Natalie Salminen Rude – Liturgy of Hours

Compline : Night Natalie Salminen Rude, sculptor and encaustic artist, currently has work on view at the Duluth Art Institute.  Up next, she is showing new work at Lizzard’s Gallery (August 8th), and there are a few haiku workshops on her studio calendar. Salminen Rude is no stranger to the creative process.  Her willingness to evolve

PARABLES AND PROPHECIES: A Visual Epistle

A Fish, A Plant, A Prophet   Parables and Prophecies: A Visual Epistle is a retrospective of the Biblically themed works of Wayne Forte.  LUZ Art  presents a collection of thirty-three years of captivating imagery that is dynamic, modern, and spiritual.  An epistle is traditionally known as a letter written with a message for a specific

Interview – Chuan Kao/Cross for God

Cross for God is a high-end fashion line from Taipei City, Taiwan. Brand creator and designer Chuan Kao spent twenty years styling celebrities and models before becoming inspired to create her own line. Cross for God came from her own powerful spiritual experience, in which she felt the hand of God impact her life and

Seeing Impossible Color – A Solo Show from Hilary White

Opening Friday September 28th, a solo exhibition of Hilary White's artwork will be shown at Paradigm Gallery + Studio in Philadelphia.  The artist’s exploration of the Biblical imagination, wonder and discovery continues with Seeing Impossible Color.  White, a Gainesville, Florida resident, teaches art classes to underprivileged youth in her community.  Her foundation, Made New Arts, began

Kay Chernush

Kay Chernush uses fine art photography to bring awareness to human trafficking.  She is among the artists being presented at Luz Art. Our next exhibition, Protecting the Innocent, is comprised of works that bring attention to the reality of human trafficking.  As the founder of the organization ArtWorks for Freedom, Chernush seeks to inspire action through

MNA Receives Diversity and Inclusion Award

Made New Arts received the 2018 “Diversity and Inclusion Award.” The award, given by the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs, has afforded the program the opportunity to purchase new art supplies for children in the foster community.  Made New Arts, created and run by fine artist and IFAF board member Hilary White, provides art classes to

Jerusalem Biennale Interview: Matan Ben-Tolila

https://youtu.be/N2oei30Bkew We met with Matan Ben-Tolila in his studio inside of Jerusalem's The New Gallery.  There, he finds an escape within his paintings.  The images are vivid with powerful colors and high contrasts of dark and light tones.  The visually pleasing, but unreal quality is meant to represent the height of an illusion, the

Reflections: Nari Ward at the Armory 2018

At the Armory we were introduced to the work of Nari Ward.  The works from his “Breathing Circles” series were once found objects that became otherworldly, celestial forms.  Ward uses castoff objects as the raw material for his art, turning what was once thrown and away and forgotten about into fine art.  The transformation of