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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.

Visual Art

Rebellion, Relevance, Texas, and Lisa Yuskavage

Why is a painting of a nude woman by a woman potentially offensive, but not one by a man?

Lisa Yuskavage’s porn-inspired, rainbow-hued paintings of women in fantasy landscapes are featured at the BMA through Sept 19 in Wilderness, a survey show co-organized with the Aspen Museum of Art

Visual Art

Uncomfortable Comfort: The Paintings and Sculptures of Nicole Dyer

Dyer explores the shaky balance between overconsumption and deprivation

Nicole Dyer has an intimate knowledge of scarcity and overindulgence, and her exuberant canvases, papier-mâché sculptures, and installations explore the universal hunt for satisfaction through depictions of everyday products from the supermarket that surround us.

Bmore Art