All in Painting

Interview with David Burch

Interview with David Burch

ContemporaryArtCurator
Painting, Contemporary Art, Interview

Although I grew up in  Edmonton, Alberta I left the province in 1967 at the age of 23 moving to Toronto where I lived until 1995 when I was country a professorship at Columbia University and then lived in NYC until 2007 thus most of my adult life was spent in large urban environments. I only started to paint at the Art Students League of NYC (ASL) in the late 1990s having been given a set of beginner art supplies by an appreciative house guest who was a cousin and a painter having attained a MFA at the University of Alberta, The very instant the brush with oil paint hit the tiny canvas board I was hooked for life. Having said that living in an extremely urban environment influenced in many ways what I chose to paint where my colourfield paintings were just that - colourfield paintings with little reference to abstract landscapes.  

Interview with Cher Pruys

Interview with Cher Pruys

ContemporaryArtCurator
Contemporary Art, Painting, Interview

Cher Pruys was born in Regina. Over the years she lived in many places including Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa, Fort Frances, settling into her present home in Devlin, on the banks of the Rainy River with her husband Mark, 4 dogs and 2 cats. By age three, Cher was seldom found without a drawing tool in hand. She worked in pencil, charcoal and ink over the years, until, she picked up a paintbrush at the age of 35. Beginning with oil paints, she found her chosen mediums in acrylic, water color and gouache. Although self-taught, her dedication and talent have seen her work juried into 626 International exhibits. She has won 969 awards for her work in International Juried Exhibits.

Interview with Olivia-Patricia Terrell O’Neal

Interview with Olivia-Patricia Terrell O’Neal

ContemporaryArtCurator
Contemporary Art, Painting, Interview

Patricia Terrell was raised in Nashville, Tennessee. Attended four universities and received her Master’s Degree at the New York Academy of Art (with honors). Studied and influenced by Lewis Cohen, Martha Erlebacker, Vincent Desiderio, Steven Assael, and Carmen Cereceda.  She also traveled through Italy and worked in sculpture at the studio “Cooperative in Pietresanta, Italy.

Interview with Alex Funes

Interview with Alex Funes

ContemporaryArtCurator
Painting, Contemporary Art, Interview

My Mexican heritage has been a fundamental influence on my artistic vision and style, especially in digital art and photography. Growing up in Mexico exposed me to a rich cultural tradition full of vibrant colors, deep symbolism, and a strong connection to spirituality and nature. These influences are evident in my use of color and form, as well as in the themes I explore in my work.

Interview with Ana Sahami

Interview with Ana Sahami

ContemporaryArtCurator
Interview, Painting, Contemporary Art

One of my primary approaches is to treat typography and graphic elements as complementary rather than dominant forces within the painting. I see them not as separate additions but as woven threads that are part of the fabric of the artwork. For instance, when incorporating text, I often think of it as a texture or a pattern rather than straightforward lettering. I’ll layer it within the painting, allowing it to merge with the background, fade into the colours, or intertwine with other elements. This way, it becomes a subtle whisper rather than a shout, adding depth without stealing focus.

Interview with Ute Bivona

Interview with Ute Bivona

ContemporaryArtCurator
Painting, Contemporary Art, Interview

Ute Bivona is an experienced German painter who has exhibited her work nationally and internationally. As a child, she often felt abandoned and alone and fled into the magical world of colors, painting, drawing and reading to feel better. Through her lively abstract compositions, she tries to express her moods, thoughts, fears, hopes, sadness and joy and to take the viewer into her joyful, peaceful and, above all, colorful world.

Interview with Xiaorui Huang

Interview with Xiaorui Huang

ContemporaryArtCurator
Contemporary Art, Interview, Painting

Xiaorui Huang is a Chinese human rights social commentary artist based in New York. In 2012, she ventured to Ipswich, England, to attend St Joseph's College, where she pursued her A-levels with a major in Fine Art. After that, she moved to New York, earning her B.F.A. before obtaining her MFA from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York in 2023.

Interview with Andriette Chrisoleen

Interview with Andriette Chrisoleen

ContemporaryArtCurator
Painting, Contemporary Art, Interview

Andriette Chrisoleen is an artist whose work blends imagination with reality to create ethereal worlds on canvas. Her art offers a colorful escape from the everyday hustle, inviting viewers to explore vibrant dreamscapes filled with hidden details and surprises. Inspired by the natural beauty and cosmic wonders she has encountered in her travels through Europe, the USA, and Africa, Andriette creates paintings that are both visually stunning and emotionally impactful.

Interview with Dominique Deve

Interview with Dominique Deve

ContemporaryArtCurator
Painting, Contemporary Art, Interview

French artist Dominique Deve possesses the artistic talent to vividly portray human beings as we know them: not shiny, sleek and perfect in their mental and physical form, but full of emotional frailty and physical flaws. He has a keen eye for the immense diversity of people who surround us and their unique characteristics. Deve's portraits make us wonder who these people are, what has happened to them and where do they come from. We may not know them personally but we recognise them. An original artist with a deft brush.

Interview with Nastazja Staniszewska

Interview with Nastazja Staniszewska

ContemporaryArtCurator
Interview, Painting, Contemporary Art

Nastazja Staniszewska is a Polish artist born on  February 10th, 1996 in Wroclaw, Poland. She studied Painting and Artistic Education at the Academy of Fine Arts Jan Matejko in Cracow, and later defended her doctorate in Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Eugeniusz Geppert in Wroclaw. Throughout her career, she has been a recipient of multiple scholarships from the rectors of the Cracow and Wrocław Academy of Fine Arts, in recognition of her artistic achievements. She has also participated in numerous individual and collective exhibitions both in Poland and abroad.

Interview with Rosie Tretter

Interview with Rosie Tretter

ContemporaryArtCurator
Interview, Painting, Contemporary Art

Rosie Tretter is german artist living near Stuttgart in the south of Germany. In her colorful artwork, using acrylic paints & acrylic spray in combination with gold leaf, varnish & diamond dust , she expresses the beauty, uniqueness & at the same time transience and destruction of nature & wildlife. She wants to inspire people to protect and save our singular planet, before some species possibly disappear forever.

Interview with Johanna Wray

Interview with Johanna Wray

ContemporaryArtCurator
Contemporary Art, Interview, Painting

It began with deceit. But instead of turning my head in disgust, I decided to investigate; this is, after all, a person on the line, I thought. In doing so, a whole New World opened up to me, a world full of mystery and intrigue a continent away. I had to think carefully about this. Do I paint a series of West African portraits, telling their stories or not? I knew it would be controversial. Topics like cultural misappropriation, inequity, economics, social injustice, discrimination and governance would be brought to the forefront. But I could not turn my head . . . it was too late. And thus I embarked on the most exciting and stressful project of my life!

Interview with Cor Fafiani

Interview with Cor Fafiani

ContemporaryArtCurator
Painting, Contemporary Art, Interview

Dutch artist, Cor Fafiani's sculptural work aims at the exploration of potential fauna and the diversity of living beings. By imagining and by letting himself be inspired by myth, genetic manipulation, inaccessible places like the jungle and the depths of the ocean and the indescribable, he creates images that invite to a free and ethical introspection. His works in the shape of fantasy, hybrid, manipulated form a humorous universe between fiction and reality.

Interview with Eugene Kuperman

Interview with Eugene Kuperman

ContemporaryArtCurator
Interview, Contemporary Art, Painting

I think that first and foremost, an artist needs to understand what it is they are depicting, then draw a conclusion about how they feel about it. Nowadays, people are mostly guided by their initial emotional responses, which is how the general public gets manipulated through mainstream media. I think that in-depth research is required before even considering making a social statement with their work. If, after understanding the entire situation, the artist feels the need to portray it, then they should go for it, but let it be known that there will always be criticism for their works, so they need to be ready to face the heat.

Interview with Antje Dr Petershagen

Interview with Antje Dr Petershagen

ContemporaryArtCurator
Contemporary Art, Interview, Painting

I am Dr. Antje Petershagen, born in 1962 and living in Germany. My love for watercolors is a very long and intense one. The holistic approach of medicine and later psycho-oncology have given my art a firm place in my life. Art enables me to transform what I experience into color. Medicine, psycho-oncology and art make up my life. for me, they belong together, just as we humans are body, mind and soul.

Interview with Jia Hao

Interview with Jia Hao

ContemporaryArtCurator
Painting, Contemporary Art, Interview

Jia Hao (b.1990, China) is a visual artist based in the Yunnan province of China. She studied at the State University of New York at Albany between 2010 and 2014 graduating with an BA in Fine Art with a focus on photography and digital imaging. Jia’s primary focus is on the human body and the environment, and she creates a dialogue about the expression and concealment of human identity. Jia’s work uses pattern, composition and interaction to create collections of images reflecting her themes, working between monochrome photography and documentary photography, performance to the camera and high-color collage. 

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