Four of my brodalisque oil paintings will be on display at the Bradbury Art Museum! I’m pleased to announce that my artwork is included in Contemporary Classic: Revisiting and Reimagining Art History. This exhibition was curated by Madeline McMahan, and includes incredible art by Angela Fraleigh, Vitus Shell, Carlos Gámez de Francisco, and Ayam Yaldo. The show runs September 12th through November 20th, 2024 at 201 Olympic Drive, Jonesboro, Arkansas. 

Now’s your chance to see and possibly buy this little oil sketch titled Bro Sketch with Bud Light. This painting is at the Dahl Arts Center as part of their 50th Anniversary Gala! The opening reception for the exhibition will be Friday, September 6th from 5:00-7:00 pm at 713 7th Street, Rapid City, South Dakota. The art auction and gala is October 5th from 5:30-11:00 pm, and all the bidding is online. 

I'm getting ready for Halloween on August's episode of Femininity in the Post-Apocalypse! Join me to listen to photographer Aaron C Packard chat about the movie Zombieland (2009). We'll discuss the undead, Twinkies, and weapons. After we rate the film on the Maenad-O-Meter, you'll get to meet the next UCK Honorary Doctor of Dystopian Studies degree recipient: Rebekah Borucki!

I had a wonderful time discussing my artwork with Lori Walsh in a segment called, “Vermillion artist receives international Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant” during a live episode of In the Moment. We chatted about the importance of the new paintings I’ll make with support from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. The interview was produced by Ellen Koester and Ari Jungemann for South Dakota Public Broadcasting. 

My artwork is on display in Chicago, IL for the 2024 Democratic National Convention! I’m honored to be one of the 36 artists that Marilyn Artus selected to contribute to the huge artwork titled Her Flag! To celebrate the centennial of the 19th Amendment, Marilyn traveled across the United States and sewed our unique stripes together to create this epic 18x26’ flag. Her Flag is on display at the Epiphany Center for the Arts during the Democratic National Convention, and the art reception is Saturday, August 10th from 6-9 pm.

Marilyn Artus and Collaborators, Her Flag. 2020. Polyester. 18x26'.

No Free Lunch is an art benefit for student lunch debt hosted by Third Eye Gallery and Vishnu Bunny. The opening reception is First Friday at 7 pm, August 2, 2024, at 202 S Phillips Ave, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Over 20 artists from the Midwest will exhibit and sell their artwork to help pay for school lunches in the Sioux Falls School system, and I’m one of them!

What’s your favorite dystopian novel? I’m thrilled to share one of my favorite books on the Femininity in the Post-Apocalypse podcast! Photographer Aaron C Packard and I examine Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits from 2015 written by Jason Pargin. We’ll chat about food, cats, and toxic masculinity before we rate it according to the Maenad-O-Meter. Finally, I’m excited to award Leah “Riwo” Leach her Honorary Doctor of Dystopian Studies degree.

Toning a canvas is the first step in creating a traditional oil painting. It simply means planning the shadows and highlights of your composition with a thin layer of paint. This technique is great for making a figure painting, landscape, or still-life. I’ll demonstrate how to tone a canvas in a video I created for the Unaccredited College of Klaire. You can see how I begin a small figure painting using a neutral color on a white gessoed canvas, but you can apply this technique to your unique project. I’ll walk you through all the steps in real time, and so I recommend watching the tutorial before beginning your project. You’re also welcome to simply watch this demonstration if you’re curious about how I paint even if you don’t have plans to start a work of art of your own. To view the entire “Tone a Canvas” video demonstration, visit the Unaccredited College of Klaire on Patreon and become a Subversive Scholar.

The City of Bloomington published a video called “Artistry presents ‘Fibers and Figures’ in the Inez Greenberg Gallery,” which features my oil paintings of brodalisques. I was pleased to speak about my artwork in the Fibers and Figures exhibition hosted by Artistry, and it’s a delight to share the gallery with Laura Wennstrom’s large scale fiber art.

Even if you haven’t watched Logan’s Run, you should listen to the new episode of the Femininity in the Post-Apocalypse podcast! Egyptologist Peter Rose, who is also the host of the Mummy Movie Podcast, joins me to chat about ankhs, obelisks, and some baffling characters. I’m also honored to award the next Honorary Doctor of Dystopian Studies degree to Shannon Cole, the executive director of the Vermillion Culture Association.