Lucia Riffel

Why do you make the work that you do? I make the work I do because there are things I want to express that there just aren’t words for. I’m fascinated by spaces and things that simultaneously exist infinitely and not at all. The sensation of space and especially digital space is invisible yet ever…

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Lauren Szabo

Lauren Szabo is a San Francisco based artist originally from Los Angeles. Lauren’s work talks about our daily interactions with media, signage, advertisements, their fragility and temporality. We chose to speak with Szabo because her work took on new political context through the campaign and election. After hearing the popular phase “Make America Great Again”…

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Holiday Spotlight: Amber Imrie-Situnayake & Adriana Villagran

In light of the Holiday Season, a time for friends and family to come together, we thought it was important for our readers to get to know who we are. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be introducing to you the creators and contributors of Venison Magazine: the art publication run by artists for artists. Amber Imrie-Situnayake Amber grew up…

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Gathering: Meet Yulia Pinkusevich

Showing July 5 – August 31, 2017 Recption: Saturday July 15, 5 – 7 pm Artist Talk: Saturday August 12, 5 – 7pm Yulia Pinkusevich was interviewed in Autumn 2015 by our founder Amber Imrie-Situnayake. Yulia has been smashing it in the last couple years since our interview. Yulia’s new work was developed while she was in residence…

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Spencer Merolla​

What was your relationship to hair before you started creating with it? My parents had a book about strange collections, and I remember seeing a photo in it of a lock of hair that belonged to Henry VIII. That made a strong impression on me — hair as a personal token that survived that many…

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99% Invisible- Top Picks from Danielle Schlunegger-Warner

​“99% Invisible is about all the thought that goes into the things we don’t think about — the unnoticed architecture and design that shape our world.” Most of my inspiration comes from places other than just art. I am usually driven to new ideas by learning about history, science, and technology. The feeling of discovering…

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Vital at Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati

Manifest Gallery 2727 Woodburn Ave Cincinnati, OH 45206, USA​Opening reception |Friday November 11, 6 -10 p.m. ​Exhibition dates | November 11th  December 9thGallery hours: Tues – Fri, Noon – 7pm Sat, Noon – 5pm or by special appointment This exhibition of Margaret Smithers-Crump’s work is one of 8 selected from among 137 proposals submitted for…

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Up Close and Wearable: Tides

Tides is a series of wearable garments by Amabelle Aguiluz, whose work we’ve been following since the beginning of the year. ​Her influences very much derive from bodies of water and the organisms that live in them. From the first time I saw her work at Art Share LA to her collaborative residency with Szalt Dance Co and their…

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Quire

Quire is a Portland based mixed media artist, who discusses her series Science of Change, previous grant experience and collaging. What is it about the human connection that interests you and why are you drawn to making work through many voices? ​ It’s just how my mind works. When I was in college my dorm room…

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John Wolf of Human Condition

I visited Human Condition the week of Halloween at the abandoned Los Angeles Metropolitan Medical Center. With three floors and over 8o artists, I decided to start at the top, with curation. I reached out to John Wolf, the Los Angeles based art advisor and mastermind behind this large exhibition. How did Human Condition come together? What was…

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