Artist and educator Todd M. Casey shares insights on realism, mentorship, art education, and how to build a meaningful and sustainable painting practice.

In Becoming Feral, artist Darcy Whent examines the instability of memory, the pressures of domestic expectation, and the liminal space between girlhood and womanhood. Through autofiction, overwhelming patterns, and hybridized protagonists, her paintings navigate the psychological terrain of inheritance, emotional labor, and the instinctive self pushing toward transformation. This intimate interview offers a deeper look into the narrative structures and symbolic motifs that shape Whent’s evolving practice.

Painter Felicia Forte joins the Create Podcast to discuss creative flow, intuition, overcoming burnout, and building a sustainable studio practice. Discover her insights on painting, process, and artistic growth.

In this thoughtful interview, Romanian artist Andreea Alunei reflects on the intertwined experiences of motherhood, loss, and rebirth that shape her symbolic mixed-media paintings. Through humor, spirituality, and mythic imagery, Alunei explores life’s most profound uncertainties—turning vulnerability into strength and grief into play.

Richmond-based artist Elizabeth Coffey creates evocative mixed media paintings that explore identity, duality, and the tension between the seen and unseen. Working with lace, oil paint, and graphite, her work reveals layers of meaning through material experimentation and narrative depth.

Lauren Moses’ work bridges art, history, and music. Her layered paintings reimagine classical myths and allegories, capturing both beauty and tension. In this interview, Moses discusses her creative process, the influence of music on her art, and the ways her paintings invite viewers to reflect on inherited narratives and contemporary meaning.

In her enchanting creative universe, Sophia van der Bank—also known as Mrs. Helichrysum—invites viewers into Studio Black Stockings, a space where myth, femininity, and transformation intertwine. Through her dreamlike paintings and performative imagery, van der Bank explores the archetypes and rituals that shape our inner lives, blending humor and mystery to reimagine the feminine experience.

Lauren Cohen’s interdisciplinary practice spans painting, ceramics, and installation, exploring systems of power, identity, and belonging. Drawing from her New England childhood, she reconstructs domestic objects and maritime stories into dreamlike stage sets—blurring history and fiction to question what we inherit and what we can remake.

This September, Whitney Modern in Los Gatos presents Below the Surface, a solo exhibition by Sieglinde Van Damme. Bringing together works from all four of her current series, Van Damme creates a contemplative space where art becomes more than visual. It becomes an invitation to pause, reflect, and reimagine what else might be possible. With textured abstraction, personal reflections, and interactive elements, the exhibition offers a rare chance to experience art as both sanctuary and catalyst.

In this inspiring interview, artist Sharon Harms reflects on her transition from a celebrated career in graphic design to painting professionally, sharing how her background in visual storytelling continues to shape her work today.

Miniature paintings, slow travel, and a dream fulfilled—Dina Brodsky returns to Italy and captures its radiance in a luminous new exhibition at Paradigm Gallery.

Toronto-based artist Poonam Khanna transforms rainy cityscapes into luminous, dreamlike paintings. In this feature, she shares her creative journey, unique process using a “portable window,” and the emotional resonance behind her vibrant acrylic works.

In this intimate artist feature and Art & Cocktails podcast episode, Lauren E. Peters shares her journey with self-portraiture, identity, costuming, and creative longevity. From returning to painting after a hiatus to balancing art with a career in the arts, Lauren offers powerful insights into building a meaningful, sustainable practice.

Discover Ilana Wajcberg’s layered, botanical-inspired works that blend architecture, identity, and emotion in powerful explorations of femininity and form.

Discover Left Unsaid, a thought-provoking group exhibition at Hashimoto Contemporary NYC featuring thirteen artists who explore the beauty and complexity of impermanence through intimate, symbolic works. On view June 21 – July 26, 2025.

In this intimate conversation, artist and printmaker Cheryl Agulnick Hochberg joins Ekaterina Popova to reflect on a life shaped by creative reinvention, artist residencies, and deep engagement with place. From her years in academia to her full-time studio practice, Cheryl shares the power of listening to the land, making art on your own terms, and starting again at any stage of life.

Federico Massa, widely known as Iena Cruz, transforms city walls into vivid narratives of climate justice and conservation. In this interview, the internationally acclaimed muralist shares how his roots in set design and graffiti inform his powerful visual language, how animals serve as symbols in his work, and what it means to send his art into space. Dive into his creative process and learn how he blends bold aesthetics with environmental activism.

An inspiring interview with Bojana Ilic, also known as BOJITT, a Serbian-born, U.S.-based artist and designer whose expressive abstract paintings have reached international acclaim—literally to the Moon via The Lunar Codex. She shares how emotion and storytelling shape her creative process, the influence of her move to the U.S., and how she’s merging tradition with modern expression to empower women through art.

Discover The Rose Book by Phaidon—a breathtaking collection of over 220 images exploring the rose’s role in art, fashion, fragrance, and history. Featuring essays by Kristine Paulus, Amy de la Haye, and Victoria Gaiger.

Explore In Defense of Tenderness, a solo exhibition by Genevieve Cohn at Hashimoto Contemporary in San Francisco, featuring vibrant paintings of mythic, collaborative female communities. On view May 3–31, 2025.