“The world’s chaos has a way of making us feel small and helpless; sometimes the only thing left to do is take it in and make art,” Kim Marra tells Helms Bakery District. In an attempt to wrestle the chaos and control her environment, LA-based painter and curator Kim Marra…

“What is beautiful and sweet often hides dark suggestions,” says children’s book illustrator Nicoletta Ceccoli of her latest solo show, Handle With Care. Currently on view at Corey Helford Gallery in downtown Los Angeles, Handle With Care explores the ways innocence and childlike wonder can curdle into disappointment, depression, and…

“The most soul-stirring, heart-opening memories that I have are black … and rhythmic,” says abstract painter June Edmonds. “They feel like love at its beginning and transform into full color.” The LA-based artist’s current solo exhibition at Riverside Art Museum, Rhythmic Inquisitions: June Edmonds, follows a similar color story. Featuring…

“What is a toy, what is art, and what’s the difference?” asks St. Louis-based sculptor Will Rimel. Will’s fascination with toys began early, like most children, but the art of collecting runs in his blood. His mom and sister both collected oddities — miniature chairs, elephants, and a famed Santa…

Art has the power to make people think twice, change their perspectives, and heighten their consciousness around important issues. For Puerto Rican artist NiNo Alicea, the destruction caused by climate change is the most pressing issue of our time. …

“The satisfaction of giving form to the abstraction of thought and following instinctual insights […] with a sense of trust in their guidance never lets me down,” writes New Jersey-based multidisciplinary artist Anya Kotler in her artist statement. …

“Perched high on the seat of a pedal rickshaw, feeling like a queen of the night, I am headed home in the dark from a wonderful photo shoot,” Madeleine Blake writes in her blog from a transformational artist residency at Kriti Art Gallery in Varanasi, India. The Oregon-based photographer recently…

“I particularly like drawing people,’’ says Michelle Garcia, whose breezy illustrations reflect growing anxieties surrounding race, immigration, and civil rights in America. …

Softbound in a gorgeous lilac cover, UK publisher Counter-Print’s latest release, Mascot, is an ode to the charming characters who inject meaning and playfulness into a brand. It also makes an eye-popping coffee table book, certain to become a colorful focal point wherever you stash it. Featuring work from lettering…