been creating and...
Spotlight: Samantha Modder
Samantha Modder is a Nigerian Sri Lankan artist drawing Black people in all their texture, vibrancy, and power. She currently works at the University of Tampa as an Assistant Professor of Art and Design. The beautifully intricate drawings that she has become known for...
Spotlight: Maria Estrela
Maria Estrela is a mixed media artist focusing in photography and more recently collage art. Estrela’s photographs focus on nature and travel as an expression of self-healing, stillness, and a doorway to the inner self. Her interest in collage began during a workshop...
Spotlight: Fin’es Scott
Fin’es Scott is a textile artist who has been working out of her studio in Seattle for over 20 years. Her tapestries feature abstracted Black women placed in a floating, celestial background. The soft lines and meandering stitching create an inviting image, one which in material and philosophy represent Black joy and the vital need for rest. ATA hosted Fin’es’s work most recently in the 2023 annual showcase Black Art in the Sun. You can see some of her work now on her webpage (https://finesscott.com/). In my interview with Fin’es we dig into her artistic themes and how her life practices influence her art.
2020 Online Annual Exhibit, “Dream With Your Eyes Open” featuring Jerry Gant
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Dream with your eyes open
“It Starts in the Living Room” by Featured Artist, Leroy Campbell
Charleston, South Carolina native, Leroy Campbell’s art speaks of the contributions to humanity through the African American perspective. More than just art, each piece serves as Campbell’s tithe, as he uses his gifts and talents to teach others about the richness of...
