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…
Jenny Pickens
London Calling
bySelf-taught artist Jenny Pickens, a native of Asheville who co-created the Black Lives Matter mural installed last month in downtown Asheville, was recently announced…
Lead Artists for Mural Announced
byThe Asheville Area Arts Council on July 3 announced the three artists picked to administer a Black Lives Matter mural, to be sited downtown…
When Art is a Force — But Also a Saving Grace
byAdding even more color to Depot Street, the mural is splashed across Pink Dog Creative’s stacked shipping containers. A brightly dressed woman leans gently…
Pink Dog Creative Commissions New Mural
byPink Dog Creative has commissioned one of its Southside community neighbors, Jenny Pickens, to design and paint a mural on the gallery’s shipping containers…