Labeling Levi Jackson’s artworks as photographs alone would be the same sort of reductionism he undoubtedly advises his students against when teaching studio photography, art criticism, and artist’s theory at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. “I make temporary site-specific installations that I document with...
Artist William “Lucky” Davis stands by the window in his restored 1920s-era cabin-turned-studio in Paradise Valley, Montana. He’s gazing out at an open meadow that leads to forested land and the Absaroka Mountains in the distance. The sound of running water — riffles from nearby...
You’d think the adage “a picture is worth a thousand words” would be especially appropriate when describing photographer Edward S. Curtis [1868–1952]. After all, the portfolio that comprises his life’s work, The North American Indian, includes hundreds of images of Indigenous Americans. These photographs have...
C.W. Mundy knows that a high level of proficiency and his ability to control paint can get in the way of creating an excellent work of art. When he sees this happening, he deliberately starts a “dog fight” with his own work. He forces himself...
Josh Tafoya designs and weaves vivid, contemporary textiles that draw on his Southwestern heritage in Northern New Mexico, “going back all the way to the Spanish Conquistadors who settled the rural area of Taos County where my cousins and my parents still live.” More and...
Auction houses were happily subjected to pent-up demand from collectors during late summer sales. Prices edged upward, as did spirits during a return to in-person events that continued to offer remote bidding for those with concerns about COVID-19. Multiple auction records were set, as bidders...
When Annie O’Carroll was in her twenties, traveling the world as a sales manager for Marriott Hotels, she never dreamed that she’d have a flourishing interior design career someday. “I think my whole life, it was like being in training for what I eventually landed...
An art collection can act as a road map for our beliefs and values. It can reflect the landscapes we find beautiful, the artistic techniques or styles we appreciate, and the ideas we hold as true or important. As interior designer Annie O’Carroll explains in...
Light is an obsession in the art world. Artists’ studios are designed around north-facing windows to harness the most constant natural light source. Curators can spend days, sometimes weeks, adjusting and tweaking the lighting to achieve the best possible look and feel for a show....
Dana and Randel Shadid are passionate about art. The walls of their Edmond, Oklahoma, home are covered with paintings from floor to ceiling — salon-style, but on steroids. If Edmond has a power couple, it would have to be the Shadids. Dana has had a long...