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Apr

Local Artist: Felicia Chiao

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Unfortunately, San Francisco-based artist Felicia Chiao is not a household name. Yet! Though many tech-savvy kids have probably seen her work posted on a social media site (often without Chiao being properly credited), her artwork is deserving of massively attended gallery showings and displays on billboards. Masterfully using muted colors and recurring characters, Chiao has […]

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12
Apr

“Offbeat” Artist: Yoko Ono

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We’ve all heard of the controversial yet easily recognizable name “Yoko Ono”. Whether it be for her eccentric performance art pieces — such as the “Bed-ins for Peace”, her howling music, her relationship with musical icon John Lennon, or her possible hand in breaking up the Beatles. What not as many people know her for […]

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12
Apr

Modern Artist: Brandi Milne

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Brandi Milne! An artist whose work is full of fun imagery, pastel shades, and sweet delights. Online art resource Wow X Wow has described her pieces as having a “candy-coated visual aesthetic [that] entices us to delve into narratives which bring together themes of innocence and maturity; love and loss; life and death; all the […]

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02
Apr

Legacy Artist: Vincent Van Gogh Facts

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Happy Birthday Vincent Van Gogh! A Dutch post-impressionist artist, Van Gogh had tremendous influence on the development of Expressionism and on Western art as a whole. His most famous paintings include The Starry Night, Sunflowers, and Wheatfield with Crows, each of them featuring stunning use of colors and creative brushwork to make intricate textures. You […]

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