There are 7 article(s) tagged Memphis artists:

• January 2024

  • Birdcap’s first Memphis solo exhibition a ‘full circle moment’

    Michael Roy, who started his arts career geared towards “serious abstract paint(ing),” says a Memphis College of Art professor told him “(your) hand wants to be a cartoonist.” 

    By Christopher Wright January 29, 2024

• June 2022

  • ‘Action!’ New Brooks exhibit captures moments of motion

    The idea behind “Action!: Art in Motion” was to harness children’s love of animation. 

    By Mikayla Higgins June 11, 2022

• March 2022

  • Edge District art installation to be removed

    Edge District’s mural “There’s More to be Proud Of” set to come down later this month. 

    By Neil Strebig March 03, 2022

• April 2021

  • Sultan of swat: East Memphis artist invents better flyswatter

    Kim Willson is an artist and entrepreneur who grew frustrated swatting at and missing flies with the traditional flyswatter. She invented Taddy Smack, a blend of whimsy and physics that may give a positive meaning to “one-hit wonder.”

    By Tom Bailey April 22, 2021

• February 2021

  • Arrow Creative finds permanent home in Midtown

    The nonprofit organization Arrow Creative will lease 23,000 square feet at 653 Philadelphia, on the northern edge of the Cooper-Young neighborhood.

    By Tom Bailey February 09, 2021

• December 2020

  • Beale St. Music Festival artist George Hunt is dead at 87

    Since 1992, Hunt was the official artist for the Beale Street Music Festival, creating a new painting for the festival each year for nearly three decades.

    By Omer Yusuf December 06, 2020

• June 2020

  • Memphis artists dominate airport’s public art competition

    Memphis International Airport and the UrbanArt Commission named winners Tuesday, June 16, in the competition for public art in the modernized B Concourse.

    By Wayne Risher June 17, 2020