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From the "Glass Microbiology" series

In his “Glass Microbiology” series, Luke Jerram contemplates the global impact of major diseases and considers how artificial coloring of scientific imagery affects public understanding of these phenomena. Here…

Throw belongs to a group of paintings by Maggie Michael that explore the tension between destruction and repair, control and release. Using an array of action painting techniques (spray-painting, dripping, precision brushwork), Michael imbues her…

In Difficult Ordinary Happiness (with thanks to Adrienne Rich), Margaret Boozer uses her expertise in ceramics to create an abstract image out of locally-sourced earth and minerals in what she calls a Rammed-Earth Painting. Boozer makes the…

Part of the "Line Up" Series

Line Up 1 and Line Up 4 are two photographs from Martine Gutierrez’s “Line Up” series. The series comprises scenes meticulously staged and constructed by Gutierrez to deceive her audience. Gutierrez appears in these…

Part of the "Line Up" Series

Line Up 1 and Line Up 4 are two photographs from Martine Gutierrez’s “Line Up” series. The series comprises scenes meticulously staged and constructed by Gutierrez to deceive her audience. Gutierrez appears in these…

Megan Lewis (b. 1989) is a figurative multidisciplinary artist, creating paintings and murals that tell stories with a critical view on contemporary cultural issues. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland and studied at Ringling College of Art and…

From the "Geolocation" series

Nate Larson and Marni Shindelman are photographers and art educators who met and began collaborating in 2007. Projects in their “Geolocation” series begin on Twitter, where the artists use publicly available…

Part of the "Tensions and Tapestries" Series

Nate Lewis, a registered critical care nurse, prints his own photographic portraits on heavyweight paper and then uses self-invented tools resembling surgical instruments to make controlled tears in…

Part of the “Tensions and Tapestries” series

Nate Lewis is a registered critical care nurse. He makes photographic portraits, prints them on heavyweight paper, and then uses self-invented tools resembling surgical instruments to make controlled…

From the series "Projects (1997-2001)"

In this acclaimed series of work, Nikki S. Lee pictures herself posing as a member of various social scenes and cultural groups—hip-hop artists, senior citizens, skateboarders, yuppies, punks, exotic dancers,…