You don’t have to be around the Northeast Ohio art scene long to hear people bandy about the term Cleveland School. And in one sense, it’s a pretty easily defined group: The Cleveland School artists are those who studied or were on the faculty at the Cleveland School of Art—which of course became the Cleveland Institute of Art—in the first […]
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If forced to name one defining theme of Eva Kwong’s career, an apt choice would be “education.” Since the 1970s, Kwong has exhibited art in traditional media, mostly ceramic sculpture. Her academic career is equally long. Kwong has taught at Kent State University, The Ohio State University, Cleveland Institute of Art, and The University of Akron. She has presided over […]
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Moe Brooker (1940 – 2022), the first African American professor at the Cleveland Institute of Art, winner of first prize in the Cleveland Museum of Art’s May Show in 1978 and 1981, winner of the Cleveland Arts Prize in 1985, whose work is held in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and several other important […]
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Your easy, chronological guide to exhibits and opportunities at Northeast Ohio galleries, studios, and museums coming in the next few months. More information about many of these exhibits can be found elsewhere in the pages of CAN Journal. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, we encourage you to check with galleries for current protocols. At press time, many in-person indoor […]
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Photo Poets is a street photography feature, curated by Aja Joi Grant. In this issue we feature Vivica F. Satterwhite. My name is Vivica Satterwhite, I am a 24-year-old Cleveland native and self-taught photographer. I was first introduced to photography by my grandmother, who loved film and captured many family moments on film with her keen eye for shots. I’ve […]
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Sculptor Charmaine Spencer says she remembers the specific moment when she decided to become an artist: she was sitting under a kiddie slide as a young child, making mud pies. At that time, she thought making art meant painting. So she did that for a while, especially in high school, mostly making abstractions. One of those hangs now in her […]
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Sculptor Lauren Yeager and printmaker Corrie Slawson are winners, respectively, of the 2021 Cleveland Arts Prize for emerging and mid-career artists. Lauren Yeager, 2021 Winner of the Cleveland Arts Prize for an Emerging Artist Sculptor and photographer Lauren Yeager is recipient of a Cleveland Arts Prize for 2021, in the Emerging Artist category. Like the majority of fine arts […]
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Aja Joi Grant is a printmaker and photographer who uses digital media elements powered by spirituality and a commitment to The Community. Beginning with this issue of CAN Journal, she curates a street photography feature called Photo Poets, highlighting different photographers each quarter. We talk about her show at The Current, the photographer as G-d and Steely Dan. Also, the […]
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Qian Li speaks for herself. She recognizes the power of this, and the limits of that power. Her art is humbling to encounter. She has exhibited art in an impressively-diverse range of media. Li’s body of work includes painting, installations, prerecorded and interactive videos, live performance, and animation. The content of her work is more than equal to its technical […]
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Although she grew up viewing African and African American art in her parents’ and grandparents’ homes, Sharon Milligan, PhD, refined her appreciation for both as a student at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. As one of America’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Spelman’s Museum of Fine Art has long been devoted to showcasing the work of African American artists, […]
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