By Phillip Valys Not long after she embedded herself within Pompano Beach’s black community, photographer Johanne Rahaman was invited to a 115-year-old grandmother’s birthday party. There, at a rental hall in Pompano’s Old Town neighborhood, she witnessed a Haitian ritual…
The Back Story Jenny’s creative process starts with a combination of drawing from observation and imagination. She lets the subject inform where the line wants to go and how it wants to feel. Color is the emotion in her work.…
By Phillip Valys Luke Ahern’s adopted children, KJ and Zavon, screeched their bikes to a halt in the driveway of their Columbus, Ohio, house. Ahern saw them panting. A police cruiser pulled down their street. It drove past, unconcerned. Not…
The Back Story Joshua Oliveira, first born son of two Portuguese immigrants who left their homeland for the shores of the American Dream in their teen years. The New Bedford public school system was the only formal art training Joshua…
About the Artist Samantha McInnis is a native Floridian potter who spends her days creating ocean inspired functional and sculptural ceramic art. Her artistic inspiration began at a young age during the usual weekend boating trips on the west coast…
About the Artist At the age of 11 I developed my love for art from watching my older brother Darin L. Gilbert draw. I begged him to teach me how to draw, so he gave me a pencil and paper,…
About the Artist I have been drawing since I can remember. I decided early on that I would be an Artist. Music and art run through much of my family tree. I doodled my way through high school and then…