Writer Lets His Paintings Have Their Say
byWhen Hendersonville artist Phil Arrington arrived in town in 2009 from Minnesota, his new home’s lively arts community proved more influential than he’d expected….
Assemblage
A Different Stand on Lemonade
byIn 2013, Asheville-born interdisciplinary artist Sherrill Roland was charged with a crime he didn’t commit. Though later exonerated, Roland would spend 10 months in…
Here and Now
byCitron Gallery presents Here and Now, a group exhibit featuring new works by eight national and international artists. Their styles range from representational to…
Imagine Dragons Riding on Your Hip or Circling Your Waist
byLyn Lyndall makes it possible to keep a pet dragon by your side. The artist’s hand-tooled leather bags are sculpted with the bodies of…
20 Years, 20,000 Square Feet, One Big Key to Success
byThe F.W. Woolworth building, located at the corner of Haywood Street and Battery Park in downtown Asheville, was constructed in 1938 and has since…
Practical Magic: Celebrating Bobbie Polizzi
byThe last time Asheville Made caught up with Bobbie Polizzi, around Halloween 2018, she was posing with her hand resting casually but intentionally on…
She Wrote the Recipe on Outsider Assemblage Art
by“Art was my identity as a geeky kid,” says multimedia artist Sue Wille, who also produces work under the alias Suzie Millions. “I talked…
The Secret to Controlling a Lack of Control
by“When I was nine years old I had a brain tumor,” reveals multimedia artist Molly Sawyer, who has also endured breast cancer and undergone…
Handmade Holiday Sale
byBack in the day, it housed the weaving and woodworking operations of Biltmore Industries. Today, the Grovewood Gallery boasts two floors of artisanal work…
Making the Ultimate Remix Can Take Fifty Years
byValerie Hoh spent her year of isolation “exploding with creativity.” The result is three wildly inventive new collections — and, happily, two progressive new…