She Penciled in 30 Years of Drawing Time
Teresa Pennington is a colored-pencil artist who renders exquisitely detailed drawings of Western North Carolina vistas, flora, and fauna. For more than three decades,…
This Former Model Knows How to Dress Up a Painting
Asya Zahia Colie is a figurative, portrait, and abstract artist who divides her time between Asheville and her native home of Provence, in the…
When You Grow Up in Paris but Discover Art in the American South …
Frederic Payet is a self-taught painter whose palette-knife works are impressionistic with a signature, secret vibrancy. Born on the island of Madagascar, Payet was…
Early Dumpster Diving Indicates a Future of Skulls and Watch Parts
Bobbie Polizzi, who brands her work as “Junk & Disorderly,” moved to WNC in 1997 as a product-design executive for a manufacturing company. She’s…
Illustrator’s Roller-Coaster Ride Becomes the Viewer’s Peaceful Landing
Fian Arroyo is a big-time illustrator with a client roster that includes Scholastic, Boy Scouts of America, Miller Lite, US News and World Report,…
She Mapped Her Journey Back to Art on the Front of a Notecard
“Curiosity is what brought me to where I am today,” says collage artist McKenzie Keenan, who owns and operates an atelier in Brevard, Heart…
He Wants His Art to Talk to Itself While You Listen
“I’m not an artist who is comfortable with pigeonholing myself,” says oil painter Peter Roux. “When I work with representational art I get itchy…
She Wants to Make Your Fantasies Come True … Under Really Good Lighting
If you’re going to switch focus in your career, the Louvre might be the world’s best eureka spot. Walking around the iconic art museum…
Love Hurts and Prompts Fascinating Conceptual Art
Nine years ago, artist Gwen Bigham moved from Charlotte to Asheville. Psychologists note that moving is one of the most stressful events a person…
There are No Bad Drawings, Only Bad Senses of Humor
By day, Paul Choi works as a freelance graphic designer and art director. But he’s fast becoming a household name in Asheville, thanks to…