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How living in the desert gave new life to Melissa Lakey's mixed-media art

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Moving to the high desert in 2015 brought me back to art after a long hiatus," she recalls. The wide open spaces, the expanse of the sky, the sunrises and sunsets — it felt like there was space in my life to explore art again." For Melissa, making art is about happiness. "I

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Artist Sarah Graham on raising awareness for bipolar disorder and how art saved her life

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She considers art to have saved her life and is launching her biggest solo show next month to help others. Now in recovery from 18 years of mental health difficulties and a diagnosis of bipolar disorder eight years ago, Sarah strongly believes that if it weren't for art, she wouldn't be here today.

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Adrian Cox's visionary art explores mythic narratives and spiritual meaning

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So we're excited to learn that his next major solo show is coming to Los Angeles' Corey Helford Gallery (CHG) this June. Cox's new show will feature 25 new works, marking his largest solo exhibition to date and fourth at the gallery. The Brush and the Torch is on view at Corey Helford Gallery , 571 S. Anderson St.

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Somerset House art show revisits the last 50 years through the prism of horror

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An imaginative new art show points to how the horror genre influences rebellious artists and helps us to understand a chaotic world. Courtesy of John Marchant Gallery. Courtesy the artist and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London. Juno Calypso, The Honeymoon Suite, 2015. We Invoke the Culture of Heretics”) , 2015.

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Special report from Ukraine: how to launch an arts centre in the middle of a warzone

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Jam Factory is a major new arts centre that's just opened in Lviv, Ukraine. One minute, I'm stood in a lively, stylish bar at Jam Factory , a newly opened arts centre, enjoying a craft beer. The city centre is filled with hipster bars, boundary-pushing art galleries and thriving restaurants. But that feeling is deceptive.

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Finalists of the 2024 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards Focus on the Wily and Witless

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Co-founded in 2015 by professional photographers Paul Joynson-Hicks MBE and Tom Sullamto, the competition fuses wildlife photography with the powerful positivity of humor to help promote conservation around the planet. Winners will be announced on December 10 and on display for one week, from December 10 to 16, at Gallery@Oxo in London.

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‘An Indigenous Present’ Is a Paradigm-Shifting Illumination of Native North American Art Today

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All images © DelMonico Books, shared with permission “Historically, books about contemporary Native and Indigenous art have often been composed of academic essays illustrated with artworks by Indigenous makers,” Jeffrey Gibson ( previously ) says in the introduction to An Indigenous Present.