Spotlight Artist: Mike Calway-Fagen
1 Op Collective has their eye on MIKE CALWAY-FAGEN. Here are some examples of his work: Q. Tell us about your work. A. I am interested in Big Ideas. Even as I write this I’m not totally certain what a “Big Idea” is or why I might categorize something that way. … Read more
Spotlight Artist: Jesse Draxler
1 Op Collective has their eye on JESSE DRAXLER. Here are some examples of his work: Q. Tell us about your work. A. Balance and relationships are unifying concepts in my work. I am fascinated by making connections between predictable and unpredictable things. I strive to create the complement or contrast in the relationship images … Read more
Spotlight Artist: Laura Manney
1 Op Collective has their eye on LAURA MANNEY. Here are some examples of her work: Q. Tell us about your work. A. I am fascinated by the mundane moments of life; the watching, the waiting, the passing through. I find them beautiful. My work … Read more
Spotlight Artist: Ezra Wube
1 Op Collective has their eye on EZRA WUBE. Here are some examples of his work: Q. Tell us about your work. A. In my work I am interested in time, place and memory. My art practice is performative and involves my body as a primal means of communication, affirming … Read more
Spotlight Emerging Artist: Jenny Kemp
1 Op Collective has their eye on JENNY KEMP. Here are some examples of her work: Q. Tell us about your work. A. Through my paintings and animations, I investigate the idea of the hidden, or elements that are concealed from … Read more
Spotlight Emerging Artist: Timothy McMurray
1 Op Collective has their eye on TIMOTHY McMURRAY. Here are some examples of his work: Q. Tell us about your work. For the most part my work is an examination of two main threads: the nature of origin stories and the psychological implications of contemporary consumer technology and its promise of social connectivity. I … Read more
Spotlight Emerging Artist: Jacqueline Weaver
1 Op Collective has their eye on JACQUELINE WEAVER. Here are some examples of her work: Q. Tell us about your work. A.The Idiots Chair was a two channel video installation in a coastal motel in York, Maine. It became an invented history of sorts, fictitious in the end, but rooted in York’s history. The … Read more
