Artists Up Close
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Youth Art Showcase: Inner Worlds and the Art of Becoming
Joy by Jade Wiles, photo provided by ARTE NOIR
Youth Art Showcase, which was on view at ARTE NOIR Gallery in April, centers the work of African and African American youth who act as carriers of meaning, seers of the future, and shapers of...
Shaped in Black Clay, Forged in Memory, Resistance, and Renewal
KeepHer of the 4 Directions by Rhonda Brown
Black Clay, an exhibition featured at ARTE NOIR Gallery in February, reclaimed ceramic practice as an ontological intervention, restoring clay from a purely utilitarian object to a vessel of life...
Internal Growth, Art, and Identity
AMAI - photo by Ren Han
Artists Up Close interviewed Seattle artist AMAI about her upcoming exhibition and immersive event, Internal Growth: The Celebration on Friday, March 20th 2026 at Grocery Studios. Listen to the 30-minute podcast at...
The Inheritance Beneath Your Creative Work
Image by Beverly Aarons
Symbolism in an artist’s work is essential, yet many artists don’t approach it intentionally. Meaning often emerges from the subconscious—a transmission that can be felt long before it can be articulated. As someone...
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Ramona Lee creating art at event in Seattle, WA - 2024 (Photo by Beverly Aarons)
Born into a world that systematically withholds the most basic foundational requirements for creative risk—time, forgiveness, financial stability—many artists...
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Beverly Aarons is a writer, artist, and game developer. She works across disciplines at the intersections of history, hidden realities, and imagined futures.
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