Creating Textures, Closing February 19
Buncombe County native Valerie Berlage comes from a family of makers. “My grandfather has always worked with wood, my two grandmothers taught me about…
2024 Regional Scholastic Art Awards Exhibition, Opening January 24
Most comics feature superheroes and supervillains. “Red Lipstick” is no different. Written and illustrated by Izlia Shepard, a senior at Charles D. Owen High…
A “Beautiful Exercise” for the New Year
Amid major renovations at Trackside Studios last August, workers found dozens of brick pavers hidden beneath the floor. According to gallery artist Julie Ann…
Divine Creations
At 14, Morgan McCarver underwent scoliosis spinal fusion surgery. The 12 months following her operation were dark. As she tells Asheville Made, “It was…
Inspired by a Song, Running Through January 27
One evening in the winter of 1931, a 17-year-old Polish immigrant named Edward W. Roman went ice skating in Tryon, New York. As Roman…
Strangers & Off the Wall, Opening January 20
Some may say the subjects found in Kevin Isgett’s latest anthology of acrylic portraits are odd, what with their wide-set eyes, blotchy complexions, and…
Collage and Crumpets
Lynn Karegeannes, owner and founder of Full Life Arts in Asheville, is a tea fiend. “For me, tea is a symbol of hospitality, ritual,…
Painting Her Way Through Grief
On July 2, 2011, Sylva-based watercolorist Pamela Haddock experienced every parent’s worst nightmare. Earlier that day, her 29-year-old son, Joshua, loaded his car with…
Layering On The Dream
Lainard Bush can pinpoint the moment he became an artist. It was December 15, 1987 — his birthday. To celebrate, he booked an outdoor…
Four New Exhibits at Blue Spiral 1, Opening January 5
While the rest of us recover from our holiday-induced sugar comas, Blue Spiral 1 is back at it with four expertly curated exhibitions. In…