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The Mundane Is the Muse: Yahel Yan on Chairs, Hot Sauce, and 100 Days of Painting + Q&A

Kick off the summer with an honest art world check-in as Kat discusses the power of reclaiming your creative privacy. Then, tune in for a joyful conversation with San Diego based Mexican painter Yahel Yan. Discover how a 100 day challenge blossomed into a beautiful solo exhibition and why she views abandoned street chairs as vivid portraits waiting to be painted.

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Painting Slowed Perception: Interview with International Contemporary Artist Katrin Rymsha

Katrin Rymsha is a Russian-born artist whose practice bridges symbolism and abstract figurative painting through a distinctive and expressive use of color. Born in Siberia and educated at the Novosibirsk State University of Architecture, Design and Arts, she has exhibited internationally across Europe, the United States, and Asia. Her work is held in private collections worldwide and has been presented in museums in New York and St. Petersburg.

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Standing in the Light: Anese Eun Cho on Lighthouses, Childhood Portals, and the Art of Finding Home

For Anese Eun Cho, a lighthouse is not just a symbol. It is a structure made of light that lets you be fully visible without walls, fully protected without hiding. In this interview, she talks about childhood portals, strangers who stayed until sunrise, and what it means to transform pain into something that gives others hope.

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Home Is Where You Carry It: Alice d'Apolito on Nomadic Identity, Whimsy, and the Art of the Visual Diary

Alice d'Apolito paints visual diaries on wood, populating them with an alter ego, a childhood rabbit, and five pet snails. In this interview, the Italian global nomad talks about whimsy as emotional architecture, the slow philosophy of snails, and what it means to build a dream studio without walls.

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Creative Wayfinding: Nicole Shannon on Belief, Perception, and the Art of Navigating Uncertainty

Nicole Shannon's practice began at a jeweler's bench and has since expanded into an inquiry spanning painting, sculpture, writing, and research. In this interview, she reflects on Creative Wayfinding, the tension between fragility and possibility, and what it means to use creativity not just to make art, but to navigate life.

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Temporary Cosmologies: Jana Astanov on Ritual, Astrofeminism, and the Art of Transmission

Jana Astanov moves between performance, installation, sound, and myth — building what she calls "temporary cosmologies." In this interview, she reflects on her oracular persona Agni Jnana Yannanda, the living traditions of Baltic and Slavic folk practice, and what it means to hold transformation without collapsing it.

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