Art Exposed: Lee Pringle
The founder and artistic director of the Colour of Music Festival highlights the achievements of Black classical musicians and composers
Less than 2 percent of professional classical musicians identify
as Black. Lee Pringle wants to change that.
Art Exposed: Sarah Marie Hawkins
Multimedia artist Sarah Marie Hawkins uses a variety of methods
to tell not just her story, but the stories of many women.
Art Exposed: Dan Herrera
Photographer and college professor Dan Herrera appreciates
the art of using older or alternative methods in his work; some
of his techniques date back 200 years or more.
Art Exposed: Deborah Pittman
A professional clarinetist broadens her creative output with
ceramics, writing, filmmaking, multimedia performances — and
puppets.
Art Exposed: Binuta Sudhakaran
How this artist focuses on mindfulness over capitalism in her abstract minimalist paintings
Sudhakaran calls her work abstract minimalism, and she
applies paint to canvas in layers, creating an ethereal effect
that suggests movement and contemplation.
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Art Exposed: Akira Beard
How painting saved this artist’s life, and how tattooing supports his work
Akira Beard recently became a tattoo artist so he could “go
anywhere, tattoo, make money while I’m there, trying to open up
doors of opportunity with my actual art,” he says.
Art Exposed: Jupiter Lockett
A Sacramento artist uses his paintings to address race and social issues
Jupiter Lockett paints in a free and childlike manner, but
his subject matter focuses on the Black experience and is
intended to make the viewer uncomfortable.
Art Exposed: June Steckler
A painter and curator learns it’s easier to manage other people’s art and finds gifts in aging
June Steckler is optimistic about the Capital Region’s art scene
and her role in it as both artist and curator.
Art Exposed: Octavio Valencia
A photographer talks about fashion, mental illness and a close encounter with Anna Wintour
Octavio Valencia has a secret identity. Or two.