He Left Behind California Stars to Embrace Asheville Skies
byWhen he lived in Northern California, Christopher Peterson played bass and guitar in The Thirsty Cats, a band he says was “… very big…
Illustration
Her Multimedia Work Always Was a Trial by Fire
by“It was the loudest sound I ever heard, and now my car is a burnt marshmallow, but I feel really lucky to be alive.”…
Bigger Than a Breadbox, Wittier Than Anything
byKatrina Chenevert works outrageously in a multitude of mediums including, assemblage, soft sculpture, installations, and paint. Her Katrina Chenevert Gallery is an eye-popping showcase…
Celebrating West Asheville Style
byA few months ago, local painter Gus Cutty created a likeness of iconic drag queen RuPaul on the west exterior wing of the Bledsoe…
Illustrator Gets to the Heart (and Arteries) of the Matter
byCuriosity is an essential piece of any artist’s toolbox, and for Asheville illustrator Julia Moore, it began in childhood, building forts in the woods….
Selfies
byArt Mob Studios & Marketplace During the month of May, Art Mob Studios & Marketplace is presenting Selfies, its latest exhibition. Member artists were…
Providence Refuses to Fit Inside One Medium
byLisa Steffens grew up along New York’s Hudson River, and her mother studied fashion design at the area’s prestigious Pratt Institute for a year…
Helping Local Artists Make Sense of the Shadows
byZelda Sayre Fitzgerald, wife and muse of Jazz Age writer F. Scott Fitzgerald, lived as if she were weightless. In a high-school journal, she…
Abundant Ephemeralist Documents Asheville Glance by Glance
byA painting or pen-and-ink drawing by Cyrus Glance is instantly recognizable through his urgent strokes and keen, idiosyncratic rendering of the world around him….
Meet Her in the Garden of Unearthly Delights
byJulie Armbruster is grateful for her freed-up time in 2020. Never mind the pandemic — her world has always been weird. The illustrator’s drawings,…