The Latest on the Blog
Monica Henry: Exploring Colour, Texture, and the Tactile Language of Fiber
Australian artist Monica Henry creates richly textured textile works that explore colour as both a visual and tactile experience. Working with punch needle and wool, she draws on family history, nature, and her experiences in Japan to develop an expressive contemporary practice rooted in material, memory, and the quiet intensity of making.
Carrie Cantwell: Art Licensing Artist Who Landed 30+ Brands Without an Agent
Atlanta illustrator Carrie Cantwell has licensed her cat-and-pun artwork to more than 30 brands, including Target, Pottery Barn Kids and Urban Outfitters. She landed every deal herself, without an agent.
Community Over Curation: Instagram Tips for Artists with Superfair’s Alex Mitow
Superfair founder Alex Mitow returns to the Create! Podcast to talk about Instagram for artists: toy or tool, what to share, the in-person funnel, and why community beats curation every time.
The Ephemeral Nature of Existence: Leah Oates on Photography and Change
Leah Oates explores the changing relationship between humans and the natural world through multiple-exposure photography. In her Transitory Space series, fleeting moments, shifting environments, and traces of human presence reveal the beauty and fragility of places in transition.
TEN Is Here: Ten Years of Create! Magazine, in Two Volumes
Ten years of artists, two beautiful volumes. TEN Volume I and Volume II are out now.
Create! Magazine x PxP Contemporary: A Pop-Up Show in Philadelphia
Celebrate 10 years of Create! Magazine at a pop-up show with PxP Contemporary in Philadelphia. Join us Friday, October 16, 6 to 8 pm, at 12 N 3rd Street.
Your Artist Dream Is Still Waiting: Jacqueline Bermudez on Painting After a Corporate Career
Miami painter Jacqueline Bermudez shares how she returned to oil painting after 17 years in corporate, how she protects her inner voice, and why she paints with children at the hospital.
Farnaz Nylander on Sand, Stillness, and Trusting the Process
Southern California painter Farnaz Nylander shares the story behind Echoes of the Earth, her textured painting made with local beach sand, now on view at Oceanside Museum of Art.
Ana Sneeringer Brings The Inner Negotiation to D Contemporary London
Slovenian-American painter Ana Sneeringer debuts The Inner Negotiation in Dreams Without Borders II at D Contemporary, London, October 9 to 23, 2026.
The Art Fair Survival Guide, Part 1: Pricing, KPIs, and Taking the Leap with Alex Mitow
Get ready for your first art fair. Alex Mitow of Superfair shares how to pick the right fair, price your booth, and use KPIs to sell more of your work.
The Untitled Magazine's DREAM Issue and Exhibition Open at The Untitled Space in NYC
The Untitled Magazine's DREAM Issue brings together LION BABE, Barbara Fialho, Sorana, Reka Nyari, Reisha Perlmutter, and 50+ contemporary artists, with an exhibition at The Untitled Space in Tribeca, September 21 to October 3, 2026.
Create! Magazine Turns 10: Join Us in Philadelphia for a Pop-Up Show + Meet-Up
Celebrate ten years of Create! Magazine at a free pop-up show and meet-up in Philadelphia on Friday, October 16, 2026, presented with PxP Contemporary. RSVP required.
From "Practical" Career to Full-Time Artist: Lacie Martinez on Motherhood, Grief, and Going For It
Painter and coach Lacie Martinez shares how she returned to painting, turned grief into purpose, and left her day job to go full time as an artist.
Drawing the Nahual: Nayeli Lavanderos on Power Animals, Presence, and the Language of Stillness
From Mexico City to Brooklyn to Lisbon, Nayeli Lavanderos has built a practice rooted in the Mesoamerican concept of the nahual — the animal that walks beside you through life. In this interview, she talks about beginning each drawing with the eyes, letting geometry act as a container for presence, and why she never sketches before she draws.
Create! Magazine Issue No. 58: In Full Color
Issue No. 58 features studio interviews with Marcos Alvarado, Quinn Tailor, Olivier Landes, and Zifeng Zang, plus 40 artists curated by Liz Lidgett.

