Tag: Artist Conversations
Interviews, essays, and more with collaborating artists at Holland Project.
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5Q’S with Jared Stanley
Jared Stanley is a poet and writer who often works with visual artists. In this edition of 5Q’s, we hand it over to Stanley’s former student Aurelio— a local photographer and writer—to ask Stanley questions that reveal his thoughts on public response, self-doubt, and the depths of his own vulnerability in his writing. 1. You…
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Motor Studies: Raphael Arar Interviewed by Tyler Calkin
Holland Project Galleries is very pleased to present a pop-up exhibition by Portland-based artist Raphael Arar from October 7-9, 2021. A couple of years in the making (postponed many times by the pandemic), this exhibition is comprised of sculptures performing gestures intended to represent the physical embodiment of a digital notification and its demands for…
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A Conversation with Veronica Graham
Local Reno artist Scott Oliver and Bay Area artist Veronica Graham explore both of Veronica’s video art pieces featured in the Holland Project’s recent exhibition, Where We Were When We Were Not What We Once Were. Listen to the audio interview HERE. You can revisit the exhibition here. Scott So, I thought we could begin…
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A Conversation with Nathaniel Benjamin by Otis Heimer
Nathaniel Benjamin has now spent most of his life in Reno, Nevada, where he co-founded Laika Press with some friends from UNR’s printmaking department. In the one year that I’ve lived here, I’ve seen his work in public, printed on shirts and beer cans, or in the gallery. I hadn’t had the chance to talk…
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5Q’s With Leslie Foster
It is such a pleasure to have Leslie Foster answer this round of 5Q’s! We learn about his approach to collaboration, his childhood in Southeast Asia, and he lends words of advice to young aspiring filmmakers. Plus he shares some amazing film recommendations! 1. Your video work, “Heavenly Brown Bodies,” currently on view in the…
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Meghna Misson’s MIXED: An emerging artist’s first solo exhibition in Cafe Capello
Meghna Misson is an aspiring young artist who’s lived most of her life in California before settling in Reno. Having graduated high school in 2019, she is about to finish up her final term with Truckee Meadows Community College, and plans to transfer to the University of Nevada, Reno to double major in graphic design…
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No Vacancy: Mike Burke’s Most Recent Project by Otis Heimer
From February 23 to March 20, 2021, The Holland Project is exhibiting some of the smallest works ever made by local artist Mike Burke. Working in almost entirely scrap metal, the artist spent his pandemic welding small-scale models of Reno’s historic landmarks. Vintage street signs for Motor Lodge, the Merry Wink Motel, or the Donner…
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Catching up with Joan Giannecchini
Over a year ago, The Holland Project hosted an exhibition titled Bend in the River, featuring the artwork of inmates from High Desert State Prison in Susanville, CA. The exhibition was organized by local artist Joan Giannecchini, who spotted this immense talent while working with the prison leading workshops in nonviolent communication. I had the…
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Wrap Up: Coulter Fussell & Cecilia Ross-Gotta
The Holland Project just deinstalled two solo exhibitions in both their Main Gallery and Serva Pool Gallery; Cecilia Ross-Gotta and Coulter Fussell, both work in textiles exploring human interconnectedness. Their two exhibitions were accompanied by an open Zoom discussion on January 30th with the artists and the two curators of both shows; Michelle Lassaline and…
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Raw Feelings Create Pretty Words: Taylor Diem Interviewed by Kayla Johnson
Kayla Johnson I love the idea of re-contextualizing other people’s images or artwork because it challenges notions of what art can be, as seen by artists such as Andy Warhol and Sherry Levine. What types of images do you look for and where? Taylor Diem I would say I’m drawn towards history and not necessarily…