Artist Spotlights
Aaron Coleman
“Art History is my first love. I knew I wanted to be an artist when I got to see Botticelli’s Primavera at the Uffizi in Florence when I was 12. Soon after, I became infatuated with Japanese Ukiyo-e. I felt a deep resonance with the artform that was so purely Japanese and striking in its style. I saw myself in the prints and felt pride in the representation they provided. Ukiyo-e is a touchstone for my work. By bringing its recognizable style into contemporary settings I create a space for my own mixed-race identity. “
Zachary Carlisle Davidson
“Texture and layering are intertwined in my work to help me be inventive with depiction in both pictorial and non-representative works. In a romantic sense, it gives me feelings of animism. It’s the kind of stuff that draws me in when I see it elsewhere in others’ artwork, random things I see once and items I engage with on a more routine basis.”
Haley Takahashi
“Art History is my first love. I knew I wanted to be an artist when I got to see Botticelli’s Primavera at the Uffizi in Florence when I was 12. Soon after, I became infatuated with Japanese Ukiyo-e. I felt a deep resonance with the artform that was so purely Japanese and striking in its style. I saw myself in the prints and felt pride in the representation they provided. Ukiyo-e is a touchstone for my work. By bringing its recognizable style into contemporary settings I create a space for my own mixed-race identity. “