Gallery Roundup: Elaine Fisher, tet[R]ad, and Chris Wilson
Three succinct reviews of three must-see exhibitions in Baltimore this weekend
Exhibits at Project 1628, Maryland Art Place, and Julio Fine Arts Gallery at Loyola
Cara Ober
Executive Director & Publisher
Cara Ober is an artist, arts writer, curator, and the Executive Director and Publisher at BmoreArt, Baltimore’s platform for art and culture, which includes web and print publishing, artist books, a gallery, and events series. She writes regularly about artist, museum, and material culture, with emphasis on context and subtext in the art world. In 2022, Ober was awarded the Sue Hess Legacy Arts Advocate of the Year Award in MD.
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 New York Magazine, Hyperallergic, Burnaway, Art Papers, ARTnews, and currently writes a monthly art column at The Baltimore Banner.
Cara has taught 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 [email protected]. (Photo Credit: E. Brady Robinson)
Stories By Cara Ober
Red is the Color of Valentines Day
Valentines Day Looks Served Up by Doubledutch Boutique in Photos by E. Brady Robinson
Whether you see yourself in the Lupercalia "wild party bacchanalia" camp this year or as a more traditional St. Valentines martyr-loving romantic, today is an opportunity to express yourself with color and style in a celebration of all kinds of love.
Baltimore’s Fallen Firefighters: Memorial Photos
Grief and Gratitude in a Photo Essay by Jill Fannon from the February 2 Memorial
Mourning the loss of Lt. Paul Butrim, Lt. Kelsey Sadler, and firefighter Kenny Lacayo, three firefighters who died in the line of duty in January
Calming Exercise: Nikki Stokes Crochets Garments and Tools for Sensory Integration Therapy
When Nikki Stokes started out as a spoken-word artist, she never imagined herself as a fashion designer or a business owner.
At HGE Designs, Stokes maintains a balance between her handmade wearable objects, fashion, and therapeutic sensory objects.
Sprezzatura: Baltimore’s Fashion Renaissance in Remington
Photos by E. Brady Robinson at The Cahoot's Brothers and Get Shredded Vintage
Warm Winter Looks from Two Beloved Remington-based Centres of Unique Baltimore Fashion
Art Meets Fashion: Extreme Glam at Syeko Design House
Brandi Lewis' upcycled wearable art, photographed by Jazzy Studios
"Art is something we see, passion is what we feel, and your craft is something you’re born with. They all stem from the heart."
The Shortest Year: Moments from the Ephemeral 2021
A Year in Photos by Jill Fannon
At the cusp of a new year, it feels important to look back and take stock, to record the past year the only way we know how: through the vision and work of an artist, in this case Baltimore-based photographer Jill Fannon.
Baltimore’s Twinkling Holiday Lights
A Baltimore Holiday Photo Essay by Joe Cardamone
Seasonal Favorites: NIght time images of the annual monument lighting ceremony in Mount Vernon and the "Miracle" on 34th Street
Radically Simple, Unmistakably Betty Cooke
The Circle and the Line: The Jewelry of Betty Cooke at The Walters Art Museum
There is subtlety, but never repetition in this retrospective of 160 objects. There is revelation in the tiniest nuance.
High Fiber Mixed Media Maximalism: Art Basel Miami Beach 2021
Trends and Sightings at The Big Fair Miami Beach
While it’s exciting to see works of art by well known favorites at Art Basel, it's a treat to discover new artists and galleries and this year’s big fair provided a slew of new names and programs to follow.
Rush: Ritualized Assimilation, Beer Pong, and a Monsieur Zohore Performance at NADA
Photo Essay Documenting a Miami Art Fair Performance courtesy of de boer
Monsieur Zohore’s performance, entitled Rush, casts a critical lens on the lineage of ‘bro culture’ linking lascivious behavior to so-called heteronormative practices often tied to fraternal Greek stereotypes.
2021 Warhol Writers Grantees Include Baltimore-based Sarah-Neel Smith and DC-based Kriston Capps
MICA professor Sarah-Neel Smith awarded $50k for a new book project and writer Kriston Capps $30k for short-form writing on public art
Administered by Creative Capital, the Warhol Writers Program offers three categories of project grants—articles ($15,000), books ($50,000), and short-form writing series ($30,000)—meant to counteract the systemic lack of funding for arts writing and to recognize its significant cultural value.
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