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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!

ART BITES: Interview with Hernán Murno

For this installment of “Art Bites,” we look into the diptych of America Remembers/The Lives by Hernán Murno in the July open exhibit. Murno’s…
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Interview with July Best in Show Winner Yasmin Bussiere

Rich, metallic textures are artist Yasmin Bussiere’s signature, and her work Illuminations is no exception. The eye-catching work of art that took home the Best In…
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Art Movie Night 2.0 features “VESSELS” animation by NYC-based Ignacio Serrano and Xiao Hua Yang

Join us Thursday July 18 at 7 pm, as the Gallery welcomes animators Ignacio Serrano and Xiao Hua Yang. Our second Art Movie Night…
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Artist Statement Workshop: Q&A with Julia Kwon and Fanna Gebreyesus

The League is pleased to welcome Julia Kwon, Artist in Residence at the NARS Foundation in Brooklyn, NY and Fanna Gebreyesus of the Glenstone Museum in…
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Secret Sauce: Glaze, Practice, and Re-Thinking Clay with Ryan Rakhshan

What if pottery could float on glaze? What if glaze could be more than just function? Tomorrow we are hosting ceramics artist Ryan Rakhshan…
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Wild Clay: Q&A with Potters Hitomi & Takuro Shibata

Hitomi and Takuro Shibata learned pottery making as professional studio potters in Shigaraki, one of the oldest and largest pottery villages in Japan. Now…
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A Room of Her Own: Ann Pickett’s “The Exuberance of Life” intertwines figure and environment

With movement, mystery, and appetite for life, the work of painter Ann Pickett intertwines the figure with its environment in “The Exuberance of Life”…
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Happy International Women’s Day: Can you name #5WomenArtists?

March is  Women’s History Month, and TODAY is International Women’s Day! To mark the occasion, the National Museum of Women in the Arts is…
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For the Birds: Teresa Oaxaca’s Best in Show Winning Piece

The Art League caught up with Oaxaca, Best in Show winner, and Art League Instructor on her award-winning work as well as what she’s…
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Five Feet of Character in a Five Inch Frame: Petite December’s Best in Show Winner

  The Art League talked with Jennifer Allevato, an artist who leverages her love of interiors and floral arrangements to create colorful compositions. Her…
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Mary Beth Gaiarin’s Best in Show winning Painting is a Piece of Cake!

Mary Beth Gaiarin’s impressionistic take on our favorite layer cake in Cake on a Plate is a delightful way to enjoy dessert completely guilt free….
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Highlights from the Gallery: November Honorable Mentions

Lee Newman, the juror for our November Open, awarded a variety of Honorable Mentions from among our talented Art League Artists who applied to…
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Pete McCutchen: A Return to Roots

Pete has been a regular in the gallery for many years, and The Art League checked in with him about his current exhibit, “Pattern+Texture”,…
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Noah Williams: A Love of Detail and No Fear of Failure

Noah Williams’ Best in Show piece, Illusions, is a huge African-style mask featuring found mixed media….
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The Study of Self-Portraits with Tania Karpowitz

The Art League asked Tania Karpowitz a few questions about her Self-Portrait workshop and entering the October Self-Portrait exhibit….
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Tess Olson gets “Groovy” in the Gallery

Best in Show winner, Tess Olson, walks us through her process, returning to her roots, and using shapes and textures to create her abstract…
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Snapshots of the World with Photographer Kathryn Mohrman

While Kathryn Mohrman’s subjects are often seen as ‘exotic’ by viewers, she’s trying to convey our common goals and humanity….
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Functional Craft: The Art of Bending Wood with Bill Peirce

The Art League asked William (Bill) Peirce, winner of Best in Show 3/D Sculpture in our July Open Exhibit,  some questions about his award…
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Abol Bahadori Talks About the Creative Process

We asked Abol Bahadori to share some insight into Reverie, the concept of reflections, and how his creative process has evolved over the years….
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Reflections with June Award Winner Ron Colbroth

Ron Colbroth’s award-winning photograph of a sailboat crisply mirrored in the calm, blue waters of Southern Portugal is the very definition of “reflection.”…
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Beverly Ryan’s Drones Reappear

Artist and Art League instructor Beverly Ryan’s ‘Drone Silhouette’ seems to be suspended in air, blades whirling off the ground and ready to strike….
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Feeling the Way Around “Uncertainty”

We sat down with Jackie Saunders, winner of Best in Show for 2-D Figurative Work in the May Open Exhibit, to discuss her piece…
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Q&A with Ikebana Arranger Tone Olsen

Tone Olsen, the Branch Director of the Washington, DC Sogetsu School, answered some questions about Ikebana, our show, and how she became involved in…
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Karen Schmitz, Resisting “The New Normal”

“It’s about resistance, a little bit of anarchy.”…
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