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A rectangular painting broken into two sections. In the top section is a vague image of a soldier leaning against a wall, painted in shades of orange and red. The bottom section features a row of three barracks painted in shades of purple.

Divine Sparks of Illumination: Cliff Tisdell on Carson McCullers

Cliff Tisdell

Square oil painting in pastel shades. A peach and orange background featuring blue and green smudges overlayed by a small purple portrait of a woman looking over her shoulder, a small pink portrait of a man, a small turquois portrait of a man, a small gray portrait of a man, a gray close-up image of a house with shuttered windows, and a sepia colored image of a small house.

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Cliff Tisdell

A close-up of two cups holding paintbrushes.

Studio Visit

Tanja Softić

A square abstract collage image featuring a root system and silver bowls pouring white liquid.

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Tanja Softić

A square print featuring bubbles, the shadows of leaves, and five sattelites flying in formation.

A World without Center

Tanja Softić

A copperplate etching featuring anthropomorphic emu mingling with colorful ice pops. The background is blue aquatint and the ice pops are colored with collagraph.

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Eunkang Koh