High Water Marks
byColton Dion’s post-Helene works chart hope In the wake of Hurricane Helene, Asheville painter and sculptor Colton Dion found himself working at a different…
Painting
A Landscape Reimagined
byLast year, artist Alissa Mellis-Gruba was set to debut Foraging the Landscape at the Spotlight Gallery in the River Arts District. Then came Hurricane…
Beautiful Disasters
byIn her first solo exhibition with Tracey Morgan Gallery, interdisciplinary artist Elizabeth Alexander reimagines domestic décor as evidence of a slow unraveling. Opening August…
A Gallery of Her Own
byWhen Connie Bostic passed away in January 2024, Asheville lost a cultural firestarter. From opening one of the city’s first gay bars in the…
Back and Brilliant in Biltmore
byGrand Bohemian Gallery hosts reopening celebration After months of rebuilding in the wake of Hurricane Helene, the Grand Bohemian Gallery is throwing open its…
Creative Heights
byIn 1875, Highlands began as a high-elevation haven for those seeking relief from heat and humidity. But the summer colony quickly transformed into a…
News from the League
byThe Art League of Henderson County has a full calendar this spring, starting with the return of Fabulous Fakes. A seasonal favorite, this quirky…
A New Layer of Talent
byGallery Row, the one-mile arts district made up of Biltmore Avenue and Broadway Street, just acquired one more creative: Rand Kramer. Now represented by…
From Destruction to Creation
byIn those long, shapeless days after Hurricane Helene, Asheville mixed-media artist Li Newton says she “moved through the chaos on automatic — shutdown from reality.” Existing…
That’s Her Transfiguration
byFear can limit you. Alexander artist Chrys Corn Goodman knows this firsthand. Growing up in San Francisco, Goodman always wanted to be an artist….