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Chantal Wnuk holding onto her oil paintings

Oil Painting: Chantal Wnuk’s life inspires her use of the human body to create visual art

By Angelica Smith-Williams

Chantal Wnuk is one of the artists from this year’s Ohio State Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Thesis Cohort featured in Big Cloud at Urban Arts Space from February 14–March 18, 2023.

Artist James Hartunian at work in his studio

Columbus Makes Art Presents James Hartunian on Combining Art and Science

By Angelica Smith-Williams

“My pieces can often feel stormy and dystopic, but I’m actually very optimistic about the world”

— James Hartunian, Artist

James Hartunian will be one of the artists…

3 paintings with 2 cartoon characters looking at the canvases

MUTTS Creator Patrick McDonnell on His “Second Shot” with Abstract Art | City Pulse

Patrick McDonnell has been an artist for over 40 years. Best known for MUTTS, he has always made personal and abstract paintings while drawing comics and illustrations for publication. In Patrick…

painting of a group of people spinning in a wheel, in a cartoon style

Side Effects | an interview with Patrick McDonnell

Patrick McDonnell is most well-known for his famous comic strip titled MUTTS, which he has been creating since 1994, and for his award-winning children’s books. Less known, though, is…

closeup of what looks like black ink suspended in water or resin

Hold Your Ground: Podcast

In their podcast, artists Benedict Scheuer (He/Him) & Geren Heurtin (She/Her) discuss their exhibition, Hold Your Ground, currently on view at Hopkins Hall Gallery. Listen below:

artwork of colorful rugs in various sizes and shapes are displayed among paintings in a gallery setting

An Extended Handshake: In Conversation with Michael Mercil Video

As part of 'A Prolonged Handshake', Brianna Gluszak and Hannah Parrett spoke with OSU faculty member Michael Mercil in 'An Extended Handshake: In Conversation with Michael Mercil'. Watch their…

a black and white blurred image of a figure with the text "THE STRUCTURE THAT WOUNDS EVERYBODY MUST BE DESTROYED" overlayed

Interview with quietspruce: THE STRUCTURE THAT WOUNDS EVERYBODY MUST BE DESTROYED

quietspruce discusses THE STRUCTURE THAT WOUNDS EVERYBODY MUST BE DESTROYED in a written interview with UAS Interns: Emma Hassel and Genevieve Wagner.

Can you start off by…

two images side by side, one is a microscopic closeup of a plant and the other is a hand feeding something into machinery

Interview with Jacklyn Brickman & Kathryn Nusa Logan: Seed Simulation Laboratory

Artists in The Department of Planetary Futures Seed Simulation Laboratory and Mission Nucleus discuss their work in the show in an interview with Urban Arts Space intern, Genevieve Wagner.

An image representing the "Trace Layer Play." A digital image of a white writing space is filled with the words trace, layer, and play that are overlapping. Some words are typed and some are hand-written in black, green and red. There are several organic lines that lead throughout the image connecting the words to one another.

Interview With The Artists: trace layer play

Artists in the trace layer play discuss their work in the show in an interview with Urban Arts Space intern, Genevieve Wagner.