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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...

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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...

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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. 

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