What an awesome surprise! Public Walls and In-Between Spaces won Best Art Fort of Tampa Bay.
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Best of the Bay Nomination for our Emerging Artist Exhibit at Creative Pinellas Gallery!
Please help us win the title of BEST OF THE BAY in the category Best Gallery (Non-Museum) Show for the Creative Pinellas 2024 Emerging Artist exhibit and vote for us HERE – daily until August 31.
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Own A Piece Of My “Public Walls” Installation
You can now add a “public wall” to your private collection. Purchase a piece of unique art: a single panel or an entire wall from my interactive installation “Public Walls + In-Between Spaces” originally exhibited at the Creative Pinellas Gallery.
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Artist Mentors – The Greatest, Immeasurable Gift
As our 2024 Emerging Artist Grant Cycle comes to a close, I want to highlight and celebrate one of the greatest gifts an artist can receive: mentorship – the time, energy, focus, and openness a mentor generously offers and the benefits of an artist mentor for the emerging artist.
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Making-of Video and Art Talk for “Public Walls and In-Between Spaces” Installation
On June 1st, I hosted an artist talk about my interactive mixed-media installation at the Creative Pinellas Gallery – featuring a making-of video. TweetShareSharePinShare0 Shares
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Your Thoughts, Feelings, and Art Inside In-Between Spaces
A glimpse at some of the writings and drawings added by artists, friends, and other visitors to my installation “Public Walls and In-Between Spaces” currently…
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Opening Night + The Art of The Creative Pinellas Emerging Artist Exhibit
After months of planning and creating, the night finally arrived and us 10 grantees presented our artwork to the public on May 9. TweetShareSharePinShare0 Shares
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Photo Map Legend of “Public Walls and In-Between Spaces”
Visual and contextual reference of all my photos used in creating the “Public Walls and In-Between Spaces” installation – with location, date, and names of…
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Artist Statement: Public Walls and In-Between Spaces
Brief thoughts about my installation “Public Walls and In-Between Spaces” – on view at Creative Pinellas Gallery and awaiting your participation (5/9 – 7/21/24). TweetShareSharePinShare0…
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Mixing More Media: Growing (Through) A Grant Installation
On the evening before the day of the opening reception for our 2024 emerging artist group exhibit, it is time– no I’m finding / making…
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A Reflection of Papa
On the last day of 6 weeks in Germany (over the course of 2 months) working with my ailing artist father to create a very…
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EXCERPT from “Now What? How To Choose Your Art Path”
As an artist full of inspiration you need to figure out how to express your creative vision. While deciding what to work on for the…
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TRANSLATED from taz: Artist on Aesthetics as Empowerment: “Meeting at Eye-Level”
English translation of an interview with my father Günter Westphal by Friederike Gräff, originally published in taz newspaper on January 7, 2024 – with the…
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Art Festival Artists
Over the last two months, I participate in and visited several arts festivals. Instead of another post about me and my work at these markets,…
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EXCERPT from “Opportunity, Inspiration, Discipline, and Anxiety Ahead”
I’m not sure which feeling came first: honored or startled. TweetShareSharePinShare0 Shares
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Creative Pinellas Emerging Artist Grant
Today, I have some very exciting news to share with you. Some of you may already have seen on social media that I was chosen…
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