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.

Massachusetts-based artist Sarah Valinezhad speaks with Create! Magazine about her research-driven practice centered on Iranian women's lived experiences, the emotional weight of interior spaces, and why she sees painting as an act of witnessing rather than representation.

Discover how artist and author Samantha Dion Baker built a sustainable art practice and career through sketchbooks, storytelling, and creative simplicity.

In this exclusive interview, contemporary conceptual artist Anna Mikhaela Reyes discusses her creative journey and the deeply personal themes that fuel her work. Based in Denton, Texas, Anna shares how her use of charcoal, watercolor, chalk pastel, and colored pencil brings to life the romanticism of botany and the human figure. We delve into her exploration of psychology, trauma, and interpersonal connection, and how she intertwines romance and melancholy to reflect the bittersweet beauty of life. Recently awarded the New Futures Award, Anna also reflects on her experience exhibiting at The Other Art Fair Dallas, sponsored by Saatchi Art.