Utah Artist Profiles published in 15 Bytes, featuring magazine length profiles of Utah artists.
Jamie Wayman’s show at the Art Barn in 2003 drew approval from the 15 Bytes critic of the day, but Kasey Boone questioned whether an interesting idea might not become a gimmick, asking, “Can you paint underwater scenes your whole life?” The answer is, absolutely: Wayman’s career has […]
Photo by Simon Blundell “I figure if a girl wants to be a legend she should just go ahead and be one.” Attributed to the American frontierswoman known as Calamity Jane, the quote hangs prominently in Janell James’ studio. It says plenty about the talented and determined Utah […]
It’s always easier to tell a story when it’s over, when you’ve arrived at a place recognizable as a destination, to have things tidily wrapped up despite whatever struggle or confusion might have preceded it, to know what it was all about, what it means. This isn’t one […]
On April 20, Nox Contemporary opens an exhibition of new works by Frank McEntire, one of the 15 artists selected in 2013 as “Utah’s most influential artists.” McEntire certainly has not been resting on his laurels since receiving that honor, have exhibited in a number of locations in Utah […]
Artists of Utah recently announced the beginning of Round 2 of Utah’s 15, their project to celebrate Utah’s most influential artists (click here to learn about Round 2 of Utah’s 15.).In 2013, Sandy Brunvand was selected by 200 of her peers as one of “Utah’s 15 most influential […]
In 2013, Paul Davis was selected by 200 of his peers as one of “Utah’s 15 most influential artists.” The following profile appeared in Utah’s 15: The State’s Most Influential Artists, published by Artists of Utah in 2014. Click here to learn about Round 2 of Utah’s 15. Paul Davis […]
In 2013, John Erickson was selected by 200 of his peers as one of “Utah’s 15 most influential artists.” The following profile appeared in Utah’s 15: The State’s Most Influential Artists, published by Artists of Utah in 2014.Artists of Utah recently announced the beginning of Round 2 of Utah’s 15, […]
In 2013, Ruby Chacon was selected by 200 of her peers as one of “Utah’s 15 most influential artists.” The following profile appeared in Utah’s 15: The State’s Most Influential Artists, published by Artists of Utah in 2014. Ruby Chacón, visual artist, writer, community organizer, and co-founder of Mestizo Institute […]
Brad Slaugh is a bit of a jokester. You see it in the postcards for the semi-annual open studios event he runs at Poor Yorick Studios (which he has operated for 15+ years): the card inserts the skeleton of Denmark’s famous court jester into an iconic work of art; or […]
In 2013, Sam Wilson was selected by 200 of his peers as one of “Utah’s 15 most influential artists.” The following profile appeared in Utah’s 15: The State’s Most Influential Artists, published by Artists of Utah in 2014. Photo by Zoe and Robert Rodriguez. Sam Wilson says, “It’s all […]
In 2013, Trent Alvey was selected by 200 of her peers as one of “Utah’s 15 most influential artists.” The following profile appeared in Utah’s 15: The State’s Most Influential Artists, published by Artists of Utah in 2014. Every day Trent Alvey walks up the hillside near her home […]
In 2013, Joan Woodbury was selected by 200 of her peers as one of “Utah’s 15 most influential artists.” The following profile appeared in Utah’s 15: The State’s Most Influential Artists, published by Artists of Utah in 2014. We almost lost Joan Woodbury to New York. That’s where all the […]
. Peter Everett, 48, is far more than the soft-spoken professor of first impression. His paintings speak to a remarkably powerful inner core of human spirituality that most people are either unaware of or choose to ignore. His current show at Ephraim’s Granary Art Center demonstrates this through […]
When Phyllis Forsey left for New York City in 1957, she was not headed for The Art Students League like some of her Utah peers. She took a more circuitous route to a painting career. Forsey had just finished her freshman year at BYU, where she had taken […]
It’s difficult to fathom a photographer naming an abstract artist as a major influence. O’Keeffe and her desert flowers, maybe, but Rauschenberg and his mixed-media “Combines”? Really? “My dad is an artist and printmaker,” explains Simon Blundell,” and we’ve always had Rauschenberg’s books around the house.” His father, […]
Artists make art for rich people. Well, maybe not for them, but it’s the well-to-do and the institutions they govern who buy art. If that statement is an oversimplification, there’s a basic economic truth at its core: most of the people artists know can’t afford their work (for that matter, […]
Cody Chamberlain, with Antelope Island in the background. Photo by Simon Blundell. On a recent trip East, Cody Chamberlain visited the usual museums: saw the blockbuster Michelangelo show at the Met, a terrific O’Keeffe in the Carnegie, hit the Warhol and MoMA, too. But he also stopped at […]
