Tonalities
byTrackside Studios closes only two days a year (Thanksgiving and Christmas), and the large windows overlooking the namesake train tracks let in lots of…
Painting
The Makers of Main Street
byWhen Judith Kolva says 2022 will be a “banner year,” she doesn’t mean it idiomatically. Kolva is chair of ArtScape Hendersonville, an annual public-art…
Drawn Together: Recent Work by Bethanne Hill, Darius Hill, Olivia Hill
byBlue Spiral 1 (Showcase Gallery) The Hill family from Birmingham, Alabama, have a deep history of working in varying creative endeavors, says Bethanne Hill, who…
Art for More than Art’s Sake
by“You want to give back to the community,” states local painter Jeremy Russell. “And when everybody’s intentions are good and they are doing something…
A Big Plot Twist in Margaret Curtis’ Narrative
byIn October, Tryon-based artist Margaret Curtis was honored by the Joan Mitchell Foundation with a prestigious Joan Mitchell Fellowship. The Foundation describes the new…
Black History (Every) Month
byProminent artist Jenny Pickens — portraitist, dollmaker, and high-profile local muralist — favors acrylics when she paints. Bold statements in rich hues are a…
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…
Beginnings
byCitron is a new gallery/studio recently opened in downtown Asheville that features contemporary art from local, national, and international artists, with a current focus…
Julyan Davis Goes From Painter to Pantser
byBritish-born artist Julyan Davis has spent the past 30 years exhibiting in galleries and museums across the U.S. Many of his paintings capture the…
Yearning After the Microlocal Moment
byThe first time Rebecca King Hawkinson walked into a field with her landscape box to paint en plein air was unforgettable — and not…