A thoughtful discussion with Shelby and Christian, two recent graduates with degrees in the art field. Follow them on Instagram @shelbynbrisbane and @ablymade to see their work and commission/booking information.
> Sonya Clark: Monumental, The Cloth We Should Know (FWS Philly, 2019)
> Follow Fran Meneses on Instagram, Twitter, and Youtube @frannerd. Also please consider supporting her via her Patreon or her ethical stationery and apparel shop @wearenicehumans
*Note: Fran is a Chilean illustrator now based out of NYC, not Brazilian as mentioned. Sorry! - Shelby
> Jean Michel Basquiat, Haitian-Puerto Rican American Artist (1960-1988)
> Frida Khalo, Disabled, Bi, and Mexican Painter (1907-1954)
> Cauleen Smith: Give It or Leave It (ICA Philly, 2018)
> Bill Traylor, Self-taught African American Artist (1854-1949)
> Cy Twombly, American Painter, Sculptor, and Photographer (1928-2011)
> Follow Ravi Amar Zupa, on Instagram and Twitter @raviamarzupa. Also please consider supporting him via his print shop.
> Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Dutch-Flemish Ren. Painter (ca. 1525–1569)
> Albrecht Dürer, German Painter, Printmaker and Theorist (1471–1528)
> Betye Saar, African American Visual Storyteller, Printmaker and Assemblage Artist (1926-)
*Note: Saar's daughter Alison Saar (1956-) is also a sulptor, mixed-media and instalation artist. - Shelby
> Marcel Duchamp, French-American Painter and Sculptor (1887-1968)
> Salvador Dali, Spanish Surrealist Artist (1904-1989)
> Watch Abstract: The Art of Design (2017) on Netflix