THE FOCUS

I am influenced by my immediate surroundings. Since 2008, I have split my time mostly between Memphis and New York. Working in both cities has inspired a sense of exploration and a certain amount of nervous anxiety in my paintings and drawing allowing for the funky raw history of Memphis to collide with the energy of New York City. Pinkney Herbert, Studio Visit, November 2016 Pinkney Herbert, Studio Visit, November 2016 This dichotomy fires my intuitive impulses, allowing them to surface and...

Anna Wehrwein is an artist living and working in Knoxville, TN. She is originally from the Boston area and received her BS in Art and BA in English/Creative Writing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is currently an MFA candidate in Painting and Drawing at the University of Tennessee. Anna Wehrwein, Studio Visit, July 2016 Anna Wehrwein, Studio Visit, July 2016 My work explores the intersection of perspectival, color, and social space. Using drawing as a starting point, I’ve made pa...

As an artist, I want you to care about something as much as I care. To do that I make work that is at the same time familiar, and a bit strange – mysterious and, I hope, poetic. I want the work to be accessible on numerous levels. Greely Myatt, Studio Visit, November 2016 I attempt that through the selection of materials, treatment of form, use of subject matter and the method of presentation. I remain conscious of how my work rubs up...