May 31st, Black Lives Matter OKC held a peaceful protest at the Oklahoma State Capitol. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, communities across the country put their lives at risk in many ways and gathered to protest violence against black people after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, while in police custody. An […]
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Artist of the Quarantine: Robert Peterson
Robert Peterson is a contemporary artist currently living and working in southwestern Oklahoma. Born in 1981, Peterson picked up a paintbrush for the first time in July of 2012. Emerging as one of this country’s most celebrated new artists, Peterson has exhibited his works in some of this nation’s hottest art markets, including New York […]
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Artist of the Quarantine: Carlos Barboza
“I generally have a hard time calling myself an artist. It feels like, for about 20 or so years of my life, I simply practiced painting and drawing. I wasn’t sure where or how to apply that skill set, so I lacked focus and spent most of the time recreating instead of creating,” Carlos Barboza […]
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Artist of the Quarantine: Kenzie McFeely
“My goal as an artist, and as a designer, is really to just make people, and myself, feel things. Human emotion is so raw and miraculous. There’s so much color and noise to it. Every strong memory is its own flavor of beauty, even the painful ones,” Kenzie McFeely said. “I’ve only somewhat recently begun […]
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Artist of the Quarantine: The Dirty Fabulous
This all started in the late 1990s in a small rented shack. What began as smallish cartoons has turned into a project spanning more than 20 years and works that have been included in exhibitions in various parts of the globe. It’s a story really, a giant book, an ongoing series of drawings and paintings […]
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Artist of the Quarantine: Neisha Ford
“Self portraits have always helped me understand myself deeper, and they feed different parts of my soul at different times. In the past, I have used self portraits as a tool to pull myself out of the ever succumbing grips of depression. I was one of many who lost their job due to Covid-19. Along […]
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Artist of the Quarantine: Abby Stiglets
“I feel my type of art style fits into the genre called Pop Surrealism,” Abby Stiglets said. “It’s not quite realistic and not too cartoony. It is the sweet spot in between, like a dream. I draw you in with my bold colors and pretty faces, but my goal is to make you feel the […]
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Artist of the Quarantine: Calli Heflin
“Palimpsests, a layering of lines and imagery, have become a new way for me to represent myself and my interactions with the world,” Calli Heflin said. “‘Intermingling’ is part of a series of horses layered over one another in charcoal, gesso, and oil paint. The horses are layered to show the relations they have between […]
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Artist of the Quarantine: Jake Beeson
Jake Beeson is a well-rooted Oklahoma native involved in his community. Beeson’s large-scale, vibrant work can be seen throughout Oklahoma and surrounding states. He is inspired by music, graffiti and comic book characters, and his work can be easily recognized. From mixed media to large scale murals, he takes pride in clean lines and vibrant […]
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Artist of the Quarantine: Claire Holloway
Claire Holloway is an emerging wildlife artist entering her senior year at the University of Oklahoma’s School of Visual Art as well as studying at the Oklahoma Academy of Classical Art. Since Claire is fascinated with the emotions, grace and power of animals, her paintings and sculptures revolve around the stories of wild species, particularly […]