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02/27/2026

New Interview with Denise Stewart-Sanabria by contributor Wesley Roden — now on The Focus: https://locatearts.org/the-focus/2026/interview-denise-stewart-sanabria

INTERVIEW: DENISE STEWART-SANABRIA FEB. 27, 2026 INTERVIEW: DENISE STEWART-SANABRIA FEB. 27, 2026 Wesley Roden: Whether by arranging drama scenes with ceramic figures and tequila umbrellas or depicting portraits of people in motion, your work conveys narrative. How do you arrange items or choose sub...

02/11/2026

New Interview with Laura Cleary Williams by contributor Daniel Holdridge — now on The Focus: https://locatearts.org/the-focus/2026/interview-laura-cleary-williams

INTERVIEW: LAURA CLEARY WILLIAMS FEB. 11, 2026 INTERVIEW: LAURA CLEARY WILLIAMS FEB. 11, 2026 Daniel Holdridge: Your practice is anchored in drawing. Through multiple technical and material processes, you’ve demonstrated a sincere interest in what the formal elements of drawing can accomplish. Wha...

01/28/2026

New Interview with McLean Fahnestock by contributor Rachel Bubis — now on The Focus: https://locatearts.org/the-focus/2026/interview-mclean-fahnestock

INTERVIEW: MCLEAN FAHNESTOCK JAN. 27, 2026 INTERVIEW: MCLEAN FAHNESTOCK JAN. 27, 2026 Rachel Bubis: You’ve spoken about how your grandfather and great-uncle’s roles as explorers shaped your thinking around desire, land, and ownership. I’m curious whether those ideas were ever part of your conv...

01/20/2026

New Interview with Jered Sprecher by contributor Anna Mages — now on The Focus: https://locatearts.org/the-focus/2026/interview-jered-sprecher-2026

INTERVIEW: JERED SPRECHER JAN. 20, 2026 INTERVIEW: JERED SPRECHER JAN. 20, 2026 Jered Sprecher, Looking for the Eye, 2022, oil on canvas, 72 x 80 inches, photo by Bruce Cole, courtesy the artist and Ferrara Showman Gallery Anna Mages: In a statement from your show at Tri-Star’s Candoro Marble Buil...

12/13/2025

New Interview with Lain York by contributor Rachel Bubis — now on The Focus: https://locatearts.org/the-focus/2025/interview-lain-york

INTERVIEW: LAIN YORK DEC. 13, 2025 INTERVIEW: LAIN YORK DEC. 13, 2025 Rachel Bubis: After developing your drawing skills for many years, you decided to shift away from realism which you’ve described as an “escape velocity.” What led to that moment, and how did it transform the direction of you...

11/18/2025

Currently at the UT Downtown Gallery - “Never Dreamt Never Known” by Robert Hernandez - on view through Dec. 13

11/18/2025

New Interview with Carl E. Moore by contributor Rachel Bubis — now on The Focus: https://locatearts.org/the-focus/2025/interview-carl-e-moore

INTERVIEW: CARL E. MOORE NOV. 18, 2025 INTERVIEW: CARL E. MOORE NOV. 18, 2025 Rachel Bubis: You’ve been working in Tennessee for quite some time. How has your practice evolved over the years? Carl E. Moore: I moved to Memphis to go to college, so I’ve actually lived in Tennessee longer than I li...

10/06/2025

New Interview with Kelly Spell by contributor Rachel Bubis — now on The Focus: https://locatearts.org/the-focus/2025/interview-kelly-spell

INTERVIEW: KELLY SPELL OCT. 04, 2025 INTERVIEW: KELLY SPELL OCT. 04, 2025 Rachel Bubis: You’ve said that quilting unlocked a confidence and enthusiasm you hadn’t found in painting or photography. What do you think it is about working with cloth that sparked this shift for you? Kelly Spell: I lov...

09/15/2025

New Interview with Nancy Cheairs by contributor Anna Mages — now on The Focus: https://locatearts.org/the-focus/2025/interview-nancy-cheairs

INTERVIEW: NANCY CHEAIRS SEP. 15, 2025 INTERVIEW: NANCY CHEAIRS SEP. 15, 2025 Nancy Cheairs, Conversation, 2022, 24" x 20" Anna Mages: Could you elaborate on the process behind your work? Do you begin with sketches then experiment with color? Or do you find yourself working more intuitively? Nancy C...

07/30/2025

New Interview with Beth Edwards by contributor Wes Roden — now on The Focus: https://locatearts.org/the-focus/2025/interview-beth-edwards

INTERVIEW: BETH EDWARDS JUL. 30, 2025 INTERVIEW: BETH EDWARDS JUL. 30, 2025 Wesley Roden: In an age of short form media, do viewers ever find your work to be refreshing for how it warrants closer inspection? Do you appreciate viewers slowing down? Beth Edwards: I am heartened by anyone who spends ti...

07/17/2025

New Interview with David Underwood by contributor Elise Cochran — now on The Focus: https://locatearts.org/the-focus/2025/interview-david-underwood

INTERVIEW: DAVID UNDERWOOD JUL. 17, 2025 INTERVIEW: DAVID UNDERWOOD JUL. 17, 2025 Elise Cochran: When would you say you first started experimenting with text alongside images and what drove you to do this? David Underwood: I started adding text in some of my artworks in 2012, with an artwork titled,...

07/07/2025

New Interview with Richard Lou by contributor Rachel Bubis — now on The Focus: https://locatearts.org/the-focus/2025/interview-richard-lou

INTERVIEW: RICHARD LOU JUL. 07, 2025 INTERVIEW: RICHARD LOU JUL. 07, 2025 Rachel Bubis: You collaborate with your family in works such as Embustero: A Robotic Theater, an installation featuring fabricated robots made by your son and audio recordings of your siblings. What was the experience like wor...