Inka Essenhigh was already a success when she left behind enamels for oil paints. It was a bold move for an artist whose work was already commanding high prices at auction, but her willingness to change when others might rest on their laurels has led to 20 years of...
Puppeteer/Artist Wayne White on His Fascination with History, Dark Humor, & Latest Work, ‘Monitorium’
A puppeteer from Chattanooga who gets his big break in New York developing a groundbreaking television show that ends up influencing a generation, then goes on to make his mark in the art world — not a story you hear every day, but one that describes the beginning and...
MOCA offers dozens of Virginia contemporary artists the chance to show their best work with ‘New Waves’ opening this weekend
Virginia Beach’s MOCA is opening their doors to a uniquely Virginian contemporary arts show, New Waves, this weekend with almost 30 artists from around the Commonwealth offering some striking images and creations. Among them is Blythe King, a Richmond resident and UR...
RVA #27: The Pop Surrealism Of Craola
From being shot at while writing graffiti in a concrete-lined river bed in Compton, California, to painting large-scale acrylic paintings found in the collections of famous musicians and actors, the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art’s Turn the Page artist, Greg...
Hi-Fructose Magazine co-founder ATTABOY on a decade of publishing and their VA Beach exhibit, ‘Turn The Page’
RVA MAG recently had the chance to catch up with Attaboy, co-founder of California-based art magazine Hi-Fructose, at the opening of Virginia MOCA's exhibit "Turn The Page" in Virginia Beach which celebrates 10 years of publishing the magazine. RVA MAG recently had...
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