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Why Every Art Collector Should Keep Detailed Collection Records Keeping detailed collection records is one of the simplest ways to protect your byAmna RaufAugust 5, 2026
The Most Radical Thing Marina Abramović Did Was Look at You When was the last time someone looked at you for a full minute without checking byPrerona MaityAugust 5, 2026
Art & Society Artist Q&A Series Creative ColumnOctober 18, 2025 What Does Freedom Mean for Ana Algv as an Artist? Ana Algorri talks about her shift from graphic design to freelancing, the byAfsheen Adnan4 minute read
Artist Q&A Series Business Column Emerging Collector SeriesOctober 13, 2025 What do collectors value most about this artist’s paintings? Puerto Rican painter Lourdes Rivera, also known as LULU, opens up about her path byAfsheen Adnan7 minute read
Art Historical Analysis & Critical Writing Artist Interviews Artist Q&A SeriesOctober 11, 2025 Why Do Birds Keep Inspiring Artists? In conversation with illustrator Zoe Zhao, we explore how her time in Edinburgh, byAfsheen Adnan6 minute read
Art & Society Artist Advice & Professional Development Creative ColumnOctober 8, 2025 How Do You Turn Rejection Into a Voice That Won’t Quiet Down? In this interview, Violetta talks about turning overwhelming emotions into byAfsheen Adnan6 minute read
Art & Society Creative ColumnOctober 6, 2025 What Do We Do With Memories That Refuse to Stay Still? In this conversation, Wendy Montero opens up about the intersections of memory, byAfsheen Adnan6 minute read
Art & Society Art Styles & GenresOctober 4, 2025 How this painter brings memories of India into her textile designs In this Arts to Hearts Project interview, Sumana talks about her journey from byAfsheen Adnan6 minute read
Art & Technology Art Styles & Genres Artist InterviewsOctober 1, 2025 From Shanghai’s 5G Installations to London’s Live Sets | Tong Niu In this conversation for the Arts to Hearts Project, Tong Niu shares how sound, byAfsheen Adnan6 minute read
Artist Q&A Series Artist Techniques & ProcessSeptember 29, 2025 From Illustration to Handcraft — An Artist’s Journey Across Mediums In this Arts to Hearts Project interview, Songer Yang talks about growing up in byAfsheen Adnan5 minute read
Art & Society Artist Q&A Series Creative ColumnSeptember 27, 2025 How This Painter Turns Suffocation into Portriats of Survival In this interview with Arts to Hearts Project, Filipino-born and Canada-based byAfsheen Adnan7 minute read
Art & Society Opinion & CommentarySeptember 24, 2025 What Classic Films and Journals Can Teach Us About Art In this Arts to Hearts Project interview, Michigan-based painter Susanna Booth byAfsheen Adnan5 minute read
Creative ColumnSeptember 22, 2025 What Living in Different Cities Teaches an Artist In this Arts to Hearts Project interview, Ukrainian American artist Yana byAfsheen Adnan5 minute read
Artist Q&A Series Creative ColumnSeptember 20, 2025 How this Painter Turned Childhood Curiosity into an art Career In this Arts to Hearts Project interview, painter Lori Evensen shares how her byAfsheen Adnan5 minute read
Artist Q&A Series Creative ColumnSeptember 17, 2025 How Did Lockdown Begin a New Chapter for Janice Brown? Janice Brown, the Sydney-based teacher and founder of Sydney InSights, shares byAfsheen Adnan6 minute read
Artist Q&A Series Artist Techniques & Process Creative ColumnSeptember 15, 2025 When Do You Know It’s Time to Switch Mediums?- Wink K. Moe In this Arts to Hearts Project interview, Wink K(h)ing Moe shares how painting, byAfsheen Adnan7 minute read
Opinion & CommentarySeptember 13, 2025 What Does Y2K Aesthetic Mean Today? Painter and sculptor Arielle Tesoriero talks about turning Y2K nostalgia into byAfsheen Adnan5 minute read
Art & Society Creative ColumnSeptember 10, 2025 Can Painting Be a Form of Meditation? In this conversation for Arts to Hearts Project, painter and educator Katie byAfsheen Adnan4 minute read
Art & Society Creative Column Opinion & CommentarySeptember 8, 2025 This painter’s take on age, beauty, and changing norms In this Arts to Hearts Project interview, Brussels-based painter Isabella Theys byAfsheen Adnan5 minute read
Art & Society Art Styles & Genres Artist Q&A SeriesSeptember 6, 2025 Why This Artist Writes Poems Next to Her Photos In this interview for the Arts to Hearts Project, Ulrike Pichl talks about her byAfsheen Adnan6 minute read
Art Styles & Genres Artist Q&A Series Creative ColumnSeptember 3, 2025 This Artist Creates Portraits That Hold Time Within Them In this interview with the Arts to Hearts Project, Macu shares how discipline byAfsheen Adnan4 minute read
Art Styles & Genres Artist Q&A SeriesSeptember 1, 2025 How This Artist Turns Stage Performance into Painting Colombian painter and performer Susana Gomez Laverde brings her theater byAfsheen Adnan5 minute read
Artist Q&A Series Creative ColumnAugust 30, 2025 How This Artist Finds Peace in Water In this Arts to Hearts Project interview, painter Teresa Bowyer shares how the byAfsheen Adnan6 minute read
Artist Q&A Series Artist Techniques & ProcessAugust 27, 2025 Keeping Memory Alive in Photos and Textiles | Kimberlea Bass In this conversation with Kimberlea Bass, we explore how her work with found byAfsheen Adnan7 minute read
Artist Q&A Series Creative ColumnAugust 25, 2025 Holding onto the Simple Things Through Art | Victoria Martínez When Uruguayan visual artist Victoria Martínez picked up a paintbrush during the byAfsheen Adnan7 minute read
Artist Q&A Series Artist Techniques & ProcessAugust 23, 2025 Merging Research and Psychology in Art |M.E. Klesse In this Arts to Hearts Project interview, M byAfsheen Adnan7 minute read
Artist Q&A Series Artist Techniques & ProcessAugust 20, 2025 How Atmosphere guides her sculptural process | Anna Egle Sculptor Anna Egle talks about moving between monumental works and delicate byAfsheen Adnan6 minute read
Artist Q&A Series Artist Techniques & ProcessAugust 18, 2025 How Artist Soryun Ahn Blends Myths with Imagined Scenes In this Arts to Hearts Project interview, painter Soryun Ahn talks about byAfsheen Adnan9 minute read
Artist Q&A Series Creative ColumnAugust 16, 2025 How Art Grows when Life Takes unexpected Turns | Anastasia Gladkova In this conversation, NASKA (Anastasia Gladkova) shares how becoming a mother, byAfsheen Adnan 0 0 44 Shares 44 7 minute read
Artist Q&A Series Creative ColumnAugust 13, 2025 How the Unseen Parts of Life Make Their Way Into Art | Katarina Jacobs Painter Katarina Jacobs talks about her fascination with nature’s shapes, the byAfsheen Adnan5 minute read
Artist Q&A Series Mid-Career Artist Deep DivesAugust 11, 2025 How Marcella Granick Explores Identity through Fragmented Figures and Shifting Forms "I rarely think of a painting as finished," says Marcella Granick, a figurative byAfsheen Adnan6 minute read
Artist Q&A Series Creative ColumnAugust 9, 2025 What It Looks Like to Begin Without a Plan | Jimena Castro “I didn’t follow the traditional path byAfsheen Adnan7 minute read
Artist Q&A Series Artist Techniques & Process Creative ColumnAugust 6, 2025 How One Happy Accident Changed the Way She Makes Art| Justine Esagunde-Quinlan In this interview, Melbourne-based artist Justine Esagunde-Quinlan shares how byAfsheen Adnan 0 0 15 Shares 15 6 minute read
Art Styles & Genres Artist Q&A SeriesAugust 4, 2025 Inside the Anatomy of a Surrealist Who Traded Science for Storytelling | Rye Watts "I guess working with cats as subjects has taught me to embrace my byAfsheen Adnan8 minute read
Artist Q&A SeriesAugust 2, 2025 Inside Kayla Mahaffey’s Art Where The Joy and Grit Live Side by Side In this interview, Kayla Mahaffey talks about growing up on Chicago’s South byAfsheen Adnan7 minute read
Artist Q&A Series Creative ColumnJuly 30, 2025 When Photography Becomes a Ritual of Care and Presence | Rizlane In this interview, Rizlane shares how she turns photography into something rare byAfsheen Adnan 0 0 23 Shares 23 9 minute read
Artist Q&A Series Creative ColumnJuly 28, 2025 The Quiet Stories Hidden in the Places We Live | Annique IJmker Annique IJmker talks about how her art starts with questions, conversations, and byAfsheen Adnan5 minute read
Artist Q&A Series Creative ColumnJuly 26, 2025 How Crisis Became the Start of Something New | Benjamin MacGregor Benjamin MacGregor talks about how painting helped him rebuild after a byAfsheen Adnan6 minute read
Artist Q&A Series Creative ColumnJuly 23, 2025 How Art Helped Supatporn Posoknistakul Say What She Never Could “I used to think growth had to be bold,” says Supatporn Posoknistakul byAfsheen Adnan4 minute read
Artist Q&A SeriesJuly 21, 2025 How Leigh Witherell Paints the Moments We Don’t Talk About Leigh Witherell invites us into the quieter moments of life—the ones that happen byAfsheen Adnan5 minute read
Artist Q&A Series Creative ColumnJuly 19, 2025 What Art Taught Karen Sachs About Letting Go and Starting Over In this interview for the Arts to Hearts Project, Karen Sachs shares how byAfsheen Adnan7 minute read
Artist Q&A Series Creative ColumnJuly 16, 2025 How Art Helped Artist Karen Johnston Stay Present, Open and Connected In this Arts to Hearts Project interview, Karen Johnston shares how painting byAfsheen Adnan9 minute read
Artist Q&A Series Creative ColumnJuly 14, 2025 How Memory and Flowers Brought Angela Meijer Back to Herself In this Arts to Hearts Project interview, Angela Meijer shares how motherhood, byAfsheen Adnan7 minute read
Artist Q&A Series Creative ColumnJuly 12, 2025 Edmundo Figueiredo on Slowing down, Noticing More and Finding Meaning in the Ordinary Photographer Edmundo Figueiredo Soares Junior talks about his lifelong byAfsheen Adnan4 minute read
Artist Q&A Series Artist Techniques & Process Creative ColumnJuly 9, 2025 Francesca Pinoni on Finding Inspiration in Travel, Nature and Everyday moments In this interview for the Arts to Hearts Project, Francesca Pinoni talks about byAfsheen Adnan5 minute read
Artist Q&A Series Creative ColumnJuly 7, 2025 How Monica Bergquist Finds Space to Create in the Middle of Daily Life In this interview for the Arts to Hearts Project, Montana-based painter Monica byAfsheen Adnan6 minute read
Artist InterviewsJuly 5, 2025 How Mehriban Shamsadinskaya Turns Quiet Feelings into Paintings and Installations Mehriban Shamsadinskaya talks about her journey from drawing as a child in Baku byAfsheen Adnan8 minute read
Artist Q&A SeriesJuly 2, 2025 How Natalie Wu Moves Between Letting Things Happen and Making Things Work Natalie, a fluid artist and design student, talks about her journey through byAfsheen Adnan4 minute read
Artist Interviews Artist Techniques & Process Book Interviews Women In ArtsJune 28, 2025 Vanessa Onuk on Finding Meaning Between Precision and Blur In this interview for the Arts to Hearts Project, artist Vanessa Onuk shares how byAfsheen Adnan5 minute read
Artist Interviews Artist Techniques & Process Book Interviews Women In ArtsJune 25, 2025 What Art has Taught her About Holding On and Letting Go | Polina Pivak Polina Pivak shares how her art became a way to work through life’s hardest byAfsheen Adnan6 minute read
Artist Interviews Artist Techniques & Process Book Interviews Women In ArtsJune 23, 2025 When Curiosity Is the Only Map | Liz Perry In this Arts to Hearts Project interview, Vancouver-based artist Liz Perry byAfsheen Adnan6 minute read
Artist Interviews Artist Techniques & Process Book Interviews Women In ArtsJune 21, 2025 How Carla E. Reyes Learnt to Trust the Slow Work of Showing Up "Sometimes inspiration comes from the texture of a tree I pass in the park or byAfsheen Adnan6 minute read
Art Styles & Genres Artist Interviews Book Interviews Women In ArtsJune 16, 2025 How Claire Juttet Finds Comfort in Nostalgia and Longing Through her Art “I’m drawn to painting the in-between moments—those quiet, emotional spaces we byAfsheen Adnan6 minute read
Artist Interviews Artist Techniques & Process Book Interviews Women In ArtsJune 14, 2025 Briheda Haylock on Creativity, Courage, and Purpose Briheda Haylock’s art doesn’t just sit on a wall—it speaks, confronts, and byAfsheen Adnan8 minute read
Artist Interviews Artist Techniques & Process Book Interviews Women In ArtsJune 11, 2025 When Art Becomes a Safe Space for Women to Reignite Their Power| Kate Van Doren In this interview, artist and art therapist Kate Van Doren opens up about how byAfsheen Adnan9 minute read
Artist Interviews Artist Techniques & Process Book Interviews Women In ArtsJune 9, 2025 How Painting Murals Helped Megan Najera Find Peace and Share It In this conversation, Fort Worth-based muralist Megan Najera shares how byAfsheen Adnan5 minute read
Artist Advice & Professional Development Artist Interviews Book Interviews Women In ArtsJune 7, 2025 When Broken Bones Become Maps of Healing and Identity| Abena Oyiwaa "I want my work to be a mirror—one that allows women to recognize themselves, byAfsheen Adnan8 minute read
Artist Interviews Artist Techniques & Process Book Interviews Women In ArtsJune 4, 2025 How Claudia Sistelli Weaves Nature and Dreams into Every Piece of Art "From drawing with oil pastels in a Roman classroom to creating surreal digital byAfsheen Adnan7 minute read
Art Techniques in Historical Context Artist Interviews Artist Techniques & Process Book Interviews Women In ArtsJune 2, 2025 When Mosaic Art became a way to survive| Jacqueline Claudet-Mitterer “When I chose color even when all I could see was grey, something shifted byAfsheen Adnan5 minute read
Artist Interviews Artist Techniques & Process Book Interviews Women In ArtsMay 31, 2025 How Stitching Became a Meditative Practice for Susan Taylor Brown In this interview, Susan Taylor Brown shares how the transformation of her byAfsheen Adnan 0 0 15 Shares 15 7 minute read
Artist Interviews Artist Techniques & Process Book Interviews Women In ArtsMay 26, 2025 How Nikki Conigliaro Combines Florals and Feminine Myths in Her Paintings “Each goddess I paint carries layers of meaning,” says Nikki Conigliaro byAfsheen Adnan7 minute read
Artist Interviews Artist Techniques & Process Book Interviews Women In ArtsMay 24, 2025 When Intuition Leads the Way in Art | Xinyue Tao In this interview, with the Arts to Hearts Project, London-based artist Xinyue byAfsheen Adnan5 minute read
Artist Interviews Artist Techniques & Process Book Interviews Women In ArtsMay 21, 2025 How Krista Voto’s Sculptures Help Us See the World Differently In this interview, Krista Voto shares her journey as an artist and educator, byAfsheen Adnan8 minute read
Artist Interviews Artist Techniques & Process Book Interviews Women In ArtsMay 19, 2025 How Pia Wessels Turns Second-Hand Fabrics into Wearable Art Pia Wessels’ art challenges the boundaries of fashion and textile design byAfsheen Adnan4 minute read
Artist Interviews Artist Techniques & Process Book Interviews Women In ArtsMay 17, 2025 The Rituals and Memories That Shape Alexa Wheeler’s Art “I’m finally creating from a place that’s honest, intuitive, and unafraid to byAfsheen Adnan9 minute read
Artist Interviews Artist Techniques & Process Book Interviews Women In ArtsMay 14, 2025 How Artist Larissa Maxwell Bridges Story, Identity, and Landscape in her Art “I still feel her presence in the studio, where she would sit behind me, byAfsheen Adnan6 minute read
Artist Interviews Artist Techniques & Process Book Interviews Women In ArtsMay 5, 2025 Beauty lies in the details we almost miss | Sarah Means “I hope they just think,” says artist Sarah Means as she reflects on her quiet, byAfsheen Adnan5 minute read
Artist Interviews Artist Techniques & Process Book Interviews Women In ArtsApril 30, 2025 What Can Objects Do When They Stop Being Useful| Daeun Lim Ceramic artist Daeun reimagines the role of everyday objects, blending digital byAfsheen Adnan5 minute read
Artist Interviews Artist Techniques & Process Book Interviews Emerging Artist SpotlightApril 23, 2025 How Artist Kiran Kumar Merges Creativity and Community In this inspiring interview, Kiran—a self-taught watercolor artist and full-time byAfsheen Adnan8 minute read
Artist Interviews Artist Techniques & Process Book Interviews Women In ArtsApril 14, 2025 How Edith Torres Turns Fragments of Light into Stunning Art In this interview, artist Edith Torres talks about how her art is inspired by byAfsheen Adnan4 minute read
Artist Interviews Artist Techniques & Process Book Interviews Women In ArtsApril 9, 2025 How Martina Nevado Gives New Life to Recycled Materials with a Hispanic Flair “Art is about expression, and everyone expresses themselves in their own way,” byAfsheen Adnan6 minute read
Artist Interviews Artist Techniques & Process Book Interviews Women In ArtsApril 7, 2025 Inside Richelle Rich’s Ice Cream Stories and the Memories They Hold "I believe everything is political," says Richelle Rich byAfsheen Adnan8 minute read
Artist Interviews Artist Techniques & Process Book Interviews Emerging Artist SpotlightMarch 17, 2025 Inside the Surreal Paintings of Rachel South and their Deep Connection to Mental Health In this interview, artist Rachel South discusses her journey from a young byAfsheen Adnan4 minute read
Art & Society Artist Interviews Artist Techniques & Process Book Interviews Women In ArtsMarch 15, 2025 The Connection Between Art, Body and the Universe | Yadi Liu "Art is more than just colors and shapes—it’s about energy, movement, and byAfsheen Adnan5 minute read
Artist Interviews Artist Techniques & Process Book Interviews Emerging Artist Spotlight Women In ArtsMarch 12, 2025 How Ellis King is Exposing the Realities of Modern Womanhood “Art became my way of making sense of the world,” Ellis shares byAfsheen Adnan9 minute read
Artist Interviews Artist Spotlight Artist Techniques & Process Book Interviews Women In ArtsMarch 10, 2025 The Art of Feeling Seen and Understood | Leigh Witherell Excerpt: “In every brushstroke, I try to capture the raw, unspoken moments that byAfsheen Adnan6 minute read
Artist Interviews Artist Techniques & Process Book Interviews Women In ArtsMarch 8, 2025 Inside Rikke Line Andreasen’s Journey as a Color Optimist Painting the World Around Her Danish artist Rikke Line Andreasen blends city life, nature, and emotions into byAfsheen Adnan6 minute read
Art Star Interviews Emerging Artist Spotlight Women In ArtsMarch 7, 2025 How our Art Star Meghna Rao from India is Creating Stories with her Art Meghna Rao, February's Art Star of the Month, opens up about her journey as a byAfsheen Adnan5 minute read
Artist Interviews Artist Techniques & Process Book Interviews Women In ArtsMarch 5, 2025 Re-imagining The Feminist Narratives Through Visual Storytelling | Panita S. "History is often told from a male-centered perspective, but what happens to the byAfsheen Adnan5 minute read
Artist Interviews Artist Spotlight Book Interviews Women In ArtsMarch 3, 2025 How Emily Jackson Turns Small Details into Bold, Expressive Paintings “I don’t discount anything at all,” says Jackson byAfsheen Adnan4 minute read
Artist Interviews Artist Techniques & Process Creative Success Women In ArtsMarch 1, 2025 How I Found My Creative Voice | Srishti Dass In this interview, artist Srishti Dass reflects on her journey from New Delhi to byAfsheen Adnan7 minute read
Artist Interviews Artist Techniques & Process Artist to Watch Emerging Artist Spotlight Women In ArtsFebruary 26, 2025 How Mia Nel Turns Sugar into a Powerful Expression of Art and Identity Mia’s journey from Africa to Hong Kong led her to an unexpected creative byAfsheen Adnan6 minute read
Artist Interviews Artist Techniques & Process Artist to Watch Emerging Artist Spotlight Women In ArtsFebruary 24, 2025 Inside Lilia Daniela’s World of Ephemeral Art and the Beauty of Impermanence Lilia Daniela’s art is here one moment and gone the next byAfsheen Adnan6 minute read
Artist Interviews Artist Spotlight Artist Techniques & Process Artist to Watch Women In ArtsFebruary 22, 2025 How Art Became My Voice from self-doubt to self-expression | Nathalie Duflos “I used to fill my home with sticky notes of inspiring quotes to remind myself byAfsheen Adnan4 minute read
Artist Interviews Artist Techniques & Process Artist to Watch Women In ArtsFebruary 19, 2025 How Rumi Tominaga Turns Discarded Materials into Meaningful Art "Art has taught me to let go," says Rumi Tominaga byAfsheen Adnan5 minute read
Artist Interviews Artist Spotlight Artist to Watch Women In ArtsFebruary 17, 2025 Ekaterina Stolyarova on Choosing Nature-Friendly Materials in Art "Art isn’t just about creating—it’s about making a difference byAfsheen Adnan 0 0 12 Shares 12 6 minute read
Artist Advice & Professional Development Artist Interviews Artist to Watch Creative Success Emerging Artist Spotlight Women In ArtsFebruary 15, 2025 Mya Legazpi’s Art Journey and Finding Purpose Through Creativity In this interview, Mya Legazpi shares her journey of accepting her uniqueness byAfsheen Adnan4 minute read
Artist Interviews Artist to Watch Emerging Artist Spotlight Women In ArtsFebruary 12, 2025 How Paulina Constancia Weaves Whimsy and Wisdom in Her Art Paulina Constancia creates art that is full of color, warmth, and stories byAfsheen Adnan6 minute read
Artist Advice & Professional Development Artist Interviews Artist to Watch Emerging Artist Spotlight Women In ArtsFebruary 8, 2025 How Margarita Kunizheva Creates Timeless Art Inspired by Japanese Byobu Screens Margarita Kunizheva creates art inspired by the serene beauty of Japanese Byobu byAfsheen Adnan4 minute read
Artist Interviews Artist to Watch Emerging Artist Spotlight Women In ArtsFebruary 5, 2025 How Art Helped Marianne Hall Heal and Find Meaning in Life’s Transitions Artist Marianne Hall talks about how her grief, personal history, and byAfsheen Adnan7 minute read
Artist Interviews Artist to Watch Emerging Artist Spotlight Women In ArtsFebruary 3, 2025 How Ancient and Modern Ideas Come Together in Kethevane Cellard’s Art "Art helps us navigate the complexities of identity, relationships, and the byAfsheen Adnan6 minute read
Artist Interviews Artist to Watch Emerging Artist Spotlight Women In ArtsFebruary 1, 2025 How Elise Klinkert Finds Meaning in the Quiet Moments through her Paintings Elise Klinkert creates art inspired by her love for nature and her emotional byAfsheen Adnan5 minute read
Art Styles & Genres Artist Interviews Artist to Watch Creative Success Emerging Artist Spotlight Women In ArtsJanuary 29, 2025 Inside the Heart of a Mother and What it Means to Care| Emma Rytoft Emma Rytoft’s art turns everyday moments into something extraordinary byAfsheen Adnan7 minute read
Artist Interviews Artist Spotlight Artist to Watch Creative Success Emerging Artist Spotlight Women In ArtsJanuary 20, 2025 Abigail Corman on Turning Stained Glass into Living Art Abigail creates stained glass sculptures that feel alive byAfsheen Adnan3 minute read
