Category: Artist Interviews

Category: Artist Interviews

Q&A interviews with the artists whose work is chosen by jurors as best in show in our monthly exhibits. Learn about the stories and the creative process behind these award-winning works of art from the artists who created them!

July 3, 2024

Q&A with Keeley Rae

Artist Interviews

By Julia Chance Portraitist Keeley Rae tells a funny story about how she became aware of her artistic talent. “My middle school teacher…

August 11, 2023

Q&A with Rashad Ali Muhammad

Artist Interviews

By Julia Chance If you’ve visited the second floor of the Torpedo Factory Art Center, perhaps you have seen Rashad Ali Muhammad in…

June 29, 2023

Q&A with Mike McSorley

Artist Interviews

By Julia Chance In Spirit of Life, June solo artist Mike McSorley draws on his recent challenges and inspiration with thoughtful still-life paintings…

April 20, 2023

Ten Questions for Khalid Alaani

Artist Interviews

By Julia Chance If it seems like the cheerfully colored, large-scale paintings in Khalid Alaani’s solo exhibit The Enemy are in conflict with…

March 3, 2023

Ten Questions for Jimmy James Greene

Artist Interviews

By Julia Chance Artist Jimmy James Greene utilizes exaggerated hues and striking designs in his paintings to weave narratives about Black people. In…

December 30, 2022

Ten Questions for Cindi Lewis

Artist Interviews

Our December solo artist talks about her inspiration and process for Homestead Elegy. by Julia Chance When painter Cindi Lewis saw photos of…

January 29, 2022

Member Spotlight: David Mosher

Artist Interviews, Member Spotlight

Fine art photographer David Mosher is having a moment. He has three photographs in the Art League of Germantown’s 9th Annual Juried Exhibit at Kentlands…

October 24, 2021

Ten Questions for Tania Karpowitz

Artist Interviews

By Julia Chance To fully appreciate the magnificent paintings in Tania Karpowitz’s solo exhibit Headlands, be prepared to spend time with them. First,…

August 13, 2021

Ten Questions for Bryan Sieling

Artist Interviews

Our August solo artist on assemblage, and collecting random objects for art sake. By Julia Chance As an artist whose medium is found objects,…

July 14, 2021

Ten Questions for Yasmin Bussiere

Artist Interviews

Our July solo artist shares her inspiration for her exhibit Eastern Light. by Julia Chance You could say that artistic inspiration struck Yasmin…

June 16, 2021

Ten Questions for Abol Bahadori

Artist Interviews

June’s solo artist Abol Bahadori talks about his intuitive process, the questions that drive his art, and the meaning of his exhibit Perspectives. By…

April 2, 2021

The Poetry of Collage in “Symbiosis”

Artist Interviews

Artist Rashad A. Muhammad, winner of The Art League’s Best-in-Show award for the March 2021 Line by Line exhibit, shares his thoughts on the…

September 25, 2020

Yongsuk Adams Focuses on Optimism in Her Award-Winning Photo

Artist Interviews

By Haven Ashley A dramatic coalescence of sea and sky, Yongsuk Adams’ photograph Become One was captured on the scenic Snæfellsnes peninsula in…

August 25, 2020

A Painting Started in the Past Speaks to the Present

Artist Interviews

By Haven Ashley Five years ago, painter Sally Davies began work on Labyrinth of Life: View From the Top of the Whitney, NYC, sorting…

July 17, 2020

Graphic Whimsy

Artist Interviews

by Haven Ashley Turning Over a New Leaf, Kay Walsh’s Best-in-Show Award-winning painting for the July 2020 Open Exhibit, is a model of graphic…

June 11, 2020

Light as Muse in Ray Goodrow’s Gleaming Cityscape

Artist Interviews

By Haven Ashley Six o’clock a.m., south of Lincoln Center. It’s January in New York and painter Ray Goodrow is on foot, eager to…

May 16, 2020

A Comforting Painting in a Time of Discomfort

Artist Interviews, Uncategorized

By Haven Ashley Painter Sweta Shah’s The Embrace, the May Open Exhibition Best-in-Show winner, is a timeless expression of the comfort found in…

April 15, 2020

A Painting Inspired by Two Masters and a Dose of Anxiety

Artist Interviews, Uncategorized

By Haven Ashley Teresa Oaxaca’s The Journey of Life is charming as it is brutal, a visual confection with layers of silk and…

March 30, 2020

The Enchanting Garden: How a scene from a travel photo became an award-winning painting

Artist Interviews

by Haven Ashley Lismore Flowers, the March Flora/Fauna Best-in-Show Award-winning painting by Angela Lacy, is like a postcard scene beckoning you to step inside…

January 15, 2020

Fade to Black and White: A Conversation With Abol Bahadori, December 2019 Open Exhibit Best-In-Show Winner

Artist Interviews, Uncategorized

“Pulling Perspective,” the painting awarded the December 2019 Open Exhibit Best-In-Show prize by juror Matthew McLaughlin, is a departure from what artist Abol Bahadori…

October 22, 2019

Playful State of Mind: An interview with artist Cristy West

Artist Interviews, Exhibits

“Mark making is central to art; it reaches back into prehistory to the caves of Lascaux, yet at the same time, children do…

October 17, 2019

“Honesty without compassion is worth nothing”: an Interview with juror Will Varner

Artist Interviews, Juror Profile

What is your definition of illustration? What does it encompass? For me, illustration should be in service of something—such as helping an article, a…