Author: Jen Urso
Jen Urso creates multi-disciplinary works that explore endurance, persistence, change, compliance and ignored or forgotten moments and places. She is a Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant recipient, is included in the Drawing Center Viewing Program and has exhibited in Arizona, New York, Oregon, Colorado, Mexico City and Rio de Janeiro. In 2011, Jen published her book "the things in between" in conjunction with a solo show at Modified Arts, Phoenix, AZ. Jen received her BFA from Carnegie Mellon University and completed 1 year of coursework towards an MFA in Art Practice at the School of Visual Arts, New York. She lives and works in downtown Phoenix, AZ. Visit www.jenniferursoart.com or www.jenursodesign.wordpress.com. Photo credit: Makoto Ishida www.mishida.com.
What a Grand Place It Is
Lower Grand Avenue manages to hold on to a sense of what Phoenix is.
Art Publishing for the People
An e-book publisher in Tucson is changing the game of creative publishing.
Giving a Crap About Where You Are
Why so many artworks are being made about place.
A Desert of Ideas
When lack of inspiration strikes, it’s time to get out.
Some Art Promises for the New Year
The creation of tomorrow begins…today!
The Art of Giving and Getting Art Gifts
Some ideas on what you might give – or receive – if you know an artist.
Filling a Dangerous Void
Public art sometimes fills the spaces we don’t want to think about.
How Cute
If we put our judgment of other cities aside, maybe they will do the same?
Performance and the Weird
Artists who put their body into their work remind us to broaden the common definition of performance art.
Manufacturing Experience
Multimedia works can open a gateway to unexpected art experiences.
