THE FOCUS

Dallas-based artist Ryder Richards (b. 1977, Roswell, NM) is no stranger to Tennessee. With a pair of solo exhibitions at Nashville’s Seed Space in 2012, titled Breech and Breech: OMFG Remix, and a forthcoming solo show at Swine this November titled Lookout following his time at ARC: Artist Residency Chattanooga, Ryder has become a part of our contemporary art scene.Locate Arts: What experiences compelled you to pursue contemporary art in your work and life? Ryder Richards: I wish I co...

Locate Arts Co-Director Brian R. Jobe visited 7 of the MFA Studios at the University of Tennessee School of Art in Knoxville on Friday, September 16, 2016. We're happy to share the travel log with you! Tom Wixo, studio visit (9-16-16)Austin Pratt, studio visit (9-16-16) [also includes header image]MaryAnne Carey, studio visit (9-16-16)Abigail Lucien, studio visit (9-16-16)Cassidy Frye, studio visit (9-16-16)Erica Mendoza, studio visit (9-16-16)Johanna Winters, studio visit (9-16-16)

The Red Arrow Gallery first began in the high-desert community in Joshua Tree, CA and gained national and international recognition. The first art gallery to open in downtown Joshua Tree in 2007, the gallery set up shop in an old building marked with a 15-foot red arrow sign (the historic landmark that served as inspiration for the gallery’s name and logo). In 2010, with the mind for expansion, the gallery moved to the heart of Joshua Tree Village and continued monthly op...