Stories with 'artist' tag

‘I just started opening these new roads for myself.’ A conversation with Miami artist Juan Pablo Garza

Miami-based artist Juan Pablo Garza is the third featured artist of Commissioner’s second season The program aims to grow Miami’s art collection scene.

/ March 13, 2020

‘You can’t take away our history anymore.’ A conversation with Miami photographer Johanne Rahaman

Miami-based photographer Joanne Rahaman is the second featured artist of Commissioner’s second season. The program aims to grow Miami’s art collection scene.

/ January 15, 2020

Local to know: Brian Butler aka The Upper Hand Art

If you’ve seen this guy at a concert, you are probably in one of his sketches. (📸: Rod Deal) MEET THIS LOCAL: Brian Butler is the artist behind the moniker The Upper Hand Art. He is a radical dude who likes pizza and is totally a F.T.N.T. (Friend of The New Tropic). WHAT HE IS […]

/ October 17, 2019

‘This isn’t about me being good, it’s about me doing it.’ A conversation with Miami artist A.G.

Miami-based artist A.G. is the first featured artist of Commissioner’s second season The program aims to grow Miami’s art collection scene.

/ September 16, 2019

Hustle, grind, repeat: Making art with Kazilla

We chatted with one of Miami’s best-known muralists to talk about her love of hip hop and her evolution from illustrator to street artist.

/ October 25, 2015

Breaking the familial embargo with Vanessa Garcia

We sat down for a conversation with Vanessa Garcia, an author, playwright, and visual artist sharing Miami stories from the perspective of an American born Cuban.

/ August 11, 2015