Artist Features

As a Charlotte-based painter, educator, and illustrator, Bryan Wilson’s creative life is tightly woven into his role as a documentarian of Black identity.

Portrait by Cortland Hunter One of my favorite scenes in Ferris Bueller's Day Off is when the teens silently wander the Art Institute of...

In a quiet studio on her South Carolina family farm, printmaker Jenn Garrison carves her way through woodblocks like pages in a visual diary. Each line requires intention. Each shape is a conversation between pattern, texture, and memory.

Portrait by Melissa Key A few years ago, I wrote a memory on a slip of paper and hung it from the Memory Tree. It was placed as an...

Lee Ko's art work is simultaneously small and large, fully harnessing the power of liminal space and the complexities of connection. She...

Shot by @b_two_times There’s something about light that draws us in. It makes us feel safe. It allows us to see more clearly. And without...

A few years ago, I wandered into the calm corner of an immersive pop-up group exhibition, brought to life in a previously empty space....

Captured by Michael Maxwell . Tiya Caniel Maynard moves through the world as a creator, curator, healer, and community builder. She...

Cheeks McGee is a Charlotte-based muralist and creative chameleon with deep roots in the streets. Welcomed into a street artist...

Editor's Note: I am saddened to share that Hnin Nie, the subject of this feature article, passed away on August 26, 2025 . She was an...

Portrait captured by  @tas_visuals . Natalie Daratony is a Charlotte-based artist whose murals and paintings tend to reflect the quiet...