by Jeff Maisey | Jun 14, 2026 | Art, Art News
(Artist Kat Tines sits proud with her street art contribution. Photo by Lori Golding Zontini for ViBe Creative District. ) VB Street Art Festival By Betsy DiJulio Like a person’s identity, a city’s distinct character looks, feels, sounds, and smells like no other. ...
by Jeff Maisey | May 27, 2026 | Art, Art News, Art Reviews
Steve “ESPO” Powers, Struggle is My Business. Enamel on aluminum. Courtesy of the artist. By Betsy DiJulio Seamless was conceived as a companion exhibition to Nina Chanel Abney: The American Dream, and it does so both visually and conceptually. The pieces in both...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 19, 2026 | Art, Art News, Art Previews
(May Pang surrounded by her photographs of John Lennon. Photo by Scott Segelbaum.) By Jeff Maisey Funny thing happened on the long and winding road just past Penny Lane en route to a Madison Square Garden concert appearance with Elton John— former Beatle John Lennon...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 9, 2026 | Art, Art News
Students take a quick break during a Professor Emily Culver’s metal-casting class. Photo courtesy of John Roth By Betsy DiJulio “Students had to unlearn going to school in pajamas without leaving their bedroom,” recalls Peter Eudenbach, a professor of art at ODU...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 2, 2026 | Art, Art News, Art Reviews
(Do Ho Suh, Specimen Series: Refrigerator, Apartment A, 348 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011, USA, 2013. Polyester fabric, stainless steel wire, glass display case with LED lighting; Edition of 3. Courtesy Gazelli Art House, LTD.) By Betsy DiJulio Recently, Lucas...
by Jeff Maisey | Jan 19, 2026 | Art, Art News, Art Previews
Samuel Kahn. Raining Cats and Dogs. 2006-2007. Felt-tip pen on paper. ODU Gordon Art Galleries Self-Taught Art Collection. 2013.208.02 By Betsy DiJulio To say that Samuel Kahn (1927-2007) was a self-taught artist is accurate, but somewhat akin to saying Emily...
