Posts in Artists In the Studio
Kate Horvat: The Sun Is Shining But I Don’t Trust It
Jul 19, 2019
Trust: a firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something. How does one develop trust? Trust comes through the repetition of reliable and truthful sensations. We feel it — physically, emotionally, mentally — grow in strength through its continued duration. The Sun is Shining in all the chaos of our… View Article
The Magic of What Gets Left Behind: Vin Caponigro in the Studio
Jul 11, 2019
Since they were a child, Vin Caponigro has been surrounded with the kind of organic matter that blurs the lines between magic and medicine, aesthetic and utilitarian. Lemons, olive oil, vinegar, cement, coal, and salt were all staples in and around the Eastern Pennsylvania home where they grew up, and they’ve continued to feel pulled… View Article
#First Friday: July Exhibitions We Love!
Jul 04, 2019
Highlighting exhibitions that feature the work of WSW artists, we share the shows near and far that make up our monthly must-see list. New York Katie Baldwin (Artist’s Book Residency Grant ’08, Book Arts Studio Residency ’11), Sarah McDermott (AIE Artist’s Book Residency ’14, Studio Workspace Residency ’19), Shelley Thorstensen (Studio Residency Grant ’04, Studio Workspace Residency ’05)… View Article
Turbulent Flow: Kristina King in the Studio
Jun 21, 2019
Kristina King’s work is dark in tone and feel. From branches wrapped in black yarn to fragile paper sculptures and large sheets of textural handmade paper, King uncovers the beauty within decay, fragility, and turbulence. Primarily using cotton fiber and abaca, King’s two-dimensional work has sculptural qualities–uneven edges, layers of pigmented pulp, and raised shapes… View Article
Sid-the-Kid: Sidney Mullis in the Studio
Jun 14, 2019
Using discarded objects, brightly colored fabrics, and papier-mâché, Sidney Mullis builds sculptures that camouflage and re-contextualize the very objects they are created from, revealing underlying themes of mortality, gender, and the loss of childhood. “In school, I had inclinations toward particular materials, such as spandex, panty hose, used makeup wipes, movement, performance, and more to… View Article
Clarissa Sligh: Living A Life, the Personal and the Political
Jun 06, 2019
Left to right, Self Portrait with cranes from Hope Project, and the artist at WSW in 1988 Clarissa doesn’t think of herself as an activist or crusader, as I have come to see her, she thinks of herself a storyteller. “In my work, I’m trying to have a voice that’s absent from the conversation –… View Article
#First Friday: June Exhibitions We Love!
Jun 06, 2019
New York Lorrie Fredette (Studio Workspace ’10) will be in a group exhibition, Summation & Absence, at BioBat Art Space from May 17 – August 16, 2019. There will be a closing reception on Friday, August 16 from 7 – 9 p.m. Tana Kellner ( WSW’s Founding Artistic Director) has prints in RISING TOGETHER: an… View Article
#First Friday: May Exhibitions We Love!
May 02, 2019
Highlighting exhibitions that feature the work of WSW artists, we share the shows near and far that make up our monthly must-see list. New York Emily Noelle Lambert (Studio Intern ’94) is showing Phosphorescent Plot, a solo exhibition at One River School Woodbury, going on now through May 15. Lambert also just finished a commissioned mural through the… View Article
Art in service of activism – Stephanie Weiner in the Studio
Apr 19, 2019
For Stephanie Weiner, art and activism intricately shape both her view of the world and her contribution within it. Since 2005, she has created politically relevant posters, clothing, and gifts sold through her online shop Revolutionary Lemonade Stand. Looking back at every stage in her life, she can clearly trace her introduction to and ongoing… View Article
New Faces at WSW: Spring 2019
Apr 12, 2019
This spring we welcome four new interns to the WSW studios: Carlie Waganer, Courtney Parbs, Perri Murray and Savannah Bustillo (who joins us later in April). Carlie will be working directly with WSW staff as the non-profit management intern while Courtney, Perri and Savannah will be studio interns working on projects with resident artists,while supporting… View Article