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Art Exposed: Betty Nelsen

On the art of how to look in the mirror

In revisiting her early self-portraits, Betty Nelsen has zeroed in on the strongest elements, cropping the drawings into pages that will go into a series of handmade books.

May 23, 2023 Miranda Culp 

Art Exposed: Beti Masenqo

The musician-singer-songwriter blends folk and rock with the Ethiopian songs of her childhood

When she performs, singer and songwriter Beti Masenqo leaves this earthly plane in a way that seems entirely effortless.

Apr 21, 2023 Miranda Culp 

Art Exposed: Summer Ventis

Artist and Sacramento State educator tackles the individual and collective trauma of the pandemic

With her recent exhibition “Heavier Than Air,” artist Summer Ventis encouraged viewers to externalize their held breaths by inflating a balloon.

Mar 31, 2023 Houghton Kinsman

Art Exposed: Neighbor Program

Founders of Oak Park’s Neighbor Program promote community healing through art

Art has been used to capture the moments in society that have forever altered the course of history, and to translate complex emotions. With this philosophy, two artists and educators formed a community healing practice. 

Feb 23, 2023 Olivia Monahan

Art Exposed: Vincent Pacheco

A graphic artist blurs art and design and plays with the cultural language of piñatas

The artist builds piñatas in various forms of cultural artifacts. Each is a temporary monument to family, identity and cultural heritage.

Dec 28, 2022 Houghton Kinsman

Art Exposed: Unity Lewis

A curator, artist and musician carries the legacy of his grandmother’s groundbreaking work documenting the Black experience

Unity Lewis recently curated a series at Crocker Art Museum that brought his grandmother’s book into the three-dimensional world by pairing works of artists from previous generations with their modern counterparts who will carry the torch.

Nov 28, 2022 Olivia Monahan

Art Exposed: Diana Ormanzhi

A Sacramento artist reinterprets surrealism through a feminist lens

At Twisted Track Gallery in Sacramento, which recently emerged as a keystone of the thriving R Street art scene, one wall is devoted to a triptych of the feminine divine.

Oct 31, 2022 Jennifer Fergesen

Art Exposed: Celeste Perez

Multimedia artist Digital Mami paints the town pink

To Celeste Perez, who goes by Digital Mami, urban scenes are canvases waiting to be glossed up by saturated color and saucy sayings. 

Sep 28, 2022 Vanessa Labi

Art Exposed: Donco Tolomanoski

Collage artist helps upcycle monthly art events into new vision

As lead organizer of WAL’s First Friday events, the collage artist is focusing less on the “party” aspect and more on the artists and their work.

Sep 6, 2022 Robin Douglas

Art Exposed: Gioia Fonda

How an artist and Sacramento City College professor teaches imagination

Gioia Fonda, an artist and professor at Sacramento City College since 2006, takes every opportunity to combine art with teaching. 

Jun 28, 2022 Gavin Hudson
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