Avery Greig always has something to contribute. Whether lost in an art exhibition, meandering in downtown salt lake, or haunting a museum, she always has something to say when it comes to art. With her BA in Art History from the University of Utah, she loves sharing her passions for art and writing wrapped up in one.
“Birds are really reliant on the Great Salt Lake,” says Mitsu Salmon, director of immersive dance experience Feathered Tides. Centered around native birds and bringing awareness to the drying of the Great Salt Lake, Feathered Tides takes viewers on a journey into all levels of emotion through varying […]
Modern West Fine Art is no stranger to meticulous curation, yet their latest exhibition manages to exceed even already high expectations. A Woven History, where each artwork sits in thoughtful conversation with the others, centers nine female artists, exploring the boundaries of their work in relation to womanhood […]
“When I set out to start this series, I had spent two years doing only self portraits, and I got so bored of it,” says artist Matalyn Zundel during the opening reception for her latest show, No Woman Is an Island. “I just started painting my friends, and […]
Deep in South Salt Lake, Signed & Numbered framing shop hosts one of NCECA’s 2025 ceramic exhibitions, don’t be careful with me i’m normal. The exhibition, boasting 22 pieces, lies across two rooms of the studio, where the rich scent of cut wood frames the atmosphere. “Care is […]
“Art is a human right,” says Sarina Villareal Ehrgott, Executive Director of the Bountiful Davis Art Center (BDAC). Coming up on her one-year anniversary at BDAC, Ehrgott reminisces on her past work and how it impacts the broad vision she has for the center in this year and […]
“I see curation as a very collaborative process,” says Emily Lawhead, the Utah Museum of Fine Arts’ Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art. Off the bat, it’s clear that Lawhead’s approach to curation is abundantly refreshing and crystal clear. To Lawhead, curation is a communal practice, enlisting […]
At South Salt Lake’s newest art gallery, Material, collaboration and community are the same word. Born from the creative minds of local art personas Jorge Rojas and Colour Maisch, Material stands as a model for the progressive art gallery. “As Salt Lake City continues to grow and rents […]
Featuring ten artists, including five guest artists and five whom the gallery represents, The Modern West at Modern West Fine Art hones in on personal ties to the state of Utah and the interconnection of the West and individual identity. The exhibition both combines the physical body with […]
The Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival, or as one fan so lovingly described it “…Disneyland for theatre lovers,” is Salt Lake City’s pinnacle of live theater. The annual festival garners fans, actors, writers and theater lovers alike from across the state for a two-weekend lineup of performances. Festival […]
Jorge Rojas is a master of the minimal. Visibly obvious in his latest exhibition Material Meditations at the Utah Vally University Museum of Art, Rojas’s decades-long exploration of tactile materials reveals deep intrinsic meanings that may not be obvious at first glance. “I begin a piece with a […]
The Springville Museum of Art’s Spring Salon is the largest annual exhibition of work by Utah artists in the state. More than 1000 works are entered for consideration each year. From these, the museum manages to hang several hundred on their ground floor galleries. The Salon is too […]
Employing greasy oil paints in bright pastel colors, Katrina Berg adds intricate texture to layers of meaning in the large scale pieces of her latest exhibition, The Signs & Symbols of Spring. Appearing thick and jelly-like, or what the artist refers to as “stained glass-like,” Berg’s brushstrokes work […]
