Daily posts on happenings in Utah’s visual arts community.
Born in Chama, New Mexico, David Maestas had an unhappy experience studying painting and drawing at the University of Utah where he felt criticized rather than encouraged, but went on to explore abstract art and develop his own style in that genre. He has done well over numerous […]
Painter and mixed-media artist Jacqui Larsen has received two Utah Visual Arts Fellowships (1996 and 2006), and an artist’s residency fellowship from The Anderson Center in Red Wing, Minnesota. Recently, her work has appeared in a number of literary journals, as well as on the covers of three University of […]
In October, 2016, Willy Littig finished walking the Camino in Spain, with wife Pamela Grubaugh-Littig, and celebrated his birthday both there and again later in Salt Lake City with a bash for friends at Mestizo Gallery (to which this writer was not invited, ahem!). We heard it was […]
Denis Phillips, co-owner of Salt Lake City’s Phillips Gallery and a prolific artist who paints most anything seen and unseen — “I like the change,” he once said of his genre switches. “It keeps things from getting too routine… — drew us this cartoon in response to our […]
Known for her books and broadsides as owner of Green Cat Press, Susan Makov holds a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University, New York; an MFA from the State University of New York at Buffalo; and a diploma from Brighton University in the UK. She taught art at Weber State […]
Cody Chamberlain says 2017 is starting out on a good note. His piece “Inside the Mesa,” is on exhibit in the Statewide Annual Competition at Rio Gallery through Jan. 13. The work was conceptualized during a three-day backpacking trip in Cedar Mesa, just south of The Bears Ears Buttes, […]
It was 40 years ago when Bill Lee started school in New York with a photo major. That’s something he still does, and plans to buy a new camera soon and spend more time with that, but also has been pursuing painting and mixed media work seriously since […]
Chauncey Secrist, who is represented by Howa Gallery in Bountiful, tells us: “2017 promises to be an interesting and eventful year for me. I will continue to work on new collage and assemblage work, but also have plans to return to paint. There are a lot of ideas […]
Reared in a village north of London (she moved to Utah about 16 years ago), Santaquin artist Jenna von Benedikt is widely known for her graceful and grace-filled birds and more recently for her beasts. A BYU graduate with a Studio BFA and studies at the Santa Reparata […]
Twice a winner of the Utah Visual Arts Fellowship, Brigham Young University Professor Joseph Ostraff had an impressive 2016, with exhibits in Massachusetts and inclusion in the Chautauqua National Juried Exhibition: Order and Chaos, Giles Gallery, Eastern Kentucky University at Richmond. And he tells us he has big […]
To start out 2017 we checked in with some Utah artists to see what they are up to in the New Year. We’ll be running these short features throughout the month. Toni Youngblood is an avid recycler. She uses old tuna cans for paints and medium, a fondue […]
“We are fortunate to have found the right leader at the right time,” says Art Access board chair Virginia Gowski about the hiring of their new Executive Director, Shandra Benito. “She passionately and genuinely believes in the mission of our organization and has a proven track record of […]
