Georgia metalsmith Theresa St. Romain goes beyond flat, two dimensional designs in her textured and visually rich jewelry. Artist: Born in St. Louis, St. Romain grew up mostly in the Stone Mountain area of Georgia. She has a BS in science, technology, and culture from Georgia Tech and a BS in criminal justice from Georgia State…
In her bright and graphic depictions of people in their everyday places and spaces, Charleston painter Kate Hooray Osmond celebrates community, connection and optimism. Artist: Osmond was born in Washington, DC, and grew up outside the city. She studied art at St. Mary’s College of Maryland and earned an MFA from Maryland Institute College…
After seeing an iconic chair on a museum stop, Nathaniel Newcomb realized that furniture could be sculpture. The Richmond sculptor and woodworker now designs and creates his own unique line of furniture that often features heavy or thick forms – and the occasional chainsaw marks. Artist: Born in Richmond, VA, Newcomb grew up in Texas and…
Georgia’s Rachel K. Garceau translates her curiosity about found or mundane objects, such as petals, pebbles and the curved points of a pine cone, into striking porcelain work. Artist: Born in Waterbury, CT, raised in the storied town of Goshen, Garceau lived in small towns throughout New England. After graduating with a BA in Fine…
The pandemic changed lives. Those home-bound days also changed the art that Maryland’s Limor Dekel created. Artist: Born and raised in Israel, Dekel served as an officer in the Israeli military for two years. Afterward, she studied ceramic design at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem. In 1984, she moved to the United States…
In an ongoing series of oil paintings, Kevin Palme portrays stacks of ice cubes in hyperrealist detail. Through his work, the Asheville artist continues to explore the idea of fragility and impermanence in an increasingly chaotic and frenetic world. Artist: Born in Morristown, NJ, Palme grew up in Long Valley, NJ. He attended Wake Forest…