Cara Ober
Cara Ober is an artist, arts writer, curator, and the founding editor and publisher at BmoreArt, Baltimore's art and culture magazine. She writes regularly about artist, museum, and material culture, with emphasis on context and subtext in the art world. In 2019, she was awarded a Rabkin Art Writers Grant and was commissioned by the Warhol Foundation to write "Artspeak and Audience" for Common Field's Field Perspectives Series. In addition to her regular writing and editing for BmoreArt, Ober has published articles in Vulture: New York Magazine, Hyperallergic, Burnaway, Art Papers, ARTnews, and The Baltimore Sun. Cara has taught classes and lectured at MICA, Johns Hopkins, American University, UMBC, and Goucher College. She holds an MFA in painting from MICA and a degree in fine arts from American University. You can email her at cara@bmoreart.com. (Photo Credit: Grace Roselli via her Pandora's Box Project portrait series)
Stories by Cara Ober
How do we evaluate Artscape's success? After a three year hiatus, Artscape returns with leadership placing our creative economy at the center of their story.
Among art collectors, Kudrnac is ecumenical and unpredictable, unusual because of his willingness to trust his own instincts and to invest generously, including objects considered craft and furniture.
Abigail Lucien is the recipient of the $30,000 fellowship, Kyrae Dawaun awarded a residency at Civitella Ranieri, and Nekisha Durrett the residency at the Bromo Art Studios.
Voyages: Chapter 3 celebrates the healing power of water through soul-provoking art installations from award-winning artist Nicoletta Daríta de la Brown